Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Maps in the ashtray Sunrise on your knees You trace the dotted highways On my faded sleeve Coffee shaking in a paper cup Your feet on the dash Socks torn up You say “Let the old life fade” I watch it shrink in the rearview haze [Chorus] Rust on the van Gold in our hands We don’t know where this road will land But your laugh turns miles into sparks again Every cracked white line Is a vow we write If the engine holds on Then so will we Rust on the van Gold in our hands You and me [Verse 2] Rest-stop rings and parking-lot vows Burger grease Cheap plastic crowns You dance in the hum of the soda machines Singing off-key Wrecking my grief Thunderstorms chase us state to state Wipers squeak out our escape We miss the exit Find a quiet town Name a star Then burn it down (hey!) [Chorus] Rust on the van Gold in our hands We don’t know where this road will land But your laugh turns miles into sparks again Every cracked white line Is a vow we write If the engine holds on Then so will we Rust on the van Gold in our hands You and me [Bridge] [Drums drop to half-time Guitars smear into noisy swells] If the axles break We’ll sleep beside the shoulder If the money fades We’ll draw our names on posters If the sky falls in We’ll wear it like a jacket Every wrong turn Just another way to have it (oh) [Chorus] Rust on the van Gold in our hands We don’t know where this road will land But your kiss turns fear into fuel again Every cracked white line Is a vow we write If the engine holds on Then so will we Rust on the van Gold in our hands Rust on the van Gold in our hands You and me
Tags
rock, Indie-leaning new wave rock that swells into torchy power metal choruses; jangly guitars and chorus-soaked leads over a tight, driving rhythm section. Verses stay cool and understated, then explode into double-time toms, stacked male/female gang vocals, and razor-bright guitars in the hook. Experimental middle-eight with detuned synths, feedback swells, and a half-time stomp before a final sky-wide chorus., experimental, metal, indie rock, new wave, country, power metal
Duration
3:41
Instrumental
No
Created
4/1/2026