Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Boot prints in the black sand Ash on my tongue Sun a busted halo Hanging Barely hung Hat brim low Lungs heavy Each breath a rusted chain Coyote on the ridgeline Howling through my name [Chorus] Floating into the aether Dust in my teeth Still I ride Bruised but I’m burning brighter Dead stars clearing from my sky Floating into the aether One cracked heart held high If this is where the road ends I’ll meet the end with open eyes [Verse 2] Cards cut on a cracked plank Lost more than my share Shot glass like a church bell Calling me to dare Bootheel sparks on gravel Slow steps But I don’t turn Storm front on the mesa But I’ve walked through worse to learn [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Hands scarred Still steady On this rattling Faithful steer I’ve bled out all my anger Left the poison in the years [guitar swells] If the sky wants to take me Let it take what’s left of pain I’ll be drifting like a smoke ring Drawing halos ’round my name [Chorus] [Outro] [guitar solo] Horse and shadow stretching Over copper Over stone Somber wind behind me Hope ahead Unknown Fade into that pale blue Hat raised to the burn I was never made for staying I was always meant to turn
Tags
rock, Thick, slow stoner/sludge groove with downtuned fuzz guitars and roomy drums; male vocals sit low and weary in the verses, then open into ragged gang shouts on the chorus. Western flavor from twangy lead lines, dusty tremolo, and a reverb-soaked slide guitar that cries between phrases. Dynamics rise from a trudging, somber march into a towering, hopeful final chorus with layered harmonies and a long, bending guitar outro that feels like riding off toward a burning orange horizon., sludge metal, stoner rock, somber, tone
Duration
5:14
Instrumental
No
Created
12/26/2025