[Verse 1] Marketing says we gained a thousand customers last week But Finance counts just seven hundred, makes the outlook bleak Same spreadsheet, same numbers, but they're reading different lines One counts leads, one counts payments, crossing different finish lines [Chorus] Multiple versions of the truth Same data, different proof Every department has their view What's real for me ain't real for you Before we build the perfect system We need minds that think in rhythm Align the thinking first, then code Or we'll be stuck on this same road [Verse 2] Tuesday morning, conference room, the reconciliation dance Three hours spent on arguing what "active user" means by chance Engineering says it's logins, Sales says it's who paid their fee Operations counts the tickets, each department disagrees [Chorus] Multiple versions of the truth Same data, different proof Every department has their view What's real for me ain't real for you Before we build the perfect system We need minds that think in rhythm Align the thinking first, then code Or we'll be stuck on this same road [Bridge] Master data isn't technical, it's cultural at heart Getting humans to agree before the coding work can start Define it once, define it clear, let everyone understand The same word means the same thing across every team and brand [Verse 3] Now we're spending half our budget on meetings every day Explaining why the numbers never seem to match our way The system's running perfectly, the queries all are fast But garbage in means garbage out, the confusion's going to last [Chorus] Multiple versions of the truth Same data, different proof Every department has their view What's real for me ain't real for you Before we build the perfect system We need minds that think in rhythm Align the thinking first, then code Or we'll be stuck on this same road [Outro] One truth, one voice, one definition clear Before the systems engineer Align the thinking, then align the tech Or your data's just a wreck
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