[Verse]
Rust on the wheel, dreams stuck in the spokes,
Dirt-road stories told in whiskey-soaked croaks.
Boots worn thin, soles kissin' the ground,
Past haunts me nightly, chains that still pound.
Horizon bleeds red, the sun’s got a scar,
Chasin' down ghosts in a beat-up car.
[Chorus]
Rusty things, they cut, they sting,
Memory’s a blade, it’ll make you sing.
Hold tight to the broken wings,
Oh, these rusty things, these rusty things.
[Verse 2]
Cracked mirror, reflection ain’t whole,
Tried patchin’ the pieces with fire and coal.
Dust in my lungs, I’m coughin’ out truth,
Fences need mendin’, been breakin’ since youth.
Grain in the wood, it tells the years,
Lines on my face, carved out by tears.
[Prechorus]
Fingers bleed on guitar strings,
Every note aches, but the freedom rings.
[Chorus]
Rusty things, they cut, they sting,
Memory’s a blade, it’ll make you sing.
Hold tight to the broken wings,
Oh, these rusty things, these rusty things.
[Bridge]
Thunder in the distance, heartbeats sync,
Whiskey pours slow, too tired to think.
Rust ain't just metal, it’s stories in skin,
Where the scars end, the songs begin.