Route 666
70s 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 sinister souls,
A Chaingang murdered and buried here,
Back in 1968.
[VERSE 1]
The violent chaingang, highway robbers,
Killed by the sadistic sheriff's warden,
Shot down in holes they were made to dig,
Buried and paved over, blacktop layed thick.
[CHORUS]
No longer human, now evil asphalt apparitions,
Their road tools now their murder weapons,
Shovels, pickaxes, the mighty sledge,
And in the main event, a jackhammer's dread.
[VERSE 2]
They became part of Route 666,
In the Arizona territory, forever cursed,
Whenever a poor soul messes up,
They’ll meet the chaingang, their terror unrehearsed.
[CHORUS]
No longer human, now evil asphalt apparitions,
Their road tools now their murder weapons,
Shovels, pickaxes, the mighty sledge,
And in the main event, a jackhammer's dread.
[BRIDGE]
These souls, lost, seeking redemption,
With every swing, they claim their vengeance,
Echoes of the past, haunting the road,
Crossing their path, be a heavy load.
[CHORUS]
No longer human, now evil asphalt apparitions,
Their road tools now their murder weapons,
Shovels, pickaxes, the mighty sledge,
And in the main event, a jackhammer's dread.
[OUTRO]
So heed the warnings, travelers beware,
Of Route 666 and the chaos that’s there,
The chaingang waits, tools clenched tight,
In the shadows of the road, lost souls take flight.