Sing along! Search for a karaoke version of the original if you don’t know the tune (just don’t look at the words onscreen).

I was working at my desk, one livelong day

When my colleague zoomed over my way

Her hackles were raised, her eyes were wide

And suddenly, to my surprise

(backup singers: It was a clash!)

We had a culture clash

CHORUS:

(The Culture Clash) it felt like whiplash

(The Culture Clash) a relational car crash

(The Culture Clash) we had a culture clash

She told me a story of a meeting she was in

Where a fight broke out about what to do when

Nobody was listening, everybody wanted power

They kept at it for almost an hour

(It was a clash!)

It was a culture clash

CHORUS:

(The Culture Clash) it felt like whiplash

(The Culture Clash) watch the org chart go to ash

(The Culture Clash) we had a culture clash

We failed to adapt, our best fled the scene

The old guard huddled like a secret machine

They pointed fingers from a locked back room

Staff found out Monday — surprise, it's doom!

(It was a clash!)

It was a culture clash

CHORUS:

(The Culture Clash) it felt like whiplash

(The Culture Clash) watch the org chart go to ash

(The Culture Clash) we had a culture clash

Urgency just made it worse

They almost had to call a hearse

Some people argued, “why don’t we ask the staff”

Others just wanted to get the last laugh

(It was a clash!)

It was a culture clash

CHORUS

(The Culture Clash) watch the org chart go to ash

(The Culture Clash) old habits move slow, new ones don't hold fast

(The Culture Clash) we had a culture clash

There's the boss who talks and won’t make space

The one-on-one with silence deep as outer space,

The peers who clash on go fast o go slow,

The rollout stuck in the middle, oh no!

Every meeting, every hallway, every desk

The clash is here! It's there! It's every single day!

Give your team a voice, or the clash is here to stay!

CHORUS

(The Culture Clash) we can let go of control

(The Culture Clash) we can be be humble, be bold

(The Culture Clash) avoid a culture clash

Culture Clash: A New Song for Spooky Season, to the Tune of “Monster Mash”