[Verse 1] Two thousand brought the digital avalanche down Privacy laws crashed the HR playground HIPAA whispered secrets, GDPR screamed loud Employee records became a regulatory crowd Data protection landed on our desk by default Now we're teaching the whole company privacy vault [Chorus] Scope creep marching, five domains expand Data, cyber, SOX, ESG in HR's hands Remote work scattered across the legal map Twenty-first century dropped it all in our lap Privacy, security, governance, green HR absorbs what compliance machines have seen [Verse 2] Cybersecurity knocked with awareness demands InfoSec writes the script, we deliver to all hands Training infrastructure already belonged to us So phishing simulations ride our learning bus Password policies and breach response drills HR became the messenger for digital skills [Chorus] Scope creep marching, five domains expand Data, cyber, SOX, ESG in HR's hands Remote work scattered across the legal map Twenty-first century dropped it all in our lap Privacy, security, governance, green HR absorbs what compliance machines have seen [Verse 3] Sarbanes-Oxley carved internal control trails Segregation of duties in our payroll details Access restrictions and audit documentation HR processes caught in SOX regulation Environmental social governance reporting grew ESG metrics demand our data breakthrough [Bridge] Remote workers crossing state and country lines Tax nexus tangled in labor law designs Benefits compliance scattered like confetti Multi-jurisdiction chaos, are we ready? [Verse 4] DEI reporting quantifies our culture shift ESG demands lift every metric drift Carbon footprints, social impact, governance scores HR data feeds what Wall Street explores Compliance checkbox mentality takes the wheel We're the keepers of what auditors need to feel [Outro] Default destination for digital demands HR caught every ball that regulation hands Scope expanded beyond our traditional ground In the compliance universe, we're duty-bound
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