Ontario
A fictionalized riverbank resignation song about strain and leaving; its references are creative devices, not claims about an actual dispute.
Creative context: This is a fictionalized resignation song. References to fraud, rights, records, and notices are creative devices, not claims about a particular person, employer, or actual dispute.
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[Intro]
Count-in One, two, three, four!
I found the bridge
Yeah I found the bridge
I found the bridge
I can burn
[Verse 1]
I found a bridge down by the river
Made of deadlines, blame, and strain
Held it up with both hands shaking
While they called the whole thing sane
Every rotten beam was painted
Every warning filed and shelved
I kept carrying the load there
While they congratulated themselves
[Verse 2]
I tried to hold that structure
With every final nerve I had
Tried to brace the floor beneath it
Through every crooked day gone bad
Some things you fix with sweat and tape
Some things you leave and let collapse
Some things only make damn sense
When you finally stop going back
[Chorus]
It’s the bridge I can burn
And I’m saying it plain
Got my notice in my pocket
Got your mess in my name
I’m not auctioning grievances
I’m not softening the file
The ledger speaks for itself
And this decision is final
[Verse 3]
Here’s your keys and here’s your badge back
Here’s your access, clean and done
I won’t torch the archive on you
I won’t touch what’s not my own
I won’t tamper, hide, or smuggle
I won’t salt the ground or run
But don’t mistake a calm departure
For forgiveness from anyone
[Bridge]
Preserve the record
Preserve the logs
Preserve the side chats
Preserve the frauds
Final pay
Final forms
Final silence
After storms
Keep the chandeliers from falling
Keep your story straight this time
I’m done carrying your failures
And calling that “professional pride”
[Final Chorus]
It’s the bridge I can burn
Yeah I’m burning it clean
No more holding up the ceiling
For a broke-down machine
I’m not waiving any rights here
I’m not staying for denial
The ledger speaks for itself
And this decision is final
It’s the bridge I can burn
And I’m leaving upright
With my boots on, with my name on,
With the whole damn record right
You can keep your broken process
You can keep your practiced smile
The ledger speaks for itself
And this decision is final
[Outro]
Formal notice from the riverbank
Formal notice from the riverbank
The bridge I can burn
The bridge I can burn
This decision is final