[Intro – Instrumental] [Verse 1] I walk the line between the truth and the noise Smoke in the sky, drowning out all our choice Screens are flashing, prophets on demand But no one’s listening, no one understands You see a threat where there once was a kiss Trading our silence for arguments missed We danced like flames in the pouring rain Now it’s just me and the echo again [Chorus] And I walk alone to a beat that's broken No one speaking, just words unspoken Raise my hands no sky replies Just the sound of long goodbyes Love grew loud, then turned to stone Now I just fight with a dial tone No banners fly, no crowds to stun Just me and the drum In a parade of one [Verse 2] Mirrors crack with every name we shout A world built on blame we can't live without Point your finger, I'll point mine We pass the pain down a fragile line Plates fall like headlines, crashing through We're keeping score but we always lose Even your softest voice is gone I still hear marching, I still march on [Chorus] Yeah, I walk alone to a beat that’s fading No light left, just the masquerading Raise my hands no gods reply Only silence split by sky Love turned loud, then turned to none Every fight left another gun No flags, no crowd, no race to run Just me and the drum In a parade of one [Bridge] If we laid it all down — the pride, the gun Would the quiet hurt more than what we've done? Would the world still spin without the screams? Or are we just ghosts in broken dreams? [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Still I walk alone, no beat, no choir No rising sun, no funeral pyre From bedroom fights to loaded lies We drift like smoke into the sky Love turned loud, then turned to none We burn our bridges just for fun No flags, no names, no place to run Just me and the drum... Just me and the drum... (fading) Just me and the drum... (whisper) …in a parade of one… (echo) …parade of one… (piano swell, then fade)