

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Billboards burning on the overpass Neon prophets selling plastic faith Gold-plated chains on a paper class Laugh while they drag us to the grave Glass-eyed preachers on the TV glow Saying “Close your eyes It’ll be just fine” But the kids out back light the world in smoke Spray-paint the truth on a corporate sign [Chorus] We’re on a downbound highway Riding straight to hell Every promise that they made us Sold and torn and shelled Hear the engine screaming As the levee cracks and melts Downbound highway We built this road to hell [Verse 2] Black-suit kings with their poison pens Shuffle our lives like a deck of cards Smiling while they sell off the oxygen Trade our tomorrows for bonus charts Rust on the gears of the factory town Empty eyes in the checkout line Scrolling through flames as it all falls down Hearts going dead in real time [Chorus] We’re on a downbound highway Riding straight to hell Every promise that they made us Sold and torn and shelled Hear the engine screaming As the levee cracks and melts Downbound highway We built this road to hell [Bridge] Can you feel the floor give way? (hey!) Under steel and glass and pride Every lie we chose to stay Is the match we struck inside [Chorus] We’re on a downbound highway Riding straight to hell All the stories that they fed us Now they rot and swell Hear the children chanting As the final curtain fell Downbound highway We built this road to hell Downbound highway We’re riding straight to hell
Tags
metal, Blazing 80s metal gallop with twin-lead guitars, chugging palm-mutes, and soaring male vocals; verses ride a driving mid-tempo beat with tight, punchy drums and snarling rhythm tone, while the chorus explodes into big, anthemic power chords and stacked gang shouts. Add a searing, harmonized lead break after the second chorus and let the final refrain ride out on sustained vocals and feedback.
4:21
No
1/21/2026