Five Million Alerts, One Minute of Quiet

[Intro] The phone used to ring Now it just keeps glowing [Verse] They bragged about the speed—one minute verdicts Millions of alerts swallowed without choking Three new “helpers” joining the night shift Hunting, writing rules, reading outside context And I picture the ops room at 3 a.m. A human sipping vending-machine tea While the screens keep moving Like waves you can’t hold back [Pre-Chorus] If the work gets lighter Why do my shoulders still feel heavy? [Chorus] Give me one minute of quiet One minute where nobody’s on fire If the machines run faster Let the people breathe slower I don’t want hero stories I want mornings that feel normal [Verse] My cousin just got hired to “supervise” Which sounds like a promotion until you hear the hours He says it’s less chasing and more judging Less panic, more proof Still—every win tastes like a question About who’s next to be replaced [Bridge] Maybe the future is triage Maybe the future is care [Outro] Five million alerts And still I’m listening for my own heartbeat