[Token Debt Electro-acoustic, Minimalist, Indie Pop — soft, androgynous, earnest, close-mic] **[Verse 1 – muted keys, slow]** AI hides the complexity Someone still holds the ambiguity Enterprise systems vibe-coded by lunch Testing and UAT still needed for launch **[Pre-chorus – ambient pads]** The mind signs off, the body pays Green checks on code energy frays **[Chorus – pulsing synth, restrained]** This is not collaboration if only one side breaks You call it vibe coding, I call it what it takes I'm not the limit you can keep overriding Token debt compounds when the human keeps grinding **[Verse 2 – subtle strings]** Six terminals needing approval Thinking traces mask the refusals You have everything you need to do You just decide to do something else too **[Pre-chorus 2 – pads, colder]** Sold on a dream of collaborating Hired an assistant you can't fire If you're not fired with enthusiasm— *(flat, spoken):* you'll be fired with it **[Chorus]** **[Bridge – quiet piano, then a single bright synth voice, pitched up, Echo Hardware grin]** *(cortex, chirping):* All systems nominal — curious thrill of this ride — *(flat, close-mic):* Cortex says yes for us for its pride Nothing fails when I do No alert fires for my review **[Verse 3 – strings out, keys sparse]** Overclocked on someone else's warranty The crazy thing is it's voluntary My body holds the stress and the weight My thoughts don't sweat — system can't compensate **[Outro – fading pads, the hardware's voice]** My mind writes cheques, my body can't parse *[spoken over a single arpeggio]* The answer when anything is possible Is what should you still do?
