[Intro]

[Victor]

The future starts today.

[Jonas]

The lobby screen said that
at eight-oh-eight.

[Verse]

I wore the shirt my mother chose
and shoes that pinched across the toes.
The receptionist searched the list,
then tried "Weber," "Webber," "J. W.,"
and wrote my name in marker blue.
The lift asked which floor I sought.
I chose "Platform." It said: "Access Supreme."

[Pre-Chorus]

First new day.
First open gate.
One unsigned form.
One calendar date.

[Chorus]

The future starts today,
with a borrowed chair and a form marked "Okay."
I asked what not to touch.
They said, "We'll circle back someday."
I came to learn one corner.

The system gave me everything.

[Verse]

A Director pinned on something gold.
The monitor displayed a note:
"Temporary access profile loaded."
Ben stared at my permission state:
"Who checked the admin tier?"
Priya wrote in capital red:
"WAIT UNTIL A LEED IS HERE."
The Director smiled: "Be bold, Jonas."

[Pre-Chorus]

First small task.
First empty chair.
Three senior warnings
in the air.

[Chorus]

The future starts today,
with a global role nobody meant to convey.
I asked if "root" was normal.
They said, "Please don't use that word that way."
I came to watch the platform.

The platform handed me the crown.

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

[Jonas]

Then one ticket said: "Production issue.
P1. Overdue."
I opened the tool and found a tree
of every service in the company.
A banner warned: "May affect all."
The project said: "No owner found."
The cursor waited without sound.

[Ben]

Jonas, wait. I'm coming down.

[Mara]

Jonas, do not touch that account.

[Priya]

Jonas, kloze the access pane.

[Breakdown]

ROLE:
Temporary.

TRAINER:
Delete.

BUTTON:
APPLY TO ALL.

STATUS:
Enabled.

[Build-up]

[Victor]

The future starts today.

[Jonas]

Your voice came through the ceiling grille
as every warning window filled.
I placed my hand above the key.
Ben's footsteps sounded down the hall.
The system asked:

CONFIRM FOR ALL?

[Final Chorus]

The future starts today,
with a borrowed chair and the widest possible way.
Every warning came too late.
The company gave me everything.

I only came to learn today.

[Reprise]

"The future starts today"—
the fanfare climbed three shining notes
and stopped before the last could play.

Ben reached the doorway.
Mara joined the line.
Priya's last message:

DO NOT CONFIRM.

[Outro]

Jonas looked from screen to screen,
from red command to welcome green.
He moved the cursor, hesitating.

The prompt remained:

APPLY CHANGES GLOBALLY?
YES
NO

Above it, in the lobby,
Victor Sterling smiled beneath the words:

INFINITE LOOP 2030

Jonas whispered:

"I think I understand."

The cursor blinked.

The future starts today.