

Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Came home to a town gone quiet War still ringing in his head Dog tags in a kitchen drawer Sleeping with his boots beside the bed [Verse 1] Found a flyer at the truck stop diner Chrome wings on a leather vest "They'll understand the ghosts you carry" Old man said "these roads know restless" Skulls and patches Engines praying Open throttle Open sky New last name stitched on his shoulders Brothers riding two by five [Chorus] This steel and thunder This broken choir We were baptized in gasoline and wire Thought these roads could ride me clean Of all I saw and all I've seen But the past keeps loading every round Till another soldier hits the ground [Verse 2] Desert bar out on the county border Card games Smoke And leaning chairs Heard a whisper ‘bout a deal gone sideways Powder packed in teddy bears He said "We just wanted open highways Not the poison Not the lies" But money made the smiles get sharper Red dots dancing in his eyes [Pre-Chorus] Sirens somewhere Miles behind us But trouble always drives too fast His brothers circled up around him Swore their bond was built to last [Chorus] This steel and thunder This broken choir We were baptized in gasoline and wire Thought these roads could ride me clean Of all I saw and all I've seen But the past keeps loading every round Till another soldier hits the ground [Bridge] [Strings rise Drums drop to toms] Parking lot behind that country market Headlights off Hearts beating loud Black sedans like shadows creeping Foreign voices in the crowd He yelled "Walk away We don't want it" Hands up Palms to heaven’s sky First flash Then the world went sideways Brotherhood began to cry [Guitar Solo] [Breakdown] He’s lying there on broken concrete Oil and blood beneath his cheek Chrome reflections Halos bending As the choir begins to speak [Choir Enters] (Ohh) "Guide him home now (Ohh) Lay his burden down" [Chorus] This steel and thunder This broken choir We were baptized in gasoline and wire Thought these roads could ride us clean From all the dirt and in-between But the past keeps loading every round Till another soldier hits the ground [Outro] [Orchestra swells Gospel choir full] (Ohh) Brothers kneeling in their leathers (Yeah) Hands on his shaking chest (Ohh) Someone humming old camp hymns As he finally finds his rest Last breath hanging in the night air Soft as tires on distant tar Chrome and hymns fade into silence As they ride on chasing stars
Tags
rock, Big cinematic rock ballad: clean arpeggiated guitar into wide distorted chorus, male vocals. Strings and French horns swell under the second verse; gospel choir lifts the refrains. Middle guitar solo over modulating chords, then full-band finale with soaring orchestral countermelodies and stacked choir ad-libs., world, ballad, emotional, gospel
5:49
No
2/3/2026