Lately I'm getting better

Wish I could stay sick with you

But there's too many egos left to bruise

Call it sin, you can call it whatever

Eating deep inside of you

Well if it were me, it's all I'd ever do

Steal me now and forever

I'll steal something good for you

The criminal in me is no one new

Till you find something better

When there's nothing left to use

And everything starts going down on you

I'm the generator, firing whenever you quit

Yeah whatever it is, you go out and it's on

Yeah can't you hear my motored heart

You're the one that started it

Send me out on a tether

Swing it round, I'll spin your noose

You let it down, I'll hang around with you

Till you find someone better

When there's no one left to use

And everyone keeps going down

I'm the generator, firing whenever you quit

Yeah whatever it is, you go out and it's on

Yeah can't you hear my motored heart

You're the one that started it

I'm the generator, firing whenever you quit

Yeah whatever it is, you go out and it's on

Yeah can't you hear my motored heart

You're the one that started it

I’m the generator

I’m the generator

I’m the generator

I’m the generator

I’m the generator

I’m the generator

Yeah can’t you hear my motored heart

You’re the one that started it

This song means everything to me right now.

It's one big metaphor: there's a guy comparing himself to being a generator for a loved one. He loves her, but she doesn't necessarily love him back. It's about sacrifices that you make to be with the one person you love, the one person you want to spend the rest of your life with. The girl goes into other relationships, but they don't work out. So the generator fires up again and he's there for her. It doesn't matter to him that she may or may not actually love him. He still loves her and he always will. It also mentions that if she wants to die (Swing it round, I'll spin your noose) he's fine with that and then (Swing it round, I'll spin your noose) if you decide you don't, I'll still be here for you.

What exactly does it mean to be in love? This song. I'll be there for you even if you don't love me. At your highest and lowest points in life I'm yours. I'll do anything just to see you happy. You are my happiness. You are my everything.

Can't you hear my motored heart? You're the one that started it.