Glass Heart Parade

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[Verse 1]
You showed up late to my birthday
Carrying flowers from a gas station
Said
"Sorry
Babe
It’s been a long day"
But your shirt smelled like a stranger’s cologne

[Chorus]
We’re a glass heart parade
Cracking as we wave
Smiles on our faces
Pieces on the pavement
We keep marching anyway
Through the glitter and the ache
Every step we take
Another little fracture in the glass heart parade

[Verse 2]
You spin a story on the sofa
Eyes on your phone
Not on my questions
I trace the stains on your coffee cup
Like maybe I can map a way back to us

[Chorus]
We’re a glass heart parade
Cracking as we wave
Smiles on our faces
Pieces on the pavement
We keep marching anyway
Through the glitter and the ache
Every step we take
Another little fracture in the glass heart parade

[Bridge]
Will we shatter in the quiet
Or burst in the applause (oh)
If I step out of the line now
Do I lose you
Or get lost

[Chorus]
We’re a glass heart parade
Cracking as we wave
Smiles on our faces
Pieces on the pavement
We keep marching anyway
Through the glitter and the ache
Every step we take
Another little fracture in the glass heart parade