Valve Turn

Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, 106 BPM arena rock, vault kick, plate snare, scorched guitars, molasses bass, brawny belted vocal, shouted chorus, ‑indie, ‑soft, ‑gentle, ‑sleepy, ‑lullaby, ‑whisper, ‑industrial, ‑trap hi-hat rolls, ‑drill, ‑choir, ‑gang shouts, ‑crowd chants, ‑Soft Fire, ‑lo-fi, ‑brass, ‑ballad, ‑piano, ‑organ, ‑keyboards, ‑metal, ‑slide guitar, ‑808, ‑cowbell, ‑punk, ‑country, ‑twang, ‑opera, ‑gospel, ‑funk, ‑ska, ‑horror, ‑Halloween, ‑generic rap voice, ‑crooning, ‑crooner, ‑breathy, ‑talk-sing, ‑hushed, ‑legato, ‑silky, ‑smooth, ‑half-spoken, ‑close-mic, ‑spoken, ‑spoken word, ‑mumble, ‑mumble rap, ‑whispered, ‑laid-back, ‑low-energy, ‑thin vocal, ‑auto-tune, ‑dubstep, ‑EDM drop, ‑R&B, ‑emo, ‑reggaeton, ‑dancehall, ‑strings, ‑warm mid-range male vocal, ‑female vocals, ‑generic pop vocal

[Pre-Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, building, louder every line]
Just in case, I had muttered at dawn
Now just in case is the thing we stand on

[Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, shouted, full chest]
Shut it down, then we open it wide
Birthday in the street with the jugs as our pride
Neighbors bring cups and the cake does not hide
Shut it down, we still celebrate right

[Verse 2: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, main-valve grunt, the valve wheel groans under a single guitar note, then the band floods back when the water returns]
Grunt of the wheel like a ship in a storm
Grunt as the seal finds its proper form
Band floods in when the hydrant lets loose
Kids run through spray in a rainbow of hope
Daughter blows candles on a card-table throne
Jugs in a circle like a throne of their own
Somebody brought ice from a cooler of luck
Somebody brought cups and we all said tough

[Bridge: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, soft then huge]
I almost drove home with my head in my hands
Ashamed of the valve and the poorly drawn plans
Then I saw the street and the smiles and the mess
Mistake turned a living room into the best

[Verse 3: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, brawny and warm]
Now every birthday we drag out a hose
Just for the photo and the story it shows
Main is repaired and the map has red ink
Wrong valve circled so I stop and I think
If you cut the water keep a jug on the porch
Keep a little caution for the day it will scorch
Shut it down careful and open it kind
Street will keep the day you were blind

[Outro: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, warm and loud, the valve grunt rings out and fades]
Shut it down
Open it
Wide

[End]

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[Verse 1: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, brawny belt, hands on the wheel] City truck parked on a quiet east street Main under asphalt with a leak at its feet Radio says isolate and fix it by two Daughter turns seven and the party is due I map the valves on a grease-spotted sheet Turn the wrong one in the heat of the beat Whole block goes dry with a cough in the pipe Including my house and the cake and the hype Phone starts buzzing with a dozen loud texts Where is the water and what happens next I freeze for a second then I laugh at the mess Morning me filled every jug for the guests [Pre-Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, building, louder every line] Just in case, I had muttered at dawn Now just in case is the thing we stand on [Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, shouted, full chest] Shut it down, then we open it wide Birthday in the street with the jugs as our pride Neighbors bring cups and the cake does not hide Shut it down, we still celebrate right [Verse 2: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, main-valve grunt, the valve wheel groans under a single guitar note, then the band floods back when the water returns] Grunt of the wheel like a ship in a storm Grunt as the seal finds its proper form Band floods in when the hydrant lets loose Kids run through spray in a rainbow of hope Daughter blows candles on a card-table throne Jugs in a circle like a throne of their own Somebody brought ice from a cooler of luck Somebody brought cups and we all said tough [Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, shouted, full chest] Shut it down, then we open it wide Birthday in the street with the jugs as our pride Neighbors bring cups and the cake does not hide Shut it down, we still celebrate right [Bridge: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, soft then huge] I almost drove home with my head in my hands Ashamed of the valve and the poorly drawn plans Then I saw the street and the smiles and the mess Mistake turned a living room into the best [Verse 3: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, brawny and warm] Now every birthday we drag out a hose Just for the photo and the story it shows Main is repaired and the map has red ink Wrong valve circled so I stop and I think If you cut the water keep a jug on the porch Keep a little caution for the day it will scorch Shut it down careful and open it kind Street will keep the day you were blind [Chorus: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, shouted, full chest] Shut it down, then we open it wide Birthday in the street with the jugs as our pride Neighbors bring cups and the cake does not hide Shut it down, we still celebrate right [Outro: Brawny Cleveland male rock lead, warm and loud, the valve grunt rings out and fades] Shut it down Open it Wide [End]

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