Parade

Well I didn't know I was missing you Just sitting around Years on my heels Rolled back, eighteen And I'd never seen what you did to me When you came round Pouring out of a glass All nervous through the cracks But I knew then I'd missed you for years Before I'd ever even seen you And there you came A tropical storm to a candlelit boy A thousand ships and a horse at Troy I wanted more than I could ever let by So can I ask you Is this burden in your chest too Is this burden in your chest too If I knew then how close I was to losing you I never asked if I knew Am I losing you Am I losing me Just slip away You're my parade You're my parade Early mornings seal my fate Creeping air and sun-kissed skin With curtains rolling in But I'm not there So can I ask you Is this burden in your chest too Can I ask you Is this burden in your chest too