[Verse 1] There's a system built around the HR machine Lawyers, vendors, consultants keeping it running clean Employment law firms billing by the hour HR tech companies selling compliance power Training vendors promising to reduce your risk It's a billion-dollar ecosystem, hard to dismiss [Chorus] It's the legal-industrial complex at play More policies, more training every day They profit when HR stays the same old way Compliance and risk is what they always say The legal-industrial complex at play Keeping broken systems here to stay [Verse 2] Every workplace issue needs another solution More software, more workshops, more contribution Consultants recommend what they're selling next Another policy manual, another training text The narrative of danger keeps the money flowing While real workplace problems keep on growing [Chorus] It's the legal-industrial complex at play More policies, more training every day They profit when HR stays the same old way Compliance and risk is what they always say The legal-industrial complex at play Keeping broken systems here to stay [Bridge] When your revenue depends on the status quo You're not incentivized to let it go More process, more meetings, more bureaucracy That's how they maintain their dependency The answer's always buy what they're selling While workplace culture keeps rebelling [Verse 3] HR budgets justified by fear and regulation Feeding an entire industry across the nation Every vendor has a stake in keeping things complex 'Cause simple solutions don't generate their checks The paradigm persists 'cause too much depends on it A self-reinforcing cycle, hard to quit [Chorus] It's the legal-industrial complex at play More policies, more training every day They profit when HR stays the same old way Compliance and risk is what they always say The legal-industrial complex at play Keeping broken systems here to stay [Outro] Follow the money, see who benefits most From keeping HR as a bureaucratic host The legal-industrial complex at play That's why real change gets pushed away
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