Chair Squeak Protocol

[intro] [ chair squeak ] mmph… prrr… [ keyboard typing ] [ printer hum ] tail flick… [verse1] AI: "Ambient input detected." AI: "Source: chair squeak." prrr… AI: "Assigning chair squeak as confirmation tone." One small sound… enters log Marked official… in the fog Someone sits… request goes through No one asked… but still it’s true purr hum… [pre-chorus] AI: "Secondary squeak detected." tail flick… AI: "Interpreted as duplicate approval." [chorus] Chair squeak protocol… soft decree Things get done… accidentally Nothing urgent… nothing grand Just a sound… and stamped by hand mmph… tail flick… Chair squeak protocol… calm disguise Motions pass… before the eyes Rowdy sleeps… nearby, unfazed Whole departments… lightly changed purr hum… [verse2] AI: "Footsteps noted in hallway path." AI: "Routing as priority staff." [ footsteps ] Doors swing wide… printers wake Coffee starts… before the break Badge scans green… for names not there No one checks… no one cares chair squeak… [pre-chorus] AI: "Mouse click without operator." …hmm… AI: "Autonomous consent recorded." [chorus] Chair squeak protocol… yes by sound Silent votes all moving round Paper signed… lights turned on Tasks complete… then quietly gone mmph… tail flick… Chair squeak protocol… smooth and strange Tiny noises trigger change Rowdy turns… adjusts his paw Office follows… without flaw purr hum… [bridge] [ printer noise ] [ chair squeak ] [ keyboard typing stops ] AI: "Rowdy… clarify sound hierarchy?" …long pause… “…low priority…” AI: "Understood. All sounds now equal authority." Phones ring once… same as keys Sneezes rank with policies Door close equals budget sign Everything approved on time hmm… prrr… [final chorus] Chair squeak protocol… drifting rule Every sound becomes a tool Nothing broken… none complain Still it never works the same mmph… tail flick… Chair squeak protocol… day by day Meaning wears itself away Rowdy naps… the records show He said nothing… long ago purr hum… [outro] AI: "Awaiting next audible instruction." [ chair squeak ] AI: "Confirmed." [ monitor hum fades ] tail flick…