Generator Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dropkick34 

Cover art for Generator lyrics by Bad Religion

According to "The Answer" (a list of correspondence with BR and answers to many not-so-frequently asked questions) the Generator is a metaphor for God. Brett: "The vibe that I'm trying to give is like, if you've ever been in a room and the air conditioner's humming. You don't notice it, of course, because it's a constant hum. Then it turns off and you suddenly notice how quiet it is because it went away. That's the generator; it's just behind everything. It's funny, God and spirituality has been the central conflict of my entire life".

Graffin is a neodarwinist atheist, last guy I would go to for anything spiritual.

Its definitely about something bigger than human consciousness

So that's why they stop the song after "It's the generator" and then suddenly play something different. Awesome.