[Verse 1]
Back when spreadsheets ruled the day
Paper trails would lead astray
Then the systems came to play
Changed the game in every way
Workday, SAP rolled in strong
Oracle sang their silicon song
BambooHR joined the throng
HR's future all along
[Chorus]
Technology locked the door
Made HR essential to the core
HRIS, ATS, LMS too
Performance platforms pulling through
Once you invest those millions deep
No other department gets to keep
The power that these systems bring
HR became the central ring
[Verse 2]
Applicant tracking took control
Learning management filled the role
Human resources information systems
Became the organizational prisms
SuccessFactors in the cloud
Made HR voices strong and loud
Unified platforms, single source
Consolidated all the force
[Chorus]
Technology locked the door
Made HR essential to the core
HRIS, ATS, LMS too
Performance platforms pulling through
Once you invest those millions deep
No other department gets to keep
The power that these systems bring
HR became the central ring
[Bridge]
Efficiency came with chains
Entrenchment flowing through the veins
What seemed like liberation
Became strategic preservation
No dismantling, no retreat
Technology made them complete
Operational control supreme
Living the vendor's dream
[Verse 3]
Every hire, every review
Training modules, benefits too
All flowing through one central hub
Like an exclusive data club
Other departments watch and wait
But they can't replicate
The fortress built of code and cash
HR's technological stash
[Chorus]
Technology locked the door
Made HR essential to the core
HRIS, ATS, LMS too
Performance platforms pulling through
Once you invest those millions deep
No other department gets to keep
The power that these systems bring
HR became the central ring
[Outro]
From efficiency to entrenchment
Technology's strange bewitchment
What liberates can also bind
The shift that changed the corporate mind