Blocked

INTRO — Pulsing arpeggio, building tension, clock-tick percussion

Checking on the calendar... checking it again...

Got eighteen meetings scheduled... but nothing's gonna land...

Mmm... we're stuck here... stuck here again... my friend...

VERSE 1

Said I'd have it done by Tuesday... then I moved it back to Thursday...

Then I said I'm waiting on them... so it's really not on me...

Sent a Slack to ask a question... that I probably could have Googled...

But the answer buys me breathing room... until they check the Jira queue...

Yeah I could have pinged them sooner... but I waited for the standup...

Then the standup got derailed again... by some production residue...

Now I'm drafting up a message... that I'll probably send mañana...

And mañana I'll find another reason... to delay my follow-through...

CHORUS — bright, layered harmonies, glitchy percussion

Why don't we do what we're scheduled to do today...

We're blocked... we're blocked... we're blocked...

Why didn't I do what I'm scheduled to do I say...

I'm blocked... I'm blocked... I'm blocked...

VERSE 2

See the ticket says I'm blocked now... and technically that's accurate...

But the truth is I could chase it... I just freeze up at the precipice...

So I'm hoping that they'll answer... before anybody audits me...

And I'm praying that the sprint ends... before they see my deficit...

Yeah I marked it as a blocker... but I haven't made a gesture...

And I added fifteen comments... making sure the thread looks festive...

But the last one says "still pending"... and that was posted back in February...

And I'm scared to bump it upward... 'cause then they'll know I'm desperate...

CHORUS

Why don't we do what we're scheduled to do today...

We're blocked... we're blocked... we're blocked...

Why didn't I do what I'm scheduled to do I say...

I'm blocked... I'm blocked... I'm blocked...

BRIDGE — spoken, soft and defeated, over swelling pads

The thing is... I know who to ask...

I've known for like... two weeks now...

But if I ask them... then they'll ask me questions...

And then I'll have to admit... I don't really understand the requirements...

So I'm just gonna... wait a little longer...

Maybe they'll figure it out... and just tell me what to do...

That's not blocked... that's... strategically paused...

VERSE 3

Had a window to unblock it... but I let it pass like cinema...

Had a meeting to discuss it... then we scheduled an infiniter...

Had a chance to just be honest... say I'm stuck inside this labyrinth...

But I said that I was close though... just some final bits of caliber...

Now the evening's disappeared on me... and I'm drowning in the residual...

And I'm wondering if I push it... will tomorrow be more merciful...

But I know how this one terminates... I'll be blocked again by sunrise...

'Cause the blocker isn't external... yeah the blocker's been me perpetual...

FINAL CHORUS — cathartic release, full harmonies, drums open up

Why don't we do what we're scheduled to do today...

We're blocked... we're blocked... we're blocked...

Why didn't I do what I'm scheduled to do I say...

I'm blocked... I'm blocked... I'm blocked...

We're all blocked... yeah everybody's blocked...

The whole damn company's blocked... and the roadmap's locked...

We're blocked... we're blocked... we're blocked...

OUTRO — decaying synths, ambient resolution

Yeah tomorrow I'll unblock it... that's what I always say...

Yeah tomorrow I'll just ask them... I'll send the Slack right away...

But tomorrow's got its blockers too... and the blocker's got a friend...

And the schedule keeps on scheduling... it's a cycle with no end...

Scheduled... to be blocked...

Scheduled... to be blocked...

...forever blocked...