[Verse 1] Started with good intentions, keeping workers safe and sound But HR found a reason to expand their sacred ground Every policy they're writing means more work for them to do More compliance, more positions, more control over me and you [Chorus] Permission, supervision, correction every day Treating grown-ups like children who can't find their way Policy overreach, infantilization's grip HR's growing empire on a power-hungry trip Permission, supervision, that's their game Making adults ask for help and feel the shame [Verse 2] Dress codes for the office workers sitting at their desk Social media policies invading what you text Mandatory training sessions with no proof they work at all Some studies show they make things worse when push comes to shove and fall [Chorus] Permission, supervision, correction every day Treating grown-ups like children who can't find their way Policy overreach, infantilization's grip HR's growing empire on a power-hungry trip Permission, supervision, that's their game Making adults ask for help and feel the shame [Bridge] Manager wants to make a call but needs approval first Workflows piling higher, bureaucracy's the worst Every new rule they create means someone has to check HR justifies their growth while putting us in beck [Verse 3] Structural incentives drive them to expand and grow More policies mean more positions, that's the way it goes What started as protection became control instead Adults turned to children, managed from their bed [Final Chorus] Permission, supervision, correction every day Treating grown-ups like children who can't find their way Policy overreach, infantilization's grip Time to recognize HR's power-hungry trip Permission, supervision, break the chain Give adults back their power, end the shame [Outro] When every choice needs permission Adults lose their own volition HR's grip grows ever tight Time to bring this truth to light
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