August Second, Paperwork Weather

[Intro] The calendar flips like it’s nothing But my chest keeps count [Verse] They put a date on it—August second Like a storm you can schedule New rules for what we build and where it lands And my boss says “it’s just compliance” Like that word doesn’t carry layoffs in its pocket I watch the legal team underline verbs I watch the engineers swallow their jokes I watch myself pretend I’m fine [Pre-Chorus] I’m not mad at guardrails I’m mad that I’m always the one learning them late [Chorus] Tell me what’s required, tell me what’s fair Tell me who gets protected, tell me who pays I’ll fill out every box, I’ll sign every line Just don’t call it safety if it leaves people behind August second, paperwork weather Clouds rolling in, and we’re still outside [Verse] Transparency sounds like sunlight Until it hits your screen at 2 a.m. We’re naming the risks we used to hide in demos Trying to build something useful Without turning the whole place into a maze [Bridge] I want a world where “careful” Doesn’t mean “too late” [Outro] August second, paperwork weather I keep my umbrella by the door, just in case