Verse 1 Snow falls hard on the station square Same cold song in the frosted air People march like they’re unaware Of everything we lost this year Pre-Chorus The brass band’s trying hard to cheer But I can barely even hear Chorus Oh won’t you please Just end the parade I’ve had enough Of the noise it made Oh won’t you please Just end the parade I’d rather walk home In the cold and the fade Verse 2 Tin-can lights on a crooked tree Someone waves but it’s not for me Footsteps echo in minor key This holiday’s an elegy Pre-Chorus The drums keep beating on and on Long after every joy is gone Chorus Oh won’t you please Just end the parade I’ve had enough Of the noise it made Oh won’t you please Just end the parade I’d rather walk home In the cold and the fade Bridge And all the trumpets in the street Play songs I never want to meet Outro So let the banners fall tonight Let silence win without a fight
