[Verse 1] Monday morning, email lands with half the story "Fix the budget thing" - what thing exactly? Tuesday's brief says "make it faster" - faster how? I'm swimming blind, assumptions multiply somehow Grab my journal, capture every fuzzy word Document the gaps where clarity gets blurred [Chorus] Swimming in uncertainty's tide Log the clear, the vague, divide Peel five layers, dig down deep Reverse the roles, assumptions leap From muddy waters to the shore Question marks become so much more [Verse 2] Wednesday brings a project wrapped in corporate speak "Optimize deliverables" - technique unclear Thursday's deadline with no specs to guide the way I'm building bridges over chasms made of gray Seven days of tracking every missing piece Patterns emerge when documentation finds release [Chorus] Swimming in uncertainty's tide Log the clear, the vague, divide Peel five layers, dig down deep Reverse the roles, assumptions leap From muddy waters to the shore Question marks become so much more [Bridge] First layer: "We need better sales" Second layer: "Conversion fails" Third: "The checkout flow's too long" Fourth: "Mobile users can't get through" Fifth: "Button placement steers them wrong" Now the real solution's true [Verse 3] Friday's test - I write instructions for a friend "Handle the reports" - but where does handling end? They list thirty things I never thought to say Hidden assumptions lurking in my vague display Count them up, the gaps I left behind Clarity's a discipline of conscious mind [Chorus] Swimming in uncertainty's tide Log the clear, the vague, divide Peel five layers, dig down deep Reverse the roles, assumptions leap From muddy waters to the shore Question marks become so much more [Outro] Surface problems hide the core Peel away to find what's more Every gap becomes a key Swimming toward transparency
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