[Intro — Sparse Piano, Unsteady] [Verse 1] Found him in Lahore He said yes to everything Because yes was cheaper than the alternative Which was nothing [Verse 2] Found her in Kyiv The WiFi held better than the ceasefire She shipped on Sunday Slept on Monday Never missed a ping [Pre-Chorus] And the founder called it "opportunity" Which is a word that means "I Googled your country's average salary And I rounded down" [Chorus — Dramatic Piano] Something something global Sounds nice Maybe diverse I don't know what they're paid but my investors didn't ask Something something grateful They are Maybe too much The talent or the desperation, either way the sprint is fast [Verse 3] He changed the spec at one AM And called it "iteration" She rebuilt it by the morning He called that "dedication" Neither word means what he thinks But neither does "competitive" When the offer's been adjusted For a market he's never lived in [Verse 4] The resignation email said "personal reasons" The real reason was the pay was three weeks late But the pitch deck said "lean team" And lean means hungry And hungry means they'll stay [Chorus] Something something culture Sounds warm Maybe family The Slack emoji or the paycheck, only one of them is real Something something scaling Sounds hard Maybe offshore The team or the exploitation, either way it's quite the deal [Bridge — Just Piano, Still] And the quarterly says "we've expanded internationally" Which means We found someone whose rent is denominated In a currency we don't respect To build the thing We'll demonstrate on stage In San Francisco Where the coffee costs more than his daily rate And he's debugging your production At the desk his children eat on And you're adjusting his invoice For "local market conditions" Which is the longest way to say "I know what you're worth I just don't care" [Final Chorus — Unraveling, Big] Something something equity Not sure Maybe vesting I don't know what their shares are worth but nobody was asked Something something vision Sounds bright Maybe blinding The future or the burn rate, either way they're working last [Outro — Piano Alone] "We value diversity" "We offer competitive compensation" Adjusted [Single Key, Held] Adjusted [End]
