[Verse 1] Sarah's startup grew so fast, features flying every week But beneath the shiny surface, cracks began to peek Shortcuts taken in the code, patches stacked up high Now the system groans and stutters when the users multiply [Chorus] Technical debt creeps in slow IDENTIFY what needs to go PRIORITIZE the pain points first SYSTEMATIZE before it bursts Balance speed with solid ground Keep your architecture sound [Verse 2] Marcus maps the trouble spots, measures where it hurts Customer complaints and crashes tell him what comes first Security holes and slow queries drain the revenue stream While the database connection pool bursts at every seam [Chorus] Technical debt creeps in slow IDENTIFY what needs to go PRIORITIZE the pain points first SYSTEMATIZE before it bursts Balance speed with solid ground Keep your architecture sound [Bridge] Twenty percent time for cleanup Eighty percent moving ahead Don't let perfection paralyze Just trim the heaviest thread [Verse 3] Refactor during feature work, kill two birds with care Document the messy modules, make the knowledge shared Automated tests guard progress, catch regressions quick Turn your technical debt monster into manageable brick [Chorus] Technical debt creeps in slow IDENTIFY what needs to go PRIORITIZE the pain points first SYSTEMATIZE before it bursts Balance speed with solid ground Keep your architecture sound [Outro] Growth and quality can dance Give your codebase fighting chance
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