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Scope Creep

Scope Creep lyrics

A song about “just one more page” turning into free work

2:20Track 27 of 41RapReleased July 21, 2026
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Lyrics

Verse 1
2

You said, “Just one page”

3

Nice and clean

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Hero image

5

And a contact screen

7

I sent the draft

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You said, “Love the flow”

9

Then you texted, “Could we

10

Make the whole thing glow?”

Pre-Chorus
13

Then you slid one more thing

14

“Tiny” as a joke

15

Now the folder’s on fire

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And the timeline’s smoked

Chorus
19

Scope creep, scope creep

20

You keep on stacking

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Scope creep, scope creep

22

Now the plan is cracking

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Landing page to empire

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That’s a wild new dream

25

Scope creep, scope creep

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Baby, that’s scope creep

Verse 2
29

Now you want a logo

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Then a whole new name

31

Colors, fonts, and tone

32

Like a different game

34

A “quick” homepage tweak

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Turned into a maze

36

Now you’re asking for a launch

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And a brand new phase

Pre-Chorus
40

Then you added a podcast

41

“One quick show, please”

42

I was building a door

43

Now you’re buying the keys

Chorus
46

Scope creep, scope creep

47

You keep on stacking

48

Scope creep, scope creep

49

Now the plan is cracking

50

Landing page to empire

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That’s a wild new dream

52

Scope creep, scope creep

53

Baby, that’s scope creep

Bridge
56

We had one goal

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One simple ask

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Now I’m in a meeting

59

About a future task

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I can do the work

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I can make it shine

63

But your little “just one more”

64

Keeps crossing the line

Chorus
67

Scope creep, scope creep

68

You keep on stacking

69

Scope creep, scope creep

70

Now the plan is cracking

71

Landing page to empire

72

That’s a wild new dream

73

Scope creep, scope creep

74

Baby, that’s scope creep

Outro
77

Just one page

78

That’s what you said

79

Now I’m three decks deep

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And behind instead

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Scope creep, scope creep

83

Please, let it be

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Scope creep, scope creep

85

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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