The title track and first single of Devin’s 2024 album PowerNerd. With this record, Devin attempted to make a simpler, no-frills-attached “hard rock” record, inspired by the riff-heavy likes of bands like Judas Priest and Motorhead. He describes the meaning of the word “powernerd” as:
-A person of...
[Intro: Jamey Jasta]
PowerNerd
[Verse 1: Devin Townsend]
Facing the end
Chasing the wind
Open your mind
Change in your breath
Facing your death
Open your mind
[Verse 2: Devin Townsend]
Should we build a new way deliberately?
Leave this behind?
Hair of the dog
All of this gone, all of the time
[Pre-Chorus: Devin Townsend]
No giving up, no giving in
Don't give it up when you know you can take it
[Chorus: Devin Townsend, Jamey Jasta]
All those things we say to ourselves
Time to rise, put that shit on the shelf
All those years spent down in a hole
Time for life and rock and roll
All these things we say are what we do
Let's go!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3: Devin Townsend]
As we arrive
Lucid of mind
We will arrive
Our wings are broken through...
(Tears are gratitude)
[Pre-Chorus: Devin Townsend, Jamey Jasta]
No giving up, no giving in
Don't give it up when you know you can take it
No giving up, no giving in
PowerNerd
[Chorus: Devin Townsend]
All those things we say to ourselves
Time to rise, put that shit on the shelf
All those years spent down in a hole
Time for life and rock and roll
All those dark years alone...
[Refrain: Devin Townsend]
I love petting the cat
Petting the cat
Petting the cat
My cute and furry hell fury
Petting the cat
Whoah yeah!
Petting the cat
Petting the cat
Petting the, petting the, petting the cat
[Chorus: Devin Townsend]
All those things we say to ourselves
Time to rise, put that shit on the shelf
All those years spent down in a hole
Time for life and rock and roll
All those dark years alone...
[Outro: Devin Townsend]
Time for light
PowerNerd was written by Devin Townsend.
PowerNerd was produced by Devin Townsend.
Devin Townsend released PowerNerd on Fri Aug 23 2024.