[Verse 1] When the rearchitecture crumbles down Everyone points to a single clown "It's their fault," the voices shout and blame But complex systems don't work that way in this game The project owner missed the stakeholder map Dependencies slipped right through the gap Governance failed to set the frame While leadership approved without knowing the name [Chorus] It's never just one node in the web System drift, where small choices spread Normal accidents in complex space Blame the structure, not just one face Multiple threads weave the failure tale Single-point thinking is bound to fail [Verse 2] Perrow taught us accidents are normal In complex worlds, no single person's formal Dekker showed us blame misses the point When sociotechnical systems disjoint The furthest node gets all the heat While root causes hide beneath our feet Intake processes never built Shared responsibility gets spilt [Chorus] It's never just one node in the web System drift, where small choices spread Normal accidents in complex space Blame the structure, not just one face Multiple threads weave the failure tale Single-point thinking is bound to fail [Bridge] Decision points with missing voices Structural gaps from prior choices Cross-functional engagement gone The system failed, not just one pawn Emotionally understandable Logically indefensible [Chorus] It's never just one node in the web System drift, where small choices spread Normal accidents in complex space Blame the structure, not just one face Multiple threads weave the failure tale Single-point thinking is bound to fail [Outro] Look beyond the obvious target Find the patterns in the market System properties emerge When complexity and failure merge
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