Above my pay grade

R&B pop, musical theater pop, gospel-tinged pop

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[Spoken]
Time check...
2300 hours.... 
This is not a drill. 
I repeat
this is not a drill.

[Verse 1]
I opened the fridge at 2300 on the dot
prepared for a snack... there was clearly a plot
I reached for the cheddar, the cheddar was gone
I stood in the cold with the fridge light still on

[Hand claps enter]

[Pre-Chorus]
this is not the life I planned, this is not what I signed
I have run the threat assessment and I've blown my own mind
there is a gap in the intelligence, a mole on this floor
and I am taking this straight to the director's door

[Chorus]
cheese emergency!
(back: cheese emergency!)
defcon 2, holding on 1
I have swept every drawer and the deli compartment
and the mission is undone
cheese emergency!
somebody brief the chief
(back: brief the chief!)
there was a full block confirmed at 0800
and now there is nothing but grief

[Verse 2]
I've been the asset, I've been the handler, I've been the source
I should've monitored the perimeter, set a proper course
I should've flagged the colby jack, classified it right
I should've locked down the deli compartment every night

[Pre-Chorus]
I have contacted my handler, I have filed every form
I have briefed the situation room through the eye of the storm
there is a gap in the intelligence nobody can fill
and I am raising the defcon...
...I am raising it still

[Gospel Choir]

[Chorus]
cheese emergency!
(back: cheese emergency!)
defcon 1, and we're not going back
I have briefed every agency and department
on this dairy attack
cheese emergency!
somebody take the call
(back: take the call!)
there was a full block confirmed at 0800
and by 2300...
...nothing at all

[Bridge]
[Spoken Word]
(Spoken: Asset designation: colby jack, premium grade. Nice wax. Last confirmed: 0800 hours. Current status: redacted. Suspected breach: internal. This was an inside job. Classification: above my pay grade.)

I don't want to assign blame
(vocal cracks, barely)
I just need someone to explain
how a classified asset at the highest level
...just disappears without a name

[Post-Chorus]
(echo: cheese emergency!)
somebody answer
(echo: cheese emergency!)
I'm going back to bed

[Outro]
[Piano and hand claps]
next time I run a tighter ship
(whispered)
next time...
...I'm locking it up

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[Spoken] Time check... 2300 hours.... This is not a drill. I repeat this is not a drill. [Verse 1] I opened the fridge at 2300 on the dot prepared for a snack... there was clearly a plot I reached for the cheddar, the cheddar was gone I stood in the cold with the fridge light still on [Hand claps enter] [Pre-Chorus] this is not the life I planned, this is not what I signed I have run the threat assessment and I've blown my own mind there is a gap in the intelligence, a mole on this floor and I am taking this straight to the director's door [Chorus] cheese emergency! (back: cheese emergency!) defcon 2, holding on 1 I have swept every drawer and the deli compartment and the mission is undone cheese emergency! somebody brief the chief (back: brief the chief!) there was a full block confirmed at 0800 and now there is nothing but grief [Verse 2] I've been the asset, I've been the handler, I've been the source I should've monitored the perimeter, set a proper course I should've flagged the colby jack, classified it right I should've locked down the deli compartment every night [Pre-Chorus] I have contacted my handler, I have filed every form I have briefed the situation room through the eye of the storm there is a gap in the intelligence nobody can fill and I am raising the defcon... ...I am raising it still [Gospel Choir] [Chorus] cheese emergency! (back: cheese emergency!) defcon 1, and we're not going back I have briefed every agency and department on this dairy attack cheese emergency! somebody take the call (back: take the call!) there was a full block confirmed at 0800 and by 2300... ...nothing at all [Bridge] [Spoken Word] (Spoken: Asset designation: colby jack, premium grade. Nice wax. Last confirmed: 0800 hours. Current status: redacted. Suspected breach: internal. This was an inside job. Classification: above my pay grade.) I don't want to assign blame (vocal cracks, barely) I just need someone to explain how a classified asset at the highest level ...just disappears without a name [Post-Chorus] (echo: cheese emergency!) somebody answer (echo: cheese emergency!) I'm going back to bed [Outro] [Piano and hand claps] next time I run a tighter ship (whispered) next time... ...I'm locking it up

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