From Stephen Thompson of NPR Music:
For all its dark undertones, “PARAD(w/m)E” conjures up a fizzy little slice of celebration, suitable for a post-apocalyptic party. As Meath highlights images of a wrecked planet — “Steamy, steamy, bright sunshine / Flowers, grass and trees all died” — Sanborn set...
[Verse 1]
Speedy, speedy, slow down time
Gas station is running dry
Mm-mm, eh-eh, mm-mm
Sweaty, sweaty, wonder why
Now it's always summertime
Mm-mm, eh-eh, mm-mm
[Pre-Chorus]
It's all gone, but here we're gonna stay
Anyway, the concrete's all empty
So we're makin' a parade
It goes left, nothing there
It goes right, watch your step
It goes left, don't look down
It goes right, look straight ahead
Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead
Maybe there's some food up there
[Chorus]
P-A-R-A-D with me
Yeah, there's nothing left to ruin, yeah, we finally got free
How's that for manifesting our destiny?
P-A-R-A-D with me
[Verse 2]
Salty, salty water dried
Oceans all gone with the tide
Mm-mm, eh-eh, mm-mm
Steamy, steamy, bright sunshine
Flowers, grass, and trees all died
Mm-mm, eh-eh, mm-mm
[Pre-Chorus]
It's all gone, but here we're gonna stay
Anyway, the concrete's all empty
So we're making a parade
It goes left, nothing there
It goes right, watch your step
It goes left, don't look down
It goes right, look straight ahead
Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead
Maybe there's some food up there
[Chorus]
P-A-R-A-D with me
Yeah, there's nothing left to ruin, we finally got free
How's that for manifesting our destiny?
P-A-R-A-D with me
P-A-R-A-D with me
Yeah, there's nothing left to ruin, we finally got free
How's that for manifesting our destiny?
P-A-R-A-D with me
PARAD(w/m)E was written by John Hill & Nick Sanborn & Amelia Meath.
PARAD(w/m)E was produced by Sylvan Esso & John Hill.
Sylvan Esso released PARAD(w/m)E on Fri Jan 12 2018.