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lyrics

Parade

Who doesn’t love a parade?
One end of town to the other, through the light and the shade,
filled with all of your victories - and every mistake you ever made.
And all your ancestors wearing their Sunday coats,
all the ones that you lost that you loved the most -
stretching out for miles to the rear, like an army of ghosts.

Where were we going?
How could we know then?
Maybe you never want to know…

It starts off in your schooldays -
all of the crushes and attentions you should have paid,
all your little vendettas, before you put away your childish ways.
It marches up to the present day,
bewildered and wondering how much you’re gonna have to pay,
for all the drummers and the banners and security along the way.

Where were we going?
How could we know then?
Maybe you never want to know.

And in between the marching bands,
you and me at the traffic lights, hand in hand,
with all the fast food riders and the Amazon delivery vans.

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from The Book of Absolution (2022), released November 14, 2022
Anthony Toner: Vocals and Guitars, drum loops
Clive Culbertson: Bass

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An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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