[Intro]

We were not invited.
We came anyway.

[Verse]

[Maya]

I brought the messages I sent
Before my concentration went.

[Owen]

I brought the weekends marked as free
Where my commits say otherwise.

[Nora]

I brought the review Daniel signed,
The warning entered before the fall.

[Pre-Chorus]

They wanted one person in the frame.
We entered carrying every name.

[Chorus]

We stand with our lead,
Not because he saved us,
Not because he carried every need.
We stand with our lead
Because he stopped protecting
The conditions that were making people bleed.

[Verse]

The Director says, "This meeting
Concerns Daniel's conduct alone."
Sabine asks who defined the conduct
And why the evidence was ignored.
Nora says, "You rated honesty
As a failure of his leadership style."
Maya says, "He did not cause this."
Owen says, "Neither did we."

[Chorus]

We stand with our lead,
Not because he's flawless,
Not because one person should absorb the need.
We stand with our lead
Because a team is not a shield
For decisions made where none of us can speak.

[Drum Break]

[Bridge]

[Daniel]

I do not want your loyalty
To turn into another weight.

[Team]

This is not a rescue.
This is evidence aligned.

[Dual Guitar Solo]

[Build-up]

No scapegoat. No silent deal.
No rating used to discipline.

[Final Chorus]

We stand as a team,
Not behind one leader,
Not beneath a title on a screen.
We stand as a team,
Naming every limit, every need.
You can isolate a title — you cannot make the truth retreat.

[Outro]

The four-note phrase returns in unison.
This time the last note rises.
Daniel looks at the badge on his desk
And understands what comes next.