[Verse 1]
Boardroom whispers delegate the load
"Let management handle what we don't know"
But oversight means eyes that truly see
Not rubber stamps and false security
When leaders drift from risk reality
Accountability turns to fantasy
[Chorus]
Check the box, miss the point
ERM becomes a broken joint
Data gaps and culture clash
Turn your framework into ash
Board engagement, authority
Risk needs real accountability
[Verse 2]
Compliance drives the conversation wrong
Regulations make the tune, you sing along
But treating risk like paperwork to file
Creates a bureaucratic funeral pile
Strategic thinking gets pushed to the side
While checkbox mentality collides
[Chorus]
Check the box, miss the point
ERM becomes a broken joint
Data gaps and culture clash
Turn your framework into ash
Board engagement, authority
Risk needs real accountability
[Bridge]
Chief Risk Officer locked outside the door
No access to decisions anymore
Numbers forced where numbers don't belong
False precision sings a dangerous song
Culture fears uncertainty's embrace
Won't admit what they cannot trace
[Verse 3]
Investing in the tools but not the minds
Buying software while the spirit dies
Behaviors matter more than spreadsheet rows
Attitudes determine how risk grows
Without the culture, processes decay
Expensive theater blocks the way
[Final Chorus]
Don't just check the box, find the point
Make your ERM a working joint
Fill those data gaps, shift that clash
Turn your culture into lasting cash
Board engagement, clear authority
Risk demands accountability
[Outro]
From compliance trap to strategic map
Close the implementation gap