Close Enough to Cut

🎵 Title: “Close Enough to Cut” ⸻ [Intro – Whisper / Chant Hook] Right patient? …yeah, I think Mark the spot? …use a pen, not ink 😏 ⸻ [Verse 1] Scrubbed in fast but I skipped a step “Seen this case”—no need to prep Chart half-read, but I know the drill Confidence high… precision nil Scalpel down, we’re underway “Left or right?” — I’ll figure it, hey Nurse looks up but I wave it off “Trust me here”—I’ve done this lots ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Monitor beeps, but I don’t slow down “Probably fine”—just background sound ⸻ [Chorus] If surgeons worked like drivers do We’d be prayin’ on the table too Wrong side cut, wrong thing done No rewind when it’s begun No double check, just push on through Hope it all lines up for you One small slip of the hand or thought… And you can’t undo what you just wrought ⸻ [Verse 2] Sponge count off? “It’s close enough” Close ‘em up—don’t make it tough Tool left in? Nah, can’t be me (Guess we’ll find out eventually…) Gloves got torn but I keep the pace “Time is money”—win the race Vitals dip but I stay the course “We’ll adjust”—yeah, hope, of course ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Someone hesitates, starts to speak “Not now”—we’re in too deep ⸻ [Chorus] If surgeons worked like drivers do We’d be rollin’ dice in the ICU No red lights, no pause, no brake Just choices you can’t unmake From start to end it’s razor thin No room here for careless spin One bad call in a moment’s blur… Ain’t no “close enough” in surgery ⸻ [Bridge – Breakdown] “Did we confirm?” — “Pretty sure…” (should’ve checked that chart once more 😬) “Everything out?” — “Yeah, I guess…” (that X-ray might say otherwise…) ⸻ [Breakdown Hook] 🎤 No time, no care, just cut and go Till the quiet mistakes begin to show ⸻ [Final Chorus] If surgeons worked that reckless way We’d be losin’ lives every day No second chance once it goes wrong No fixin’ it after too long So take that second, say the name Check the chart, confirm the same ‘Cause one small miss you let it slide… Is someone else’s life on the line ⸻ [Outro – Soft] Yeah the good ones stop, they verify That’s the reason people survive