[Verse 1] The meeting room is buzzing, everyone's talking loud Three managers are claiming they're the one to lead the crowd Sarah thinks she owns it, Mike says he's in control While Jenny waits in silence, playing the veto role Who decides when no one knows the chain of command? [Chorus] Unclear rights, competing fights Structural gaps where ownership hides Trade-offs we avoid, systems deployed Without aligned minds, the whole thing collides Decision rights, priority fights Ambiguous lines where the work resides Before we build, we must rebuild The way we think, then systems align [Verse 2] Sales wants faster features, Quality wants them right Engineering optimizes for the code they write at night Marketing needs the launch date, Finance cuts the cost Each department winning means the customer is lost Two directions pulling hard, the center cannot hold [Chorus] Unclear rights, competing fights Structural gaps where ownership hides Trade-offs we avoid, systems deployed Without aligned minds, the whole thing collides Decision rights, priority fights Ambiguous lines where the work resides Before we build, we must rebuild The way we think, then systems align [Bridge] The org chart shows a pyramid clean But work flows sideways, in between Processes floating, no team's home Complexity grows when we won't choose our own [Verse 3] Instead of picking winners, we just add another layer Another tool, another rule, another meeting prayer Cultural comfort in the gray, avoiding the hard call But systems built on fuzzy thoughts are destined for a fall Think aligned before you build, or watch it all break down [Chorus] Unclear rights, competing fights Structural gaps where ownership hides Trade-offs we avoid, systems deployed Without aligned minds, the whole thing collides Decision rights, priority fights Ambiguous lines where the work resides Before we build, we must rebuild The way we think, then systems align [Outro] Clear the rights, end the fights Fill the gaps, own what's right Make the choice, find your voice Think aligned, then design
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