[Verse 1]
Started with a team of five, thought we'd scale to twenty-three
Stack the bodies, hire fast, that's the recipe we see
But the chaos multiplied, systems crashed and broke apart
Wrong equation in our heads, missed the beating platform heart
[Chorus]
Current state defines the ratio you need today
Not your dreams of where you'll be in months away
Platform engineering holds the golden key
Don't confuse warm bodies with technology
Current state, not future bait
Investment trumps the hiring rate
[Verse 2]
Manual deployments drag, tickets pile like autumn leaves
Every feature takes three weeks, while the business barely breathes
Thought more developers would fix the bottleneck we made
But the problem lives beneath where foundations should be laid
[Chorus]
Current state defines the ratio you need today
Not your dreams of where you'll be in months away
Platform engineering holds the golden key
Don't confuse warm bodies with technology
Current state, not future bait
Investment trumps the hiring rate
[Bridge]
Automation pipelines smooth the jagged edges down
Self-service infrastructure turns the whole thing around
Tooling beats more toiling every single time
Maturity correction gets your rhythm back in rhyme
[Verse 3]
Measure where you stand right now, not your target destination
Build the platform first and then enjoy acceleration
Headcount multiplication won't repair a broken base
Platform investment gets you firmly in the race
[Final Chorus]
Current state defines the ratio you need today
Not your dreams of where you'll be in months away
Platform engineering holds the golden key
Don't confuse warm bodies with technology
Current state, not future bait
Investment trumps the hiring rate
Maturity correction shows the proper way