Cover art for American Nightmare by Misfits

American Nightmare

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Sep. 19851 viewer10K views

American Nightmare Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hot Chevy on a Friday night
And the sweat drips down my spine
I put an axe in my baby’s head
I'm gonna end up doin' time

[Chorus]
She looked so good in red
American nightmare running scared

[Verse 2]
I shouldn't oughta done it
I shouldn't oughta cared
I shouldn't ought, hey-hey

[Chorus]
I had to split your head
American nightmare running scared

[Bridge]
I'm heading down the highway
Sign has three inverted nines
Oh, the law won't get me but the devil will
Not without a fight

[Chorus]
This highway never ends, I said
American nightmare running scared
American nightmare running scared
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, heading down the highway
Oh, hell, inverted nines
Oh, the law won't get me but the devil will
Oh, not without a fight

[Chorus]
This highway never fucking ends
American nightmare running scared
American nightmare a-running scared

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Genius Annotation

A psychobilly song about a man driving on the Devil’s highway after splitting his lover’s head with an axe. Glenn Danzig’s slurring vocals are reminiscent of Elvis Presley, who Danzig has cited as one of his greatest influences.

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Who sings on the track?
Genius Answer

Frontman Glenn Danzig. He also plays Guitar and Bass on the track, and adds claps.

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