Bright Parade

[Intro]

[Verse]
Sunlight is cutting through the heavy shades
I feel a brand new kick inside my veins
The silver bells are ringing on the boulevard
I am throwing out the wreckage of a broken heart
Everything is moving at a frantic pace
I see a thousand smiles on every face
The pavement is humming like a choir today
And all the heavy clouds have finally rolled away

[Verse]
I am stepping out in my finest shoes
Got no more patience for the Sunday blues
The wind is singing secrets through the maple trees
I am catching every moment with a sudden ease
There is a fire burning in the center of the park
A golden spark that flickers in the fading dark
I used to walk with shadows clinging to my heels
But you can’t imagine how this glory feels

[Chorus]
Oh the world is spinning in a bright parade
Every single debt has been completely paid
We are climbing up the ladder to the highest peak
Finding all the answers that we used to seek
It is a carnival of color in the open air
A lucky strike that hits you when you are unaware
The bell is tolling for a brand new day
And we are dancing while the fiddles play

[Bridge]
The iron gates are swinging open wide
There is nowhere left for a soul to hide
No more dusty roads or the desert heat
Just the steady drumming of the city beat
Every corner holds a mystery to solve
Watch the heavy gears of the earth revolve
We are rising up like a morning tide
With nothing but the heavens on our side

[Verse]
The baker is waving from the corner store
I have never seen the ocean look so blue before
The children are chasing after paper kites
While the moon is waiting for the summer nights
I am shedding every burden that I used to hold
Trading in the copper for the solid gold
My pockets are empty but my spirit is full
Feeling the magnetic and the magic pull

[Chorus]
Oh the world is spinning in a bright parade
Every single debt has been completely paid
We are climbing up the ladder to the highest peak
Finding all the answers that we used to seek
It is a carnival of color in the open air
A lucky strike that hits you when you are unaware
The bell is tolling for a brand new day
And we are dancing while the fiddles play

[Chorus]
Oh the world is spinning in a bright parade
Every single debt has been completely paid
We are climbing up the ladder to the highest peak
Finding all the answers that we used to seek
It is a carnival of color in the open air
A lucky strike that hits you when you are unaware
The bell is tolling for a brand new day
And we are dancing while the fiddles play

[Outro]