The Painpoint Is Me

[Intro] [Verse 1] I built a dark room, watched the users through the glass, Tried to validate the flaws that I swore would never pass. Heuristic after Heuristic, checking off the list, But the script was all wrong, every single button missed. I was running Cognitive Walkthroughs on a path I didn’t see, The usability failure wasn't them, it was me. [Pre-Chorus] I heard the whispers from the shadows, a phrase that broke the mold, They always said, "You are not the user," but the truth was never told. I projected every comfort, every known desire, Falling prey to the false-consensus effect, fueled by the liar. [Chorus] CAN YOU FEEL THE VOID I’M TRAPPED INSIDE? THE IDEATION DROWNED BY HUBRIS AND MY PRIDE! I’M THE SYSTEM LAGGING, I’M THE SERVER C***H! EVERY TEST SESSION ENDS IN ASH! I’M THE RECURRING BUG, THE UNRESOLVED CONFLICT, I AM THE PROBLEM, I’M THE ONE THAT THEY CONVICT! [Verse 2] I watched their mouse moves, tracked their time on every page, Sifting through the Qualitative data, locked inside my cage. Set up A B tests to compare a hope against a fear, But the only constant variable was the mess I left in here. I charted the Affinity Map, clustering all the pain, But I refused to place my darkness in the cleansing, pouring rain. [Pre-Chorus] I heard the whispers from the shadows, a phrase that broke the mold, They always said, "You are not the user," but the truth was never told. I projected every comfort, every known desire, Falling prey to the false-consensus effect, fueled by the liar. [Chorus] CAN YOU FEEL THE VOID I’M TRAPPED INSIDE? THE IDEATION DROWNED BY HUBRIS AND MY PRIDE! I’M THE SYSTEM LAGGING, I’M THE SERVER C***H! EVERY TEST SESSION ENDS IN ASH! I’M THE RECURRING BUG, THE UNRESOLVED CONFLICT, I AM THE PROBLEM, I’M THE ONE THAT THEY CONVICT! [Bridge / Breakdown] I stepped away from the whiteboard, the markers dropped and stained, The hypothesis was simple, but the answer has remained... I looked at the data, the reports, the feedback that they gave... [Build / Climax] After extensive research, I found... THE PAINPOINT IS ME! [Final Chorus] CAN YOU FEEL THE VOID I’M TRAPPED INSIDE? THE IDEATION DROWNED BY HUBRIS AND MY PRIDE! I’M THE SYSTEM LAGGING, I’M THE SERVER C***H! EVERY TEST SESSION ENDS IN ASH! I’M THE RECURRING BUG, THE UNRESOLVED CONFLICT, I AM THE PROBLEM, I’M THE ONE THAT THEY CONVICT! [Outro]