[Verse 1] When the servers crash at midnight and the blame game starts to play Everyone's pointing fingers, trying to wash their guilt away But trace the causal pathway back through every choice and call The project owner held the wheel and watched the warning signs fall [Chorus] Authority means accountability, that's the uncomfortable truth Power over trajectory means you carry the proof First voice, loud voice, emotional spin Controls where blame settles, but that's not where it begins Follow the chain, follow the chain Back to the source of the pain [Verse 2] Dependency teams get targeted when the post-mortem starts "If only they delivered" - but who approved those fragmented parts? The one with dashboard access, the one who saw the red Had choices at each junction but kept pushing forward instead [Chorus] Authority means accountability, that's the uncomfortable truth Power over trajectory means you carry the proof First voice, loud voice, emotional spin Controls where blame settles, but that's not where it begins Follow the chain, follow the chain Back to the source of the pain [Bridge] Narrative velocity beats logic every time Whoever shapes the story first commits the perfect crime But managers must intervene, slow down that racing tale Demand the causal analysis before the truth grows stale [Verse 3] It's not about the scapegoat or the team that missed their mark It's asking who had oversight when systems fell apart The hardest pill to swallow in the failure's aftermath Is owning up to leadership's role in choosing this path [Final Chorus] Authority means accountability, face that uncomfortable truth Power over trajectory means you must produce the proof Don't let the loudest narrative decide where blame should land Follow the causal chain instead - that's how you understand Follow the chain, follow the chain Learn from the source of the pain [Outro] When power meets responsibility The truth sets the team free
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