[Verse 1] When the breach alarm sounds and the news breaks wide The boardroom points their fingers with nowhere to hide The CISO takes the fall for the structural cracks While the root cause problems just slip through the gaps A resignation letter and a severance check But the cycle keeps spinning, what did you expect? [Chorus] Scapegoat economics, pass the blame around Fire the security chief, another one's found But knowledge walks out and the team falls apart While recruitment costs soar, we're back to the start The real price of failure isn't what it seems When you're trading people for accounting schemes [Verse 2] Twenty-four months average, that's all they last Institutional memory becomes the past Vendor relationships and threat intelligence Team morale crumbles with each departure dance Training cycles broken, processes reset The hidden costs mounting, but leadership forgets [Chorus] Scapegoat economics, pass the blame around Fire the security chief, another one's found But knowledge walks out and the team falls apart While recruitment costs soar, we're back to the start The real price of failure isn't what it seems When you're trading people for accounting schemes [Bridge] It's not a talent problem, it's design by flaw When structure stays broken, what's another straw Invest in the foundation or watch it repeat The breach to termination cycle's complete [Verse 3] Six-figure searches for the next in line While security gaps widen by design The new CISO learns what the old one knew But eighteen months later, they'll be leaving too The board counts savings on a golden sheet While the real costs compound with each retreat [Final Chorus] Scapegoat economics, count the hidden cost Every leader cycled is opportunity lost Build structural support or watch the pattern flow The price of short tenures will continue to grow True security needs investment, not blame games When the system's the problem, the result's the same [Outro] Change the game, break the chain Structural support, not scapegoat pain
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