[Verse 1] There's a leader with good intentions Wants to guide her team with care But the template on her screen demands Three objectives sitting there She knows the code, she knows the sales But engineering's not her game Still the format won't accept Just one goal beneath her name [Chorus] Three objectives trap, trap, trap Fill the boxes, bridge the gap When you don't have three to say You'll invent them anyway Structure makes you overdirect Crowd out what the experts select Three objectives trap, trap, trap Don't fall into that trap [Verse 2] Quarter after quarter comes Nine to fifteen things to track Key results for each objective Expert knowledge that you lack What should be their one big focus Gets diluted in the noise When the template calls for more You surrender expert choice [Chorus] Three objectives trap, trap, trap Fill the boxes, bridge the gap When you don't have three to say You'll invent them anyway Structure makes you overdirect Crowd out what the experts select Three objectives trap, trap, trap Don't fall into that trap [Bridge] Structural overdetermination That's the fancy word they use When a tool creates direction That you never meant to choose Restraint gets punished by design One goal feels like you don't care So you manufacture priorities Just to fill the boxes there [Verse 3] Sometimes less is really more Sometimes one goal is enough Let your experts set the course Don't dilute with extra stuff Fight the urge to fill the form Question what you really know Better one authentic aim Than three objectives just for show [Final Chorus] Three objectives trap, trap, trap Fill the boxes, bridge the gap When you don't have three to say Step back and walk away Let your experts take the lead Give them what they really need Three objectives trap, trap, trap Don't fall into that trap [Outro] The format's not your master Your judgment is the key Sometimes the best objective Is to set your experts free
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