[Verse 1] Sarah clicks approve while Mike clicks decline Same invoice request at the very same time The workflow engine spits out error code nine Two departments dancing out of rhyme Marketing says "Three days max for review" Finance demands "Ten days minimum due" The system encoded both as true Now every transaction's stuck like glue [Chorus] Conflicting rules in digital streams Museums of compromise, broken dreams When automation holds opposing schemes Nothing flows, nothing reams Contradiction junction, where decisions died Legacy logic living side by side Before aligned systems can provide Aligned thinking must be our guide [Verse 2] Legal stamps "Requires VP sign-off here" Operations coded "Manager's crystal clear" Same document bounces year after year While deadlines whisper then disappear The database holds each department's truth But truth plus truth equals dispute proof Ancient battles fossilized, forsooth In workflows built without a sleuth [Chorus] Conflicting rules in digital streams Museums of compromise, broken dreams When automation holds opposing schemes Nothing flows, nothing reams Contradiction junction, where decisions died Legacy logic living side by side Before aligned systems can provide Aligned thinking must be our guide [Bridge] Hunt the contradictions hiding deep Where business units' boundaries seep If-then-else statements that compete Turn automation incomplete Spot the rules that war and weep [Verse 3] Procurement wants vendors pre-approved While urgent orders need quick removed Two opposite forces, neither moved The system's gridlocked, nothing grooved Map the conflicts, chart the fight Bring the contradictions into light Only then can we reunite The logic loops and make them right [Chorus] Conflicting rules in digital streams Museums of compromise, broken dreams When automation holds opposing schemes Nothing flows, nothing reams Contradiction junction, where decisions died Legacy logic living side by side Before aligned systems can provide Aligned thinking must be our guide [Outro] Symptom two, the rules collide Clean the conflicts, heal divide
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