The Wings Won't Grow

The Wings Won't Grow is the last studio album released by Jay Cole on February 22nd, 2025. The album wasn't complete before he passed away, his label released the 10 track album for only 4.99 on iTunes, stating that Jay wouldn't have wanted it to be any more.

The album was a work of secret and was planned to be released on March 13th, 2024, it was fully complete. The album art contains no title or name.

The title was the name he had come up with for the album, referencing to a song from the album "Palm Trees Or Lost Souls", stating "wings don't grow on palm trees or lost souls", labelling him as a lost soul, which could've been a cry for help that went unnoticed.



Tracklist
Palm Trees Or Lost Souls - Jay Cole

The Island - Cole, Camila Cabello, Luke Hemmings

Six String Soldier - Cole, Cabello

Toronto - Cole, Ed Sheeran

Marching Band - Cole

Hello Mr. Sun - Cole, Cabello, Taylor Swift

My Heart Will Wait - Cole, Cabello

Holes Inside - Cole

Carousel - Cole

'Til My Heart Stops Beating - Cole, Cabello

Track Breakdown // Meaning
Most of the album seems to be very happy and upbeat, all songs written himself or co-written with his friends, normally, on all of Cole's other albums, the final song is happy, however ''Til My Heart Stops Beating' along with the previous two songs were not. Cole's management wasn't given much insight on why he wanted the album this way. Though, the final track could reveal something incredibly important in his death. 'Til My Heart Stops Beating' had songwriting credits to his girlfriend, Camila Cabello and himself, though Cabello states that she had never even heard the song, nor written any of it. There is much speculation that he dedicated the song to her, saying that he will always be with her after he dies, thus until his heart stops beating. Lyrics in the song say "i've got no excuse to keep the starlet secret a secret". Nobody knows what Cole is reffering to within this song. Another lyrics says "I'm going to regret this forever and ever... nah" which people believe is his way of apologizing for killing himself. Of course this song is not enough to prove his death reasoning.