[Verse 1] Sarah's team debates for hours every morning While Jake's crew ships features before coffee cools Same deadline pressure, different conversations One builds castles, one just sharpens tools [Chorus] Compound interest, but for choices made Every meeting multiplies the price you've paid Aligned minds beat the fanciest machine Technical debt's just symptoms of what's underneath When thoughts sync up, the magic starts to gleam [Verse 2] Code reviews that argue past the sunset Infrastructure crumbling beneath the strain Not because the servers lack the horsepower But because the humans can't agree on rain [Chorus] Compound interest, but for choices made Every meeting multiplies the price you've paid Aligned minds beat the fanciest machine Technical debt's just symptoms of what's underneath When thoughts sync up, the magic starts to gleam [Bridge] Build the mirrors before building the castle Feedback loops that whisper before they scream Check your compass every dozen footsteps Course correction beats the rescue team [Verse 3] Ten percent on training or ninety on fixing Choose your poison, pick your yearly fee Misalignment compounds like cancer spreading While consensus grows like compound trees [Chorus] Compound interest, but for choices made Every meeting multiplies the price you've paid Aligned minds beat the fanciest machine Technical debt's just symptoms of what's underneath When thoughts sync up, the magic starts to gleam [Outro] Thoughts before systems, hearts before code Get the humans dancing the same routine
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