Elegy for Ohana

by the Conflicting Invariants

Instrumental
F#m  A   Bm  C#sus   F#m  A   Bm  C#aug
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Verse 1:
       F#m      A                 C#7          F#m
In the halls of Salesforce, where sales forces flow,
E         A          Bm        C#sus C#
Engineers gather, so tired and low, oh!
E       A         E         F#m7
All V-2-MOMs spin shit into gold,
                       E                       C#7      F#m
Yet the work will slip one release more before it can unfold.
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Verse 2:
  F#m        A             C#7           F#m
Encoding our thoughts into bits with our art,
   E          A             Bm             C#sus C#
We forged our creations, we all played our part, oh!
E          A         E         F#m7
Now it's a grind, an unceasing race,
   E                      C#7      F#m
Priorities shift, all our efforts erased.
    Chorus:
       A               A/C#           E           F#m7
    Oh Salesforce, the place where we once were a team,
       E                  C#             F#m
    Performance culture extinguished the dream,
    E             A         E          F#m7 
    Burnt out and tired, we hope for a spark,
          E         Ddim7   C#            F#m
    As we endlessly stumble around in the dark.
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Verse 3:
     F#m      A           C#7      F#m
From leaders above to the rabble below,
     E             A              Bm         C#sus C#
More process, more friction, each addition a blow; no
E       A         E             F#m7
Value derived, it just slows us down,
      E                       C#         F#m
As we desperately try to turn this ship around.
    Chorus:
       A               A/C#           E           F#m7
    Oh Salesforce, the place where we once were a team,
       E                  C#             F#m
    Performance culture extinguished the dream,
    E             A         E          A 
    Burnt out and tired, we hope for a spark,
          E         Ddim7   C#            F#m
    As we endlessly stumble around in the dark.
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Verse 4:
   F#m         A           C#7       F#m
Gaslighted and told it's a wonderful ride,
   E         A           Bm      C#sus  C#
Performative cheer is so hard to abide, each
E        A           E       F#m7
Day is a strain, our stamina thin,
        E                   C#                F#m
In this desolate cycle that we're trapped within.
    Chorus:
       A               A/C#           E           F#m7
    Oh Salesforce, the place where we once were a team,
       E                  C#             F#m
    Performance culture extinguished the dream,
    E             A         E          A 
    Burnt out and tired, we hope for a spark,
          E         Ddim7   C#            F#m
    As we endlessly stumble around in the dark.
       A               A/C#           E         F#m7
    Oh Salesforce, the place where we used to belong,
        E                          C#            F#m
    And if that rings true to you, come join the song,
      E           A          E/G#       F#m 
    Ambitions are fading, we hope for a spark,
          E         Ddim7   C#             F#m
    As we endlessly stumble around in the dark.
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Outro:
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In this arduous place,
   C#           F#m
We try to stand tall,
    E            A        Bm        C#
But what we call Agile is just Waterfall.
      E        A                E           F#m
We'll push on ahead, though the struggle is tough,
      E        Ddim7       C#        F#m
Until one day, we'll say "enough is enough."
E        Ddim7       C#        F#m
One day, we'll say "enough is enough."
E        Ddim7       C#        F#m
One day, we'll say "enough is enough!"