I Am the Highway is a song by Audioslave, released on September 16, 2003 as the fourth single from their eponymous 2002 debut studio album Audioslave. It reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004, number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The title of the song was used in the 2019 memorial concert for Chris Cornell.
I Am the Highway Lyrics
Pearls and swine bereft of me
Long and weary my road has been
I was lost in the cities
Alone in the hills
No sorrow or pity for leaving, I feel, yeah
I am not your rolling wheels
I am the highway
I am not your carpet ride
I am the sky
Friends and liars don’t wait for me
‘Cause I’ll get on all by myself
I put millions of miles
Under my heels
And still too close to you, I feel, yeah
I am not your rolling wheels
I am the highway
I am not your carpet ride
I am the sky
I am not your blowing wind
I am the lightning
I am not your autumn moon
I am the night
The night
Yeah, I am not your rolling wheels
I am the highway
I am not your carpet ride
I am the sky
Well, I am not your blowing wind
I am the lightning
I am not your autumn moon
I am the night
The night
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Songwriters: Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford.
Chris Cornell (July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017).