I'll Say Your Name
folk rock, indie rock road anthem, 92 BPM, female lead vocals, piano arpeggios, violin counterlines, steel-string strumming, brushed snare, tom fills, bass guitar pulse, glockenspiel accents, room mic ambience, tape saturation, plate reverb, wide stereo chorus, lifted chorus, bittersweet reverence, marching cadence
Happy Love·3:58
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I'll Say Your Name
folk rock, indie rock road anthem, 92 BPM, female lead vocals, piano arpeggios, violin counterlines, steel-string strumming, brushed snare, tom fills, bass guitar pulse, glockenspiel accents, room mic ambience, tape saturation, plate reverb, wide stereo chorus, lifted chorus, bittersweet reverence, marching cadence
Creator: Happy LoveRelease Date: May 23, 2026
Lyrics
The song is made for Memorial Day event:
https://discord.com/events/1445027297215381607/1490488709290655784
May their souls find salvation, wholeness and liberation
[Verse 1]
Daddy's at the grill, the smoke comes slow
Mama's humming hymns she used to know
Cousins running barefoot through the yard
And I'm setting out your table card
[Pre-Chorus]
The flag out front is lifting in the heat
Like it knows you're coming up the street
[Chorus]
So I'll set your plate beside my own
Pass your story to the kids you don't know
Stand at attention when the anthem plays
Mean every word, I'll say your name
'Cause pride ain't a slogan, pride ain't a song
Pride's the colors that I carry along
[Verse 2]
There's a photograph above the den
You at nineteen, smiling, sharp and thin
Granddaddy left his cap on the chair
Three generations, all of us there
[Pre-Chorus]
The smoke climbs up against the sky so blue
Carrying everything I owe to you
[Chorus]
So I'll set your plate beside my own
Pass your story to the kids you don't know
Stand at attention when the anthem plays
Mean every word, I'll say your name
'Cause pride ain't a slogan, pride ain't a song
Pride's the colors that I carry along
[Bridge]
They handed me the folded cloth
Thirteen folds, a bugle soft
I held my ground, I held it through
The way that I was raised to do
And when my own kids ask your name
I'll say it slow, I'll say it plain
[Outro]
Daddy at the grill
Mama at the screen
Your plate right there
Like it's always been
I'll say your name
I'll say your name
https://discord.com/events/1445027297215381607/1490488709290655784
May their souls find salvation, wholeness and liberation
[Verse 1]
Daddy's at the grill, the smoke comes slow
Mama's humming hymns she used to know
Cousins running barefoot through the yard
And I'm setting out your table card
[Pre-Chorus]
The flag out front is lifting in the heat
Like it knows you're coming up the street
[Chorus]
So I'll set your plate beside my own
Pass your story to the kids you don't know
Stand at attention when the anthem plays
Mean every word, I'll say your name
'Cause pride ain't a slogan, pride ain't a song
Pride's the colors that I carry along
[Verse 2]
There's a photograph above the den
You at nineteen, smiling, sharp and thin
Granddaddy left his cap on the chair
Three generations, all of us there
[Pre-Chorus]
The smoke climbs up against the sky so blue
Carrying everything I owe to you
[Chorus]
So I'll set your plate beside my own
Pass your story to the kids you don't know
Stand at attention when the anthem plays
Mean every word, I'll say your name
'Cause pride ain't a slogan, pride ain't a song
Pride's the colors that I carry along
[Bridge]
They handed me the folded cloth
Thirteen folds, a bugle soft
I held my ground, I held it through
The way that I was raised to do
And when my own kids ask your name
I'll say it slow, I'll say it plain
[Outro]
Daddy at the grill
Mama at the screen
Your plate right there
Like it's always been
I'll say your name
I'll say your name