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Parallel Lyrics by Bad Religion

Decades - Season 2: Filmed Live at the Roxy

1996

[Verse 1]
Sleeping on a time bomb, staring into space
There's an ocean of unpleasantries we are not prepared to face
Sitting on the fence post to watch the storm roll in
And terrified of the damage it will bring when it begins
It will begin

[Chorus 1]
Splintered dreams of unity (our lives are parallel)
So far from reality (our lives are parallel)
Independent trajectories (our lives are parallel)
Separate terms of equality (our lives are parallel)
Our lives are parallel

[Verse 2]
Is there no redemption? No common good?
Is there nothing we can do for ourselves or only what we should?
Comes the hard admission of what we don't provide
Goes the insistence on the ways and means that so divide
They so divide

[Chorus 2]
Side by side, suffering loneliness (our lives are parallel)
Phony collective progress (our lives are parallel)
Accepting that it's all such a mess (our lives are parallel)
Gesturing without hope of redress (our lives are parallel)
Our lives are parallel

[Bridge]
Forging little plays of deception and pain
As we watch our foundations crumble away
Staggering like birds against a hurricane
And trying all the while to stay out of each other's way

[Chorus 3]
Broken dreams of unity (our lives are parallel)
Independent trajectories (our lives are parallel)
Screaming out for understanding (our lives are parallel)
Turning inward and suffering (our lives are parallel)

About “Parallel” by Bad Religion

Read the complete lyrics to "Parallel" by Bad Religion from the album "Decades - Season 2: Filmed Live at the Roxy" in 1996. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Punk Rock.

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"Parallel" is credited to Bad Religion. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Parallel" appears on "Decades - Season 2: Filmed Live at the Roxy" in 1996.

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