Verse 1)The corner office holds a certain lightRefracted through the blinds in charcoal greyI organize your morning, noon, and nightWhile filing all the things I cannot sayYou’re citing precedents and quarterly returnsWhile I am busy charting how my spirit burnsIt’s a masterclass in professional restraintBut even high-gloss lacquer leaves a smudge of faint.(Pre-Chorus)I’m carbon-copying my heartbeat to your fileI’m over-analyzing every boardroom smileI’m checking boxes that don’t even have a nameJust a junior partner in a senior-level game.(Chorus)Oh, I’m in love with the authorityThe primary stakeholder of my soulI’ve signed away my heart’s majorityAnd granted you complete and total controlIt’s a breach of contract, a conflict of desireI’m playing with the boss and walking through the fireYeah, my résumé is polished, but my logic’s gone to mossGod help the girl who’s falling for the boss.(Verse 2)You ask for "action items" by the end of dayI’ll give you everything and then some moreI’m fluent in the things you almost sayBefore you walk out through that heavy doorWe’re synchronized on every spreadsheet, every slideWhile I’m a mess of data that I have to hideIt’s a synergy of silence, a merger of the nervesI’m crashing on the track while you are hitting all the curves.(Pre-Chorus)I’m carbon-copying my heartbeat to your fileI’m over-analyzing every boardroom smileI’m checking boxes that don’t even have a nameJust a junior partner in a senior-level game.(Chorus)Oh, I’m in love with the authorityThe primary stakeholder of my soulI’ve signed away my heart’s majorityAnd granted you complete and total controlIt’s a breach of contract, a conflict of desireI’m playing with the boss and walking through the fireYeah, my résumé is polished, but my logic’s gone to mossGod help the girl who’s falling for the boss.(Bridge)Is it the power or the pinstripes?The way you hold the floor?I’m working overtime on fantasiesWhile you are looking for the doorI’d trade my yearly bonus for a Saturday in JuneWhere we aren't just "colleagues" in a quiet room.
