[Verse 1] February morning, the world turned upside down Operations spread across both battleground Russia and Ukraine, our business caught between The fastest-moving crisis we had ever seen Sanctions dropping daily from every shore US, EU, UK, Canada and more Payment systems crashing, SWIFT access denied While our people needed help we couldn't provide [Chorus] Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise Counsel ready, comms that flow When black swans hit, you'll know where to go Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise That's how you survive compliance nightmares [Verse 2] Contractual obligations now impossible to meet Legal framework crumbling beneath our feet Data servers trapped in zones of war Transfer restrictions we'd not seen before Every jurisdiction writing different rules While we're managing with broken communication tools Employee safety first but compliance close behind Walking legal tightropes in a war-torn mind [Chorus] Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise Counsel ready, comms that flow When black swans hit, you'll know where to go Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise That's how you survive compliance nightmares [Bridge] The companies that made it through had prepared before Sanctions counsel on speed dial, relationships to draw Decision authorities clearly mapped out in advance Communication systems built for this circumstance Pre-identified every sanctioned entity connection Data sovereignty planned for crisis protection [Verse 3] Evacuation protocols while lawyers work around the clock Every bank transaction now requiring legal stock Multi-jurisdictional maze with penalties so steep One wrong move could bury your business six feet deep But the prepared ones pivoted with precision and grace Because they'd already mapped this compliance space [Chorus] Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise Counsel ready, comms that flow When black swans hit, you'll know where to go Map your exposure, know your ties Pre-plan exit, no surprise That's how you survive compliance nightmares [Outro] Ukraine taught us black swans don't wait For business continuity to calculate So map and plan before the storm When crisis hits, you'll transform
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