The Ministry of Yes

[Intro: typewriters, harpsichord, officious brass 📜]

[Announcer]
Welcome to the Ministry of Yes,
Where every wish is granted
And every clerk is stressed!

[Verse 1: Baroque Pop, pizzicato strings, playful vocal 🎩]
At nine, a friend requested
I repair his broken pride.
At ten, a stranger needed
Someone constantly beside.
At noon, I signed a document
To never disappoint.
By two, I’d promised seven hearts
I’d never leave the joint.

My desk became a mountain.
My smile became a stamp.
I approved each application
Like a cheerful little scamp.
“No problem” was my motto.
“Of course” became my crest.
Every citizen adored me
At the Ministry of Yes!

[Chorus: Dance-Rock, stomps, brass explosions 🎺]
Yes to your crisis!
Yes to your plan!
Yes, I’ll be your savior,
Your lover, clown, and handyman!
I’m terribly important!
I’m universally blessed!
Please ignore the smoke alarms
At the Ministry of Yes!

If I say no, will you still love me?
If I say yes, will I survive?
I keep everybody’s hopes alive
To prove that I’m alive!
So file another heartache.
I’ll address it like the rest.
There are no closing hours
At the Ministry of Yes!

[Verse 2: Ska Cabaret, bouncing horns, rapid delivery 🕺]
The Minister of Boundaries
Was promptly shown the door.
The Secretary of Sleep
Collapsed unconscious on the floor.
The Treasurer announced
That all emotional funds were spent.
I promoted my exhaustion
To a noble sacrament.

[Genre Shift: Circus Waltz, warped calliope 🎪]
A woman brought forever
In a folder tied with lace.
I signed without reviewing
And assigned her half my space.
A man requested worship.
I approved it with a grin.
The queue stretched to the coastline.
I kept inviting people in!

[Breakdown: Frantic Punk, shredded paperwork ⚡]
STAMP IT!
SIGN IT!
NEVER READ IT!
FILL THE NEED
BEFORE THEY NEED IT!
GIVE YOUR TIME!
SURRENDER REST!
EVERYBODY LOVES THE BEST!

[Sudden silence]

[Small voice]
Do you?

[Bridge: Lonely Piano into Gospel Choir 🌧️]
If kindness is compulsory,
Is kindness what remains?
If every gift buys gratitude,
Is love another chain?
But questions need approval,
And my form was incomplete.
So I buried it beneath
All those demands I rushed to meet.

[Final Chorus: Massive Baroque Rock, choir, key change 🌟]
Yes to your wedding!
Yes to your war!
Yes, I’ll hold the ceiling
Though I can’t stand anymore!
I’m needed! I’m beloved!
I’m magnificently stressed!
Raise the golden banner
Of the Ministry of Yes!

If I say no, will you still love me?
The answer waits outside.
I reach to turn the OPEN sign,
Then leave it lit with pride.
Come tomorrow morning,
Bring your worst and wear your best.
I’ll be waiting at the counter
Of the Ministry of—

[Power failure, typewriter bell]

[Whispered]
Yes?