[Verse 1]
Year one brings the tension, harder talks collide
While fragments sprint ahead with wins that multiply
The aligned move slowly, digging foundations deep
As quick deployers harvest what they'll never keep
[Chorus]
It's the compound interest model
Time reveals the throttle
Aligned thinking pays the dividend
While fragments break and bend
Slow and steady compounds
Fast and loose resounds
But only one survives the test of time
[Verse 2]
By year two the cracks appear in hasty schemes
Workarounds emerge like patches in the seams
The aligned accelerate with fewer exceptions made
While growing pains consume what shortcuts had displayed
[Chorus]
It's the compound interest model
Time reveals the throttle
Aligned thinking pays the dividend
While fragments break and bend
Slow and steady compounds
Fast and loose resounds
But only one survives the test of time
[Verse 3]
Year three brings expensive maintenance demands
Change fatigue spreads across the fragmented lands
But stable, adaptable, scalable remains
The aligned organization dancing through the reins
[Bridge]
Five years later, confidence spans every platform
While the fragments plan replacement, tired and worn
The conversation shifts from fixes to restart
When thinking comes before the systems, that's the art
[Chorus]
It's the compound interest model
Time reveals the throttle
Aligned thinking pays the dividend
While fragments break and bend
Slow and steady compounds
Fast and loose resounds
But only one survives the test of time
[Outro]
Before the systems, comes the mind
Aligned thinking, well-designed
Compounds into gold