Track 5 of the album Parade for the Ordinary Tuesday · 2024
Nobody Tells the Tide to Stop
“They put a fence around the morning, and the morning didn't care. The biggest, most defiant chorus on the record.”
cinematic pop · cinematic pop · anthemic choir · 3:32
Lyrics
They put a fence around the morning They said, stay small and stay in line But we were born with louder voices And a stubborn kind of shine Say it once and say it twice We have never paid that price Nobody tells the tide to stop Nobody tells the sun to wait We're rising up, we're rising up We're singing at the gate Raise your voice and raise your head Let the old rules fall away Nobody tells the tide to stop And we are here to stay They turned the music down to whispers They said the song was far too loud So we stood closer, shoulder to shoulder Twelve voices made a crowd Say it once and say it twice We have never paid that price Nobody tells the tide to stop Nobody tells the sun to wait We're rising up, we're rising up We're singing at the gate Raise your voice and raise your head Let the old rules fall away Nobody tells the tide to stop And we are here to stay Hand in hand, line by line Every voice a bell to chime Let them hear us down the street Let them feel the drumbeat Nobody tells the tide to stop Nobody tells the sun to wait We're rising up, we're rising up We're singing at the gate Raise your voice and raise your head Let the old rules fall away Nobody tells the tide to stop And we are here to stay And we are here to stay