Bright Parade

[Intro] Clock hands blur, the hallway hums with our quiet revolution Luggage of lockers, drawings faded with graduation dust We breathe in the echoes of futures we’ve only rehearsed [Verse 1] We wore the same steps to this door for years Now the map splits open, lightning on our fears Friends wave like stars in a windshield glare Leaving the known, chasing a question in the air [Pre-Chorus] Hold my pulse, hold my doubt, both tangled tight If the morning forgets us, will we remember the night? [Chorus] This ache is real, this spark is wild We’re stepping out, with hearts reconciled Past a chorus of cheers, into a blur of light We walk toward tomorrow, not knowing what’s right [Verse 2] The lockers sigh, like old rain on a roof Goodbye slips softly in the throat of truth Names etched in time, now spoken in new streets We trade safe harbor for uncharted beats [Pre-Chorus] Hold my pulse, hold my doubt, both tangled tight If the morning forgets us, will we remember the night? [Chorus] This ache is real, this spark is wild We’re stepping out, with hearts reconciled Past a chorus of cheers, into a blur of light We walk toward tomorrow, not knowing what’s right [Bridge] In this last hallway, the walls lean in with grace Promises glitter like dust on a race If we stumble, we’ll rise with a better name Learning to breathe in the unknown’s flame [Chorus] This ache is real, this spark is wild We’re stepping out, with hearts reconciled Past a chorus of cheers, into a blur of light We walk toward tomorrow, not knowing what’s right [Outro] Let them call it fear, we’ll call it brave We’re drawing a circle around the days we saved The bell won’t ring for us again, but our voices stay Graduation’s goodbye, future’s bright parade