(Verse 1) Seven chairs around the table None of them read what I enabled They skim the title, nod in sync Decide my future over drinks You call it balance, call it care Everyone equal, no one there Who knows the field, who knows the work But votes still count if hands still jerk (Pre-Chorus) They say “we trust the process here” Like process isn’t built from fear Like numbers don’t replace a mind When thinking takes too much time (Chorus) The committee knows best They said it slow, they said it dressed In language polished, vague, and kind While cutting corners, not the line The committee knows best No face attached, no test confessed If everyone agrees at once You never have to be the one (Verse 2) They ask no questions, hear no tone They speak for me, but not to me They frame my work in their own words Then act confused when I disagree You’d think expertise would matter here But comfort’s cheaper than sincere Debate’s a risk they won’t allow Consensus keeps the peace—for now (Pre-Chorus) They say “this isn’t personal” Like that absolves them of the call They say “collective responsibility” Which means no one’s accountable (Chorus) The committee knows best They said it calm, they said it pressed Into minutes no one reads Approved by silence, signed with ease The committee knows best A chorus trained to acquiesce If no one sticks their neck out far Then no one has to wear the scar (Bridge – cabaret breakdown) Seven votes, one empty seat That’s where expertise should be They call it governance, call it fair But fairness isn’t anywhere If no one’s wrong, no one’s right Just endless meetings, endless nights Where nothing changes, nothing bends But power quietly defends (Final Chorus) The committee knows best They’ll swear it under oath and breath That harm’s just “unfortunate effect” Not something they could redirect The committee knows best Until the bodies hit the desk Then suddenly it’s “hard to say” Who made the call that day (Outro) They never raised their voices. They never had to.
