Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mash drives his GTD down that dusty road,
Rusty wings on the trunk, they barely hold.
He waxes it every Friday, like a prayer he won’t say,
But the truth in his chest feels farther every day.

[Prechorus]
He sees them laughing, feels that sting,
He wonders why he can’t grow wings.

[Chorus]
Rusty wings and hidden things,
Dreams he’s scared to let take wing.
He’s jealous of the freedom in other eyes,
But his dad’s words echo, sharp and unkind.
Rusty wings and a heavy heart,
Always hiding, falling apart.

[Verse 2]
The fairway stretches green like a better life,
But Mash feels stuck in the shadow of strife.
He watches the others, their laughter so free,
And wonders if there’s a place for a man like he.

[Prechorus]
He hears the whispers, fights the shame,
Caught between love and his father’s name.

[Chorus]
Rusty wings and hidden things,
Dreams he’s scared to let take wing.
He’s jealous of the freedom in other eyes,
But his dad’s words echo, sharp and unkind.
Rusty wings and a heavy heart,
Always hiding, falling apart.