(Verse 1) New faces every fall Orientation smiles, name tags on the wall By spring the offices are bare Lights left on, nobody there They say “people move on, that’s life” Like gravity isn’t a knife Like exits aren’t data points Like silence doesn’t make noise (Pre-Chorus) They call it “natural flow” Like rivers don’t show where banks erode They call it “career choice” Like anyone leaves without a voice (Chorus) Check the turnover rate Count who didn’t stay If nothing’s wrong, explain Why it’s always the same Check the turnover rate Say it’s not decay If this place is healthy Why does it keep shedding names? (Verse 2) Farewell emails, carefully phrased “Grateful,” “opportunity,” “new phase” Nobody writes what actually broke Just what won’t get the bridge revoked They pack their books in quiet hours Leave plants behind, forget the chargers You don’t notice till you need Someone who used to be (Pre-Chorus) They say “we wish them well” Like that absolves what they won’t tell They say “we’re always hiring” Like replacement isn’t erasing (Chorus) Check the turnover rate Count who didn’t stay If nothing’s wrong, explain Why it’s always the same Check the turnover rate Say it’s not decay If this place is healthy Why does it keep shedding names? (Bridge – restrained, reflective) No exit interview will say “I couldn’t breathe another day” No spreadsheet captures fear Or the cost of disappearing But patterns don’t need confessions They speak in repetition You can deny it line by line But you can’t outrun time (Final Chorus) Check the turnover rate Not the mission statement If excellence lives here Why does experience keep leaving? Check the turnover rate Not the branding campaign If this system really works Why does it burn through people this way? (Outro) They call it renewal. But nothing grows That fast From ashes alone.
