[Intro]

[Verse 1]
The comparison's still on the screen,
Conference Room B, the papers spread.
I pass the printed workflow sheets,
then write the new first step in red.
Not every detail has to land
before the first report can stand.
We start with what we can confirm,
then add the rest as we learn.

[Pre-Chorus]
No guess goes live, no rumor gets through.
We cut the waiting, not the proof.

[Chorus]
Core facts first,
say what we know and make it clear.
Core facts first,
what isn't checked stays out of here.
Start with the facts we can confirm,
fill in the picture as we learn.
Core facts first —
get it moving, keep it true.

[Break]

[Verse 2]
Nina lifts the checklist page,
one finger resting on the line.
“Where do we set the boundary?
What must be there before we publish?”
I turn the checklist back to her,
point to what we haven't changed.
“Unconfirmed still doesn't run.
We only change how much comes first.”

[Chorus]
Core facts first,
say what we know and make it clear.
Core facts first,
what isn't checked stays out of here.
Start with the facts we can confirm,
fill in the picture as we learn.
Core facts first —
get it moving, keep it true.

[Verse 3]
Ben reads the sheet and sets it down.
Leo underlines the first step.
Nina looks once more toward the board,
then checks the final box again.
“All right. We try it for a while.”
No one asks to move the line.
Nothing unchecked gets a pass.
The trial goes into the notes.

[Guitar Solo]

[Final Chorus]
Core facts first,
say what we know and make it clear.
Core facts first,
what isn't checked stays out of here.
Start with the facts we can confirm,
fill in the picture as we learn.
Core facts first —
from this morning, that's the rule.

[Outro]
Workflow sheets move hand to hand.
Core facts first is now the rule.
