[Verse 1]
The vendor's PowerPoint promises gold
Same broken workflows dressed up bold
Migration budgets climbing high
While productivity waves goodbye
Dashboard glitter masks the rot
Expensive polish changes naught
[Chorus]
Shiny tools won't heal what's broken underneath
Pretty screens can't fix the processes beneath
Psychology tricks us into thinking new means better
Technology problems wearing organizational sweaters
Before you buy, before you build
Ask what thinking patterns killed
Your last attempt at transformation
[Verse 2]
Committee chose the vendor's dream
Eighteen months and countless meetings
Consultants billing by the hour
Teaching users powerless features
Launch day comes with champagne cheers
Same results as previous years
[Chorus]
Shiny tools won't heal what's broken underneath
Pretty screens can't fix the processes beneath
Psychology tricks us into thinking new means better
Technology problems wearing organizational sweaters
Before you buy, before you build
Ask what thinking patterns killed
Your last attempt at transformation
[Bridge]
Sunk cost whispers "just one more sprint"
Million dollars for improvements tint
When humans clash with system design
The software wins but teams decline
Check your mirrors before you code
Is this tech debt or culture's load?
[Verse 3]
Interface polish can't repair
Misaligned teams that never share
Procurement shopping for salvation
While workflow wars destroy creation
Ask not which platform scales the best
But why your current systems rest
[Chorus]
Shiny tools won't heal what's broken underneath
Pretty screens can't fix the processes beneath
Psychology tricks us into thinking new means better
Technology problems wearing organizational sweaters
Before you buy, before you build
Ask what thinking patterns killed
Your last attempt at transformation
[Outro]
Align your thinking first, then code
Systems follow mental roads
Don't dress up dysfunction's ghost
Tools serve teams, not vendor boasts