[Intro]

Somewhere a contract renews itself,
Quiet, before anyone asks.
A door that opened wide on Monday
Now remembers half its tasks.

[Mara]

You promised every workload
Could move whenever prices changed.
You said the platform kept us flexible,
Independent and unchained.

[Male Vocal]

The architecture is portable
Within supported service tiers.
Certain features are optimized
For strategic use right here.

[Mara]

The data leaves in your own format.
The functions call your private gate.
The workflow speaks a language
Only your control plane can translate.

[Pre-Chorus]

One easy choice, one faster start,
One custom service in the heart.
Now every road we try to take
Requires another part to break.

[Chorus]

Locked into the future,
Every exit turns us round.
We bought freedom by the minute.
Now dependency is due.
Locked into the future
Means the future belongs to you.

[Male Vocal]

You selected premium features
To accelerate delivery.
Our ecosystem adds efficiency
Through native compatibility.

[Mara]

Your ecosystem is a border
Drawn in interfaces and fees.
Every shortcut saved a sprint
And sold away our choices piece by piece.

[Mara]

The message queue cannot be exported.
The audit history loses names.
The identity model breaks apart
Outside your proprietary frame.

[Pre-Chorus]

One easy choice, one faster start,
One custom service in the heart.
Now every road we try to take
Requires another part to break.

[Chorus]

Locked into the future,
Every exit turns us round.
We bought freedom by the minute.
Now dependency is due.
Locked into the future
Means the future belongs to you.

[Instrumental Break]

[Male Vocal]

No platform offers zero friction.

[Mara]

No contract promised iron bars.

[Male Vocal]

Your team approved the architecture.

[Mara]

Your team designed the paths as scars.

[Duet]

We built the road so fast together
That no one checked where it led to.

[Final Chorus]

Locked into the future,
Every exit names a price.
We bought speed without direction.
Now the debt has broken through.
Locked into the future
Means our choices answer you.

[Outro]

Mara exports one small table.
Half the columns disappear.
The five-note phrase seeks another key
And finds no landing anywhere.