Route 666
3 minute song, 70s, southern metal ballad, robust southern male vocalsLyrics
[INTRO]
Route 666 is a long begotten, cursed hidden scorched sun highway.
The highway of the undead.
Forever inhabited by the sinister violent souls of a chaingang murdered and buried there back in 1968.
[VERSE 1]
The violent chaingang of highway robbers were killed
By the sadistic sheriff's warden, their fate was sealed.
They were shot down in holes they were made to dig,
Buried and paved over, their sins forever big.
[CHORUS]
No longer human but now evil asphalt apparitions.
Their road tools now their murder weapons.
Shovels, pickaxes, the mighty sledge,
And their main event, a jackhammer pledge.
[VERSE 2]
They would become part of Route 666,
In the Arizona territory, the cauldron of tricks.
Whenever a poor soul messes up and swerves,
They'll be met by the chaingang, their legacy serves.
[CHORUS]
No longer human but now evil asphalt apparitions.
Their road tools now their murder weapons.
Pickaxes, shovels, a sledge, iron chains,
And the ol’ jackhammer, where terror reigns.
[BRIDGE]
In the beaming hot sunlight, you hear their chains rattle,
Echoes of chaos in this ghostly battle.
No salvation on this cursed lane,
Only shadows and whispers, a never-ending pain.
[VERSE 3]
With each mile traveled, the fear intensifies,
The restless banished rise, from the earth they despise.
A dance of destruction, a hellish parade,
On Route 666, the price you have paid.
[CHORUS]
No longer human but now evil asphalt apparitions.
Their road tools now their murder weapons.
Shovels, pickaxes, the mighty sledge,
And their main event, a jackhammer pledge.
[OUTRO]
So if you find yourself on that forsaken road,
Remember the spirits, bear witness to their load.
For the whispering winds carry a warning true,
Stay clear of Route 666, or they’ll come for you.