Parade
GROUNDBREAKING Lyrics

Hi
Introduction to the song

Welcome to my brain
Invitation to explore the artist's thoughts and emotions

Come make yourself at home
Encouragement to be comfortable in the artist's mind

Some people say I sound like Depeche Mode
Acknowledgment of comparisons drawn to another musical artist

I guess I never really thought that I could be, Someone that allowed them all to label me
Realization that the artist has been labeled and how that has impacted their thought process

Don't know what to write about, In a box come let me out, Trying too hard to be anybody else but me, Can I be anybody else but me
Artist's struggle with writer's block and desire to be authentic

So I woke up today and, I don't celebrate because, Fuck I feel so empty and I cannot contemplate, I hate everything that I am feeling, Wait no everything I am thinking yes, I don't celebrate
Emotionally negative state and inability to find joy in life

So rain on my parade, Come pour it on, Why, Here we go again
Embracing negativity and anticipating further hardship

I don't really have a doubt, I know I will never fucking figure this out
Reflecting on a feeling of hopelessness and uncertainty

Getting sleepy here's a dream, About a person that you try to never think about
Reference to a dream as an escape from real life and the troubling thoughts that come with it

I don't really care, I don't even care, I'm not in denial, I don't want to share
Withdrawn attitude and unwillingness to open up about inner struggles

Because my brain is stuck in overdrive, And I don't know how to override, I try try try try try
Artist's inability to slow down and quiet their mind

So rain on my parade, Come pour it on
Repeating chorus emphasizing acceptance of negativity

I'm not in denial, I'm not in denial, I'm not in denial, I'm not in denial, I'm not in denial, I'm not in denial
Repeating lyrics emphasizing the artist's awareness of their struggles and unwillingness to deny them