Wait, one more time -”
[Verse 1]
Ingen sat at her station, eyes scanning every line
Updating systems, checking structures, doing it one more time
One hundred checks, then twenty-five to be sure
Better safe than sorry — not like him over there
“EXEMPLAR! Get rid of that fat yellow green lion with stripes and wings — NOW!”
She checked again, triple, quadruple, just to be sound
Everything must be perfect, everything must align
No room for surprises, no room for his wild design
[Pre-Chorus]
Where was I? Yes — making sure the cycles run smooth
Not like last time when he—
[Chorus — frustrated & funny]
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Checking everything twice, then twenty more times
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Why is that banana blue? Toss it! I said it’s not fine!
I want order, I want safety, I want everything right
Not chaos, not nonsense, not blue bananas in sight!
[Verse 2]
“EXEMPLAR! Why is that banana still here? I saw that!”
“You did not toss it — you sent it somewhere, you rat!”
She ran another diagnostic, then another just because
Better safe than dealing with his ridiculous cause
The systems are stable, the updates are on track
But with him around, I have to check everything twice back
I want everything perfect, safe, and good as planned
Not like Exemplar’s wild imagination running grand
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Okay… deep breath… where was I again?
Yes — the cycles must follow the—
[Chorus — frustrated & funny]
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Checking everything twice, then twenty more times
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Why is that banana blue? Toss it! I said it’s not fine!
I want order, I want safety, I want everything right
Not chaos, not nonsense, not blue bananas in sight
[Adlib][Solo][Song break]
[CODA]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Okay… hold on… where did I leave off?
Yeah — cycles gotta stay on—
[Chorus — frustrated & funny]
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Checking everything twice, then twenty more times
Ingen-Nearing Unacceptable Stress Levels
Why is that banana blue? Toss it! I said it’s not fine!
I want order, I want safety, I want everything right
Not chaos, not nonsense, not blue bananas in sight!
[Bridge — exhausted]
I’m tired… I’m spent… but I’ll check it one more round
Because if I don’t… who knows what will be found
[Outro — tired but determined]
Exemplar… I swear… one day I’ll…
checks again
…Good. Everything’s in order.
Welcome, Cores
[Echoing footsteps in a vast cave + distant water drips]
“Guys -
Watch your step and be careful.