[Verse 1] Typed it up in Times New Roman Mailed it off and held our breath Red ink came back on the margins "One out of ten" — he meant the worst Lower down, three words in cursive Cut me open at the chest "Not a compelling story" And the man was not wrong yet [Chorus] Tell the story, tell the story Nothing changed except the words We never changed the product — Just the way we let it breathe Tell the story, tell the story Watch the whole room lean in close Same old pitch, but now it's living Now they hear what no one heard [Verse 2] Walked into a Barnes and Noble Sign said "learn to tell it right" Pointed to the screenwriting shelves I stood there half the night Star Wars is a pitch, I figured — Trust the Force and choose the good So I stripped the deck to nothing Built it back the way a movie would [Chorus] Tell the story, tell the story Nothing changed except the words We never changed the product — Just the way we let it breathe Tell the story, tell the story Watch the whole room lean in close Same old pitch, but now it's living Now they hear what no one heard [Bridge, hushed] Benioff said "software is over — Welcome to the cloud" Didn't list a single feature Just described the higher ground There's an old game and a new one And you choose which side you're on You were reading off the spec sheet But you never sang the song [Final Chorus] Tell the story, tell the story Nothing changed except the words We never changed the product — Just the way we let it breathe Tell the story, tell the story Watch the whole world lean in close Same old dream, but now it's moving Now they hear what no one heard [Outro, whispered] Not a compelling story... Hmm... now it is
