Scope Creep
Scope Creep lyrics
A song about “just one more page” turning into free work
Lyrics
You said, “Just one page”
Nice and clean
Hero image
And a contact screen
I sent the draft
You said, “Love the flow”
Then you texted, “Could we
Make the whole thing glow?”
Then you slid one more thing
“Tiny” as a joke
Now the folder’s on fire
And the timeline’s smoked
Scope creep, scope creep
You keep on stacking
Scope creep, scope creep
Now the plan is cracking
Landing page to empire
That’s a wild new dream
Scope creep, scope creep
Baby, that’s scope creep
Now you want a logo
Then a whole new name
Colors, fonts, and tone
Like a different game
A “quick” homepage tweak
Turned into a maze
Now you’re asking for a launch
And a brand new phase
Then you added a podcast
“One quick show, please”
I was building a door
Now you’re buying the keys
Scope creep, scope creep
You keep on stacking
Scope creep, scope creep
Now the plan is cracking
Landing page to empire
That’s a wild new dream
Scope creep, scope creep
Baby, that’s scope creep
We had one goal
One simple ask
Now I’m in a meeting
About a future task
I can do the work
I can make it shine
But your little “just one more”
Keeps crossing the line
Scope creep, scope creep
You keep on stacking
Scope creep, scope creep
Now the plan is cracking
Landing page to empire
That’s a wild new dream
Scope creep, scope creep
Baby, that’s scope creep
Just one page
That’s what you said
Now I’m three decks deep
And behind instead
Scope creep, scope creep
Please, let it be
Scope creep, scope creep
Not the whole degree
Behind the Lyrics
Early in my freelance days I was too nice. Someone asked for "just one page" and I said yes with my whole chest, because I wanted to be liked more than I wanted to be paid fairly. Then came the texts. "Could we also." "One tiny thing." "Quick change." Each one sounded reasonable on its own. Stacked together, they turned a landing page into a full rebrand, and I never once said the sentence that would have protected both of us: that's outside what we agreed. I used to think saying no was rude. It isn't. Not saying it is the unfair part. The client doesn't know they're asking for more, because I never told them, and I'm the one sitting there at 11pm, quietly bitter about a deliverable nobody scoped. These days, when the "quick tweak" messages start rolling in, I have one sentence ready: "This will be priced separately from what we agreed, at $XXX." No apology. No essay. No guilt. It isn't a punishment. It's just an accurate description of what the work has become. German rap, because the language itself sounds like a contract clause being read aloud: precise, clipped, no room for "just one more". It's the voice I wish I'd had back then. This one is for every freelancer still in the nice phase, keeping the peace while the folder quietly catches fire.
LSLachezar, writing songs so you don't have to cry alone
Production credits
- Text
- Lachezar Simeonov
- Audio
- Lachezar Simeonov, AI-assisted production
- Voices
- AI personas built for Clicks & Swagger, some inspired by Lachezar's real voice
- Art
- Lachezar Simeonov, AI-assisted production
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