[Verse 1] When DevOps grabs the deployment wheel Developers never learn to feel The pulse of code that hits production Lost in endless task reduction SRE takes the reliability load Dev teams write fragile, breaking code InfoSec reviews become a wall While insecure patterns install [Chorus] Shift the weight where leverage lives Take back what ownership gives Platform teams build the runway clear But dev teams pilot, steer, and gear Accountability finds its home Where the power seeds are sown No more task-taking, passing buck Real ownership unstuck [Verse 2] Black box systems breed dependence Dev teams lose their independence When specialists hoard the knowledge tight Others stumble in the night But flip the script, reverse the flow Let expertise teach, not do the show Give the tools, provide the way Let owners own their working day [Chorus] Shift the weight where leverage lives Take back what ownership gives Platform teams build the runway clear But dev teams pilot, steer, and gear Accountability finds its home Where the power seeds are sown No more task-taking, passing buck Real ownership unstuck [Bridge] You cannot delegate what you haven't enabled first Build the platform, share the knowledge, quench the learning thirst Self-service earned through investment made Foundation solid, groundwork laid [Verse 3] Development owns their service health SRE provides the knowledge wealth Security standards set the frame But dev teams play their coding game Deployments flow through their own hands Platform supports what code demands Expertise guides but doesn't take Real accountability awake [Chorus] Shift the weight where leverage lives Take back what ownership gives Platform teams build the runway clear But dev teams pilot, steer, and gear Accountability finds its home Where the power seeds are sown No more task-taking, passing buck Real ownership unstuck [Outro] Where the leverage lives, let ownership thrive Keep accountability alive
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