Hierarchy of Controls

[Verse 1] I came in with the winter plan Boots knocked snow on the trailer floor Pencil marks on a folded draw And a loader idling by the door I said, “We can add one more step” I said it like I’d said it before You looked at me through glove and frost Said, “That’ll slow my hands for more” [Pre-Chorus] I held that page, you held the wrench We both knew what was in the way Another layer, another check Still leaves the same hard thing in play [Chorus] Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today [Verse 2] I stood beside the stubborn machine With winter gloves that stole my grip You traced the line with a tired thumb And watched the old guard slip I said, “The snow makes every hurry worse” You said, “We’ve all felt that bite” We talked about the same hard cut And how to make it right [Pre-Chorus] Not tougher hands, not harder men Not one more patch to carry through If the road stays clear, if the feed goes safe The work can still get done with you [Chorus] Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today [Bridge] So reroute the trucks at the gate Let the safer process come first Draw the permanent guard in steel Where the old sharp edge used to work Call the supervisor in slow Let time outrun the production line If we can build it once for good Then we can leave that worry behind [Verse 3] Back at the trailer, warm hands met Around that drawing on the table You made the change right there in ink And nobody called it trouble Just a better way, a steadier day A job that does what it should If toughness means we carry on Redesign means we all can do good [Chorus] Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today Don’t hand me another layer when you could move the danger away Start at the source, change the course, let everybody make it home today [Outro] Start at the source Change the course Let everybody make it home today