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FORDGED IN MOTION lyrics
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Intro
Steel catches first light on the gravel line Resonator hums where the red dirt meets the pine
Verse 1
Hands cracked like the leather on a dashboard split Calloused palms pressed to cold metal, perfect fit Torque wrench turns at dawn before the coffee's hit Sparks kiss the floor where my grandfather sit Built the frame the same way his father did Measure twice, weld true, never cut a corner, kid Every rivet holds a promise that a man can't quit This iron runs in bloodlines, not a blueprint writ
Pre-chorus
Engine climbs the gradient, something starts to shake Feel the gears catch hold like a prayer that won't break Pedal down through the pass where the echoes wake All this steel and sinew, lord, it's ours to make
Chorus
We were fordged in motion, born to pull the weight Every road's a promise that we're gonna keep straight Hey-oh, hey-oh, built to last, built to stay Fordged in motion, all the way
Verse 2
Mama rode the bench seat, window cracked for air WD-40 and her Sunday perfume tangled in her hair Daddy's hand stayed steady on the wheel through the rain Three hundred thousand miles, never once complained Now I'm hauling timber where the mountains touch the clouds Tow strap tight, axle singing, making my old man proud Bed's scratched from decades of the work we won't stop This machine don't quit 'cause the people in it don't drop
Pre-chorus
Engine climbs the gradient, something starts to pull Feel the gears lock tight like a chest that's full Pedal down through the ridge where the hawks patrol All this grit and grinding, lord, it feeds the soul
Chorus
We were fordged in motion, born to pull the weight Every road's a promise that we're gonna keep straight Hey-oh, hey-oh, built to last, built to stay Fordged in motion, all the way
Bridge
One clean note hums alone in the cab tonight Like a key in the ignition of the truck that raised me right
Chorus
We were FORDGED IN MOTION, born to pull the weight Every road's a promise that we're gonna keep straight Hey-oh, HEY-OH, built to last, built to stay Fordged in motion, all the way Fordged in motion, all the way
Outro
Steel meets sunset, we ride till the wheels give in
Inside the recording
Steel catches first light on the gravel line Resonator hums where the red dirt meets the pine
Engine climbs the gradient, something starts to shake Feel the gears catch hold like a prayer that won't break
Steel meets sunset, we ride till the wheels give in
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