Deadman’s Road [Intro: cinematic dark acoustic guitar, desert wind, slow heavy foot stomp] [Verse 1: calm, raspy, dusty vocal] Don’t look in the mirror, don't look at the past, The shadows are running, the tires are fast. A trail of red taillights, a sky made of lead, I’m burning the miles on the road of the dead. The gravel is flying, the asphalt is cold, A story of freedom that’s never been told. [Pre-Chorus: rising tension, electric slide guitar] They try to outrun me, they try to ignite, But I am the rider who owns the dark night. The engine is screaming, the highway is long, And silence is turning right into a song. [Chorus: explosive, powerful, heavy drums] On Deadman’s Road, where the neon lights fade, I’m riding the border of light and of shade. No heaven above us, no hell down below, Just me and the machine and nowhere to go! Yeah, burning the rubber and breaking the chain, The highway will swallow the tears and the pain! [Verse 2: fast muted guitar rhythm] The desert is quiet, the cacti are still, A ghost in the distance on top of the hill. You thought you could catch me, you thought I would stay, But I am the shadow that’s fading away. The moonlight is bleeding, the tires will spin, I lose myself out where the badlands begin. [Pre-Chorus: building power, fast drums] They try to outrun me, they try to ignite, But I am the rider who owns the dark night. [Chorus: explosive, full energy] On Deadman’s Road, where the neon lights fade, I’m riding the border of light and of shade. No heaven above us, no hell down below, Just me and the machine and nowhere to go! Yeah, burning the rubber and breaking the chain, The highway will swallow the tears and the pain! [Bridge: spoken word, whispers, then heavy scream] The road is my church... the engine my god... NOW RUN! [Guitar solo: fast, crying, screaming slide electric guitar] [Final Chorus: cinematic, maximal power] On Deadman’s Road, where the neon lights fade, I’m riding the border of light and of shade. No heaven above us, no hell down below, Just me and the machine and nowhere to go! Yeah, burning the rubber and breaking the chain, The highway will swallow the tears and the pain! [Outro: slow acoustic guitar, wind, engine fades into the distance] Just me and the road... nowhere to go. [Fade out]
