Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Rachael Yamagata
Canonical path: /rachael-yamagata/parade
Related lyric paths: 6
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Parade
Read Parade lyrics by Rachael Yamagata on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Parade
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Don't try to figure me out
Don't try you'll only fail
I'm not a reed in the sand
You're already starting to pale
Everyone's gone for the summer again
Something is building , i don't understand
A hummingbird larks in my hand
But i'm too busy chasing parades
To ever love you the same
Just breathe
He's going away
Pack up your jacket and shoes
Kiss all my friends one more time
Don't take a minute on paintings you see
There's a curtain on the blinds
Peeking is stealing the life you don't share
There's a map of a memory, of us over there
Dangerous questions are near
I'm too busy chasing parades
To love you the same
Just breathe
I'm going away
And I...
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Rachael Yamagata performs "Parade", and this lyric page sits inside the Rachael Yamagata catalog on LyroVerse.
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