[Intro] [Instrumental: Heavy distorted bassline and distant church bells echoing in the fog] [Verse 1] Midnight falls upon the frozen highway Headlights bleed against the endless pines Shadows stretch across the asphalt graveyard Tracing out the pagan design Every mile a confession left behind [Pre-Chorus] The engine hums a low cathedral drone We drive into the dark we call our own [Chorus] We ride the dark road where the dead souls call Running from the angels as the ashes fall Through the velvet midnight and the iron rain We carry the curse and we swallow the pain Down on the dark road again [Verse 2] Leather jackets cold against the weather Whispers echo from the passenger seat Ghosts of lovers we could never tether Dancing in the phantom heartbeat Where the asphalt and the nightmares meet [Pre-Chorus] The dashboard glows a sickly amber light We are the phantom children of the night [Chorus] We ride the dark road where the dead souls call Running from the angels as the ashes fall Through the velvet midnight and the iron rain We carry the curse and we swallow the pain Down on the dark road again [Bridge] No salvation waiting at the county line Just the bitter taste of sacramental wine Step on the gas and let the speakers bleed We are the victims of our own dark creed Burn the map and let the shadows feed [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] We ride the dark road where the dead souls call Running from the angels as the ashes fall Through the velvet midnight and the iron rain We carry the curse and we swallow the pain Down on the dark road again [Outro] The amber fades to black No turning back Just the hum of the tires on the stone And the distant bells, calling us home Down on the dark road... [Instrumental: Slow crushing guitar chords fading into the distant, echoing church bells and howling wind]
