[Verse 1] Got a blank page Got a tough day Everything tangled In the same old way So I lay it out Like a blueprint spread Ask a simple question In my crowded head [Pre-Chorus] What do I really hold What can I bend or break What line is drawn in stone What line can I remake [Chorus] First Resources What do you have in your hands right now Every little tool Every skill Every friend That can help you out somehow Then the variables What can you add What can you take away Change the size Change the shape Change the timing Shift the pieces till they play Then the parameters What are the hard lines that stay in place Name the walls Name the rules Name the limits So you don’t chase a losing race [Verse 2] Staring at numbers Or a fight with a friend Every kind of puzzle Has the same three friends List what’s on the table Time Money Heart Then tweak all the sliders See what falls apart [Pre-Chorus] Some things can grow and shrink Some things will always stay Once you see the frame You can paint the way [Chorus] First Resources What do you have in your hands right now Every little tool Every skill Every friend That can help you out somehow Then the variables What can you add What can you take away Change the size Change the shape Change the timing Shift the pieces till they play Then the parameters What are the hard lines that stay in place Name the walls Name the rules Name the limits So you don’t chase a losing race [Bridge] When you feel stuck in the middle (hey!) Like the answer’s out of reach Break it down into these three words Let them lead Let them teach [Chorus] First Resources What do you have in your hands right now Every little tool Every skill Every friend That can help you out somehow Then the variables What can you add What can you take away Change the path Change the plan Change the angle Till the pieces finally say These are the parameters These are the hard lines I can’t erase But inside that frame I can still move free I can still find the winning place
