Panic Pete

[Verse 1] They pointed Pete out before I could ask Said “don’t take him unless it’s a fast task” He sat by the dock with his lights half-blown Like he was already stressed just being alone I climbed aboard and touched the key And Pete immediately disagreed with me A sudden beep like a breaking siren Like I’d just declared the warehouse was burning [Pre-Chorus] Joe yelled, “Don’t panic—ignore the tone!” But Pete was already sounding like the world’s overthrown Every wheel turn, every inch I’d steer Got answered with “THIS IS NOT SAFE HERE” [Chorus] Panic Pete thinks it’s all going wrong Every little move feels way too strong One small bump and he’s sounding the alarm Like cardboard boxes are nuclear harm Panic Pete, he don’t trust the floor He thinks every pallet is something more But somehow every time the night is done He’s the one who gets it done [Verse 2] Aisle seven, tight squeeze run Pete started screaming before I begun “OBJECT TOO CLOSE! OBJECT TOO NEAR!” It was just a broom and a box of veneer I whispered, “Pete, we’re fine, relax” He answered with maximum feedback cracks Like anxiety wired into steel Convincing himself the danger is real Joe laughed from the breakroom door “Yeah, he’s been like that since before If something might go wrong at all Pete assumes it already did and calls” [Pre-Chorus] But halfway through a midnight shift Something actually went off-script A pallet shifted, edge went loose And Pete screamed first—no excuse [Chorus] Panic Pete was right that time First time ever in record time One loud beep saved a falling stack Before it hit the warehouse rack Panic Pete, he don’t trust the floor But sometimes he sees what we ignore And when the chaos starts to spin He’s already sounding it in [Bridge] After that shift, something changed Pete didn’t feel quite so deranged Still anxious, still a nervous tone But less like he’s completely alone Now when I drive, I kinda hear A warning that I didn’t before appear Like maybe panic isn’t loud or mean Just careful wrapped in flashing green [Final Chorus] Panic Pete still thinks it’s all going wrong But now I know where the warnings belong Every beep might feel out of place Till it saves you in a tighter space Panic Pete, loud but true I trust him more than I used to do And if the warehouse starts to fall apart He’s already three steps ahead in heart [Outro] I parked him down and powered him low He beeped once softly—slow and slow Not panic this time… just checking. And somewhere far off in aisle five, Bitchy Betty beeped twice like she already knew.