Generator Love
v4
@Aric H
Generator Love
v4
@Aric H
Songteksten
[Verse 1]
They roll in at dusk
With cracked screens and hope
Dead iPhones, busted Samsungs
And a baby that won't go home
I set that old machine
By the tailgate mud
If I get it humming clean
I'll bring 'em back to life with love
[Pre-Chorus]
One by one
I line 'em up
Extension cords
And a prayer in a cup
You can hear that motor moan
Like a wounded train
And I just keep my hands steady
While the whole town waits
[Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
[Verse 2]
Maggie's calling Memphis
Tears on her cheek
Daddy's in the hospital
And she needs that voice this week
Old Ray's got a flashlight
One bar and a grin
Says, "Son, if you can charge that up
You can patch this whole world again"
[Pre-Chorus]
One by one
I line 'em up
Extension cords
And a prayer in a cup
You can hear that motor moan
Like a wounded train
And I just keep my hands steady
While the whole town waits
[Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
[Bridge]
When the wind cuts hard
And the county goes black
We don't fold our hands
We just work our way back
There's a light in the dark
That a good man can save
In a puddle of gas
And a wire wrapped tight, we'll make
[Final Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
Generator love
Let it sing through the night
Generator love
Till everybody's charged and right
They roll in at dusk
With cracked screens and hope
Dead iPhones, busted Samsungs
And a baby that won't go home
I set that old machine
By the tailgate mud
If I get it humming clean
I'll bring 'em back to life with love
[Pre-Chorus]
One by one
I line 'em up
Extension cords
And a prayer in a cup
You can hear that motor moan
Like a wounded train
And I just keep my hands steady
While the whole town waits
[Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
[Verse 2]
Maggie's calling Memphis
Tears on her cheek
Daddy's in the hospital
And she needs that voice this week
Old Ray's got a flashlight
One bar and a grin
Says, "Son, if you can charge that up
You can patch this whole world again"
[Pre-Chorus]
One by one
I line 'em up
Extension cords
And a prayer in a cup
You can hear that motor moan
Like a wounded train
And I just keep my hands steady
While the whole town waits
[Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
[Bridge]
When the wind cuts hard
And the county goes black
We don't fold our hands
We just work our way back
There's a light in the dark
That a good man can save
In a puddle of gas
And a wire wrapped tight, we'll make
[Final Chorus]
Generator love
Keep it rolling, keep it on
Generator love
Till the dead ones all come on
I got power in a storm
And a little bit of pride
Generator love
I'm bringing every phone back to life
Generator love
Let it sing through the night
Generator love
Till everybody's charged and right
Stijl van muziek
Country power ballad with driving acoustic strums, stomp-clap pulse, and a steady backbeat; verse rides sparse guitar and low bass, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and a handclap lift, chorus hits bigger with gang vocals on the hook phrase and pedal steel crying above. Lead vocal is gritty and close-mic in verses, doubled on the chorus with short delay throws, plus a few shouted ad-libs. Add a chainsaw buzz swell into the first chorus, a fuse-like click transition before the bridge, and a final lift with full-band singalong. Bright, punchy, emotional mix with a wide country-radio sheen., country, emotional, exciting
