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Bounding hearts and escalated breathing
Reaching for each others' hands in the evening
Nowhere to go, and no one, nowhere, to be
But our souls were flush and pure as honey

But that was then, this is now
I've found new ways to let you down

I'm a shell of the self I used to be
Like one of your cicadas plucked from the bark of a tree
And it's fucking with me

Pounding hearts and frenetic breathing
Withdrawn and distant but inside screaming
Pacing hallways and fruitless errands
Grasping and clenching and wringing my hands

But that was then and this is now
I've found new ways to let you down

I'm a shell of the self I used to be
Like one of your cicadas plucked from the bark of a tree
And it's fucking with me

I'm flicking pennies into fountains
Each time the surface clears enough to see
My reflection and the countless
Wishes wasted, hopeless hopes, and derelict dreams

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from Exquisite Malaise, released July 9, 2021

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Parade Chic Buffalo, New York

Parade Chic is the musical moniker of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and neurotic, Colin Griffin. His compositions convey a profound dissonance; brooding and surreal, they blend elements of psych, electronic, chamber, and art rock, and have drawn comparisons to Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, and The Zombies. Parade Chic's dizzying sophomore album, Exquisite Malaise, is out now. ... more

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