Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Got these cracked leather boots Dust from a hundred towns Burned up maps in my pocket Names I can’t write down Border stamps and bar tabs Cheap rings Heavy on my hand Every mile carved a mark Every scar drew a new line in this man [Chorus] I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me (oh it’s gonna go down with me) [Verse 2] She left her earring in Memphis Cold shine on a motel sink Said “You love the leaving Baby More than you’ll ever love a ring” Now my phone’s full of faces I can’t call and I won’t explain I just pour one for the memories And one more for the weight of my name [Chorus] I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me (yeah it’s gonna go down with me) [Bridge] I’ve been the fist I’ve been the bottle I’ve been the saint Stuck on full throttle If there’s a reckoning Waiting up ahead I’ll tune my heart To the echo of the dead (hey—sing it back to me) [Chorus] I’m just gravel roads and thunder Chain smoke in my lungs Prayer on my tongue But it’s torn asunder I keep leaning into lightning Till it sets my shadow free If the dark is getting deeper Then it’s gonna go down with me Gonna go down with me (gonna go, gonna go down with me)
Tags
metal, Chicago blues foundation colliding with doom-metal weight and power-jazz freedom; male vocals, deep and weathered, riding a slow, swinging half-time groove. Baritone guitar and upright bass grind in unison with drop-tuned riffs, tom-heavy drums swell from brushes to pounding mallets; organ swirls and horn stabs lift the chorus. Verses stay hushed and smoky, chorus erupts with sustained chords, wailing lead fills, and stacked gravelly harmonies., soul, doom metal, deep, jazz trio, low, ballad, chicago blues
Duration
4:26
Instrumental
No
Created
2/18/2026