Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] ’61 We lit the fire Brand new team in frozen air Purple pride A Norseman banner Every yard a little prayer First snap Rookie named Tarkenton Running wild Drawing lines in the snow Purple People Eaters coming “You meet the runner ” let him know [Chorus] I wear the purple pain Cold hands Warm heart In the rain Metrodome roar New school Same name We get so close Then start again From Bud to Grant to new domains Yeah This is how we live our days Heartbreak Hope That purple strain I wear I wear the purple pain [Verse 2] Four big Sundays Came up empty Steel and silver Slipped away But the defense carved a legend Tough as January gray Moss and Carter Sky’s the limit ’98 felt like a dream Kick goes wide The whole state silent Learning what forever means [Chorus] I wear the purple pain Cold hands Warm heart In the rain Metrodome roar New school Same name We get so close Then start again From Favre’s throw across the grain To Blair’s miss that froze our veins Still every fall we board that train I wear I wear the purple pain [Bridge] New house Glass roof Same story (same story) Skol chant shaking every seat (hey!) We’ve seen Hail Marys Miracle sideline Feet inbounds by half a beat From Tarkenton’s scramble To Justin dancing down the seam We’re chasing one bright Sunday For every broken dream [Chorus] I wear the purple pain Cold hands Warm heart In the rain From old brown grass to indoor flame We get so close Then start again But one day joy will drown the strain Wide left washed out by champagne Till then Through loss and late-domain I wear I wear the purple pain
Tags
Anthemic pop-rock with stadium toms, bright electric guitars, and male vocals. Verses move in a storytelling stride, then swell into a shout-along hook with layered gang vocals and octave guitars. Bridge strips to kick, claps, and spoken-sung lines before a final, higher-key chorus. Big, roomy snare and crowd sounds in the mix to feel like a home-game chant.
Duration
3:14
Instrumental
No
Created
3/26/2026