[Verse 1] Eighteen months ahead, imagine we've collapsed Every boardroom empty, every contract lapsed Not from hackers, floods, or market crash But something we dismissed as meaningless trash Picture headlines screaming our demise While competitors feast on our surprise [Chorus] Pre-mortem vision, see the future wreck Blind spots and gaps that broke our neck Work backward from catastrophic end Find the flaws we can't pretend Pre-mortem tells what BIA missed The phantom risks that don't exist on any list [Verse 2] Culture breeds assumptions, sacred cows untouched "That could never happen" - famous last words clutched Single vendor strangled our supply Executive ego made truth die The conference room silence spoke too loud When dissent was buried beneath the crowd [Chorus] Pre-mortem vision, see the future wreck Blind spots and gaps that broke our neck Work backward from catastrophic end Find the flaws we can't pretend Pre-mortem tells what BIA missed The phantom risks that don't exist on any list [Bridge] Assume complete destruction first Then excavate what made it worst Dependencies we never mapped Communication channels snapped The unthinkable became routine In gaps between what we'd foreseen [Verse 3] Systemic weakness hides in plain sight Corner office wisdom rarely gets it right Question every pillar, shake each beam Challenge comfortable planning dreams That perfect storm was brewing long While we sang our confident song [Chorus] Pre-mortem vision, see the future wreck Blind spots and gaps that broke our neck Work backward from catastrophic end Find the flaws we can't pretend Pre-mortem tells what BIA missed The phantom risks that don't exist on any list [Outro] Tomorrow's failure starts today In patterns we won't look away Pre-mortem breaks the wishful spell Before the business funeral bell
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