Lyrics
A Hertz logo on the window of a silver Kia Soul
Parked in the number seven spot at Earl's, where the asphalt's full of holes.
He kills the headlights on his Ram, feels the engine's dying shake
And watches you get out, for goodness gracious sake.
[Chorus]
That's the sound of a cold start
A different kind of quiet
A stripped gear in a tired heart
Before you even try it
[Verse 2]
He can still feel the heat from that manifold back in '09
The air thick with piñon smoke, the October sun a hard, straight line.
You looked up from the engine block and said, "We're a two-man clutch, you and I."
Now there's twenty yards of faded paint beneath this empty sky.
[Bridge]
His hand is on the door latch, a twitch in his thumb
The air gets thick enough to make the radio hum.
A little pressure on the pedal, a little fire to the coil
A decade of silence starts to unspool.
[Chorus]
But that's the sound of a cold start
A different kind of quiet
A stripped gear in a tired heart
And no strength left to fight it
[Outro]
The neon 'Eats' sign buzzes on, then it buzzes off again.
Some things just don't turn over, not now and not then.
About Waylon Jensen
Waylon Jensen learned to write songs while working as a diesel mechanic in Gallup, New Mexico. He was raised by a single mother who worked the diner shift at the El Rancho Hotel, and her tired resilience is etched into every line he sings. His raw, electric country songs, played on a worn Fender Telecaster, are stories for the forgotten towns and the people who stay. This is the sound of the high…
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Who is Waylon Jensen?
Waylon Jensen is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces Country music.
What genre is Cold Start?
Cold Start is Country.
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