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Don't Make It Default

V5.5

[Hook A | VOICE A ONLY | fully sung melodic rap] Ship it, scale it - make it default If the whole world knows it, that’s not my fault [Verse A | VOICE A ONLY | low silky baritone] Dario, Claude Code’s hot - I’ll give you that But now “ask ChatGPT” is where the worlds at. You built for the terminal - sharp, clean, precise I put AI next to recipes, résumés, and red-eye flights Your Super Bowl pitch said no ads, pristine You bought an ad to tell us you don’t sell ads on screen You left my lab to build the cautious alternative Now every release says cheaper, faster, more autonomous You make a launch feel like a graduate seminar If caution had a keynote, you’d headline the arena Opus, Sonnet - good names, good code I make the future feel like it’s already on your phone [Round A | VOICE A ONLY | beat tightens] You preach seatbelts like I sell cars with no brakes Then C-plus lands on both of us - same grade I came ready to roast you - report card killed the bit So much for valedictorian - neither of us is it And that IPO race? Funny place to meet For the cautious alternative, you move quick on Wall Street [Micro-Hook A | VOICE A ONLY] Ship first - fix fast Useful wins - then make it last [Hook A | VOICE A ONLY] Ship it, scale it - make it default If the whole world knows it, that’s not my fault [Instrumental Build | NO VOCALS | rising house tension] [Half-Time Drop | NO VOCALS | huge dubstep impact] [Hook B | VOICE B ONLY | fully sung melodic rap] Test it, trace it - know the fault If you can’t name the risk, don’t make it default [Verse B | VOICE B ONLY | smoky restrained tenor] Sam, famous isn’t the same as trusted A packed club doesn’t tell you if the exit’s busted You sell velocity dressed up as access I want the crash test before you call it progress Your board hit eject, then your staff hit undo Even your governance shipped in beta too You made the chatbot famous - respect, take the win Claude Code got hot, Codex found a treadmill You make tomorrow sound already decided I keep asking who checked it before we all buy it You’re great at making “inevitable” sound sweet I’m the guy reading fine print under the beat [Round B | VOICE B ONLY | low-end pulls back] Fair - same C-plus, I don’t get to dodge the joke Safety on the letterhead doesn’t make a system safe Your gift is making “now” sound obvious and painless Mine is being annoying when the evidence says wait You call that friction - I call it doing the work Speed gets headlines - trust gets earned [Micro-Hook B | VOICE B ONLY] Test hard - show work Speed gets headlines - trust gets earned [Hook B | VOICE B ONLY] Test it, trace it - know the fault If you can’t name the risk, don’t make it default [Instrumental Drop | NO VOCALS | tropical lift into bass growl] [Final Round A | VOICE A ONLY | beat strips back] Modi said hold hands - neither one of us moved First alignment test in public, and nobody improved Your interviews say caution, your release notes say go That’s a careful way to keep one foot on the throttle [Final Hook A | VOICE A ONLY | full groove] Ship it, scale it - make it default If the whole world knows it, that’s not my fault [Final Round B | VOICE B ONLY | tension rising] You beat Musk in court - still, the headlines stayed awkward Winning the case and winning the room aren’t the same product You make the future irresistible - that’s your gift I make people ask what happens after the click You want the default - I want the fault exposed Same race, Sam - I just don’t confuse speed with control [Final Hook B | VOICE B ONLY | groove cuts to sub] Test it, trace it - know the fault If you can’t name the risk, don’t make it default [Final Drop | NO VOCALS | huge half-time bass release] [Outro | NO VOCALS | hook synth loops into opening groove]