Knock the Pieces Off the Table

[Verse 1] Chairmanchild of the boardroom, Gavel polished, temper thin, Every question sounds like mutiny If it doesn’t flatter him. Bring a warning to the table, Bring a number out of line, He’ll inspect your disposition Before he checks the design. [Pre-Chorus] No need to test the signal, No need to trace the wire, If the messenger looks troublesome, That must explain the fire. [Chorus] Chairmanchild of the Board, Banging gavels, keeping score, Every hard truth is insubordination, Every dissent starts a war. Knock the pieces off the table, Call the meeting fully heard, Then write “governance complete” At the bottom of the word. [Verse 2] Tech’s a joke and finance failed, Legal’s stupid, staff are weak, Shareholders are strange and risky If they happen to critique. Call one hostile, call one toxic, Call one crazy, call one late, Pretty soon the whole damn company Is everybody but the state. [Pre-Chorus] When every gauge is broken And every witness is to blame, Maybe something in the signal house Deserves another name. [Chorus] Chairmanchild of the Board, Banging gavels, keeping score, Every hard truth is insubordination, Every dissent starts a war. Knock the pieces off the table, Call the meeting fully heard, Then write “governance complete” At the bottom of the word. [Bridge — mock procedure] Point of order! DENIED! Independent review? NOT REQUIRED! Who owns the risk? NEXT ITEM! Who has authority? OUT OF SCOPE! What changed? YOUR TONE! Who checked the facts? [silence] Meeting adjourned. [Verse 3] Maybe chairs are meant for listening, Maybe boards are meant to test, Maybe challenge ain’t disloyalty, Maybe doubt can serve the rest. Maybe governance is harder Than deciding who to blame, Maybe everybody leaving Ain’t an individual shame. [Final Chorus] Chairmanchild of the Board, All that power, little chord, You can move the names and titles, You can’t vote away the fault. If accountability is riding, Authority better board the train, Or the minutes may say “resolved” While the river floods again. [Outro — SCADA voice] Board confidence: asserted. Signal review: incomplete. Dissent: classified. Root cause: deferred. Authority: concentrated. Accountability: distributed. [pause] Residual risk: governance.