The Long Goodbye

Verse 1

Walking through the lobby with a presentation

Laser pointers clicking and flashing

Checking watches

Nobody believes the speech

Pre-Chorus

He's gonna fix it by Monday

Tuesday already came

And Tuesday already went

Reading scripts that other people wrote

Shaking hands

Dodging plans

Faking stance

Chorus

Oh the ship is sinking slow

While he polishes the wood

Yeah the ship is sinking slow

Telling us it's gonna feel so good

Title and a tie

And a parking spot to buy

But he is leading a long goodbye

Post-Chorus

La la la

Let it sink

La la la

Verse 2

Hiring his buddy for a job without a name

Changing names of boxes on the page

Broken teams

Diving into debt

Pre-Chorus

He's gonna pivot this quarter

Already turned around

Yeah already spinning 'round

Clapping at the charts that only show the peaks

Seeing green

Selling dreams

Leaving teams

Chorus

Oh the ship is sinking slow

While he polishes the wood

Yeah the ship is sinking slow

Telling us it's gonna feel so good

Title and a tie

And a parking spot to buy

But he is leading a long goodbye

Post-Chorus

La la la

Let it sink

La la la

Bridge

Trust the process

Fail fast

Failing fast

We are failing very fast

Blame the market

Blame the timing

Blame the people

Take the money

Fly away

High away

Chorus

Oh the ship is sinking slow

While he polishes the wood

Yeah the ship is sinking slow

Telling us it's gonna feel so good

Title and a tie

And a parking spot to buy

But he is leading a long goodbye

Hook

Vision statement

All-hands meeting

Excited to announce

Excited to announce

Everything is gone

Another vision statement