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Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me 00:00

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see 00:06

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me 00:12

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see 00:18

Fleet of black, fleet of black limousines 00:30

All tinted machines 00:36

Here comes the cavalcade 00:39

With the armoured cars, armoured cars like birettas 00:45

Flags on antennas 00:53

Designed to keep me safe, keep me safe 00:56

And oh my, my oh hey, hey 01:02

Here he comes, the candidate 01:04

Blue-eyed boy, United States 01:08

Vote for him, the candidate 01:10

Diamonds cut 01:16

Diamonds cut for the carats 01:17

Plaster of Paris 01:21

The floats fill up the street 01:25

And the beauty queens, beauty queens with the white gloves 01:31

All sick from the nightclubs 01:38

They wave with pageantry, pageantry 01:41

Oh, my, my oh hey, hey 01:47

Here it comes, the big parade 01:49

Marching bands and barricades 01:53

Make way, for the big parade 01:55

01:59

Canvas covered, canvas covered in resin 02:11

The violent men who dance the blood ballet 02:17

And the bookies say, bookies say it's the 3rd round 02:27

Oh, when Louie will go down 02:34

If he don't there's hell to pay, and hell to raise 02:36

And oh my, my oh hey, hey 02:42

Here he comes, the welterweight 02:45

Take a dive, for goodness' sake 02:48

Or say goodbye to the welterweight 02:50

Catholic priest, catholic priest in a crisis 02:57

He's torn between romance and Jesus 03:03

Who will win the civil war 03:07

And he says I'm in love, I'm in love with a woman 03:12

Yea this is my confession, I'm leaving I can't a priest any more, any more 03:19

And oh my, my oh hey, hey 03:28

There he goes, the man of faith 03:32

Left the church for a fiancé 03:35

Let him love, the man of faith 03:37

03:40

TV cameras, TV cameras and stagehands 03:53

American bandstand, electric guitars 03:59

And he's singing songs, singing songs for the lonely 04:08

All the girls with the room keys 04:14

They know all his words by heart, by heart (and they all sing) 04:18

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me 04:24

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see 04:30

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me 04:36

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see 04:42

Lovely girl won't you stay, oh, oh oh, oh 04:48

Oh, my, my oh hey, hey 04:57

Here she comes by saving grace 04:59

Burn the car and save the plates 05:03

She's arrived, my saving grace 05:05

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Big Parade – English Lyrics

The Lumineers

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see

Fleet of black, fleet of black limousines

All tinted machines

Here comes the cavalcade

With the armoured cars, armoured cars like birettas

Flags on antennas

Designed to keep me safe, keep me safe

And oh my, my oh hey, hey

Here he comes, the candidate

Blue-eyed boy, United States

Vote for him, the candidate

Diamonds cut

Diamonds cut for the carats

Plaster of Paris

The floats fill up the street

And the beauty queens, beauty queens with the white gloves

All sick from the nightclubs

They wave with pageantry, pageantry

Oh, my, my oh hey, hey

Here it comes, the big parade

Marching bands and barricades

Make way, for the big parade

...

Canvas covered, canvas covered in resin

The violent men who dance the blood ballet

And the bookies say, bookies say it's the 3rd round

Oh, when Louie will go down

If he don't there's hell to pay, and hell to raise

And oh my, my oh hey, hey

Here he comes, the welterweight

Take a dive, for goodness' sake

Or say goodbye to the welterweight

Catholic priest, catholic priest in a crisis

He's torn between romance and Jesus

Who will win the civil war

And he says I'm in love, I'm in love with a woman

Yea this is my confession, I'm leaving I can't a priest any more, any more

And oh my, my oh hey, hey

There he goes, the man of faith

Left the church for a fiancé

Let him love, the man of faith

...

TV cameras, TV cameras and stagehands

American bandstand, electric guitars

And he's singing songs, singing songs for the lonely

All the girls with the room keys

They know all his words by heart, by heart (and they all sing)

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see

Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me

All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see

Lovely girl won't you stay, oh, oh oh, oh

Oh, my, my oh hey, hey

Here she comes by saving grace

Burn the car and save the plates

She's arrived, my saving grace

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in the same place or condition
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see verb - to make blind
fleet /fliːt/ B1	noun - a group of ships or vehicles moving together verb - to move quickly
cavalcade /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/ B2	noun - a formal procession or parade
armoured /ˈɑːrmərd/ C1	adjective - equipped with armor for protection
candidate /ˈkændɪdət/ A2	noun - a person applying for a position or office
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B1	noun - precious stones with a crystalline structure
resin /ˈrezɪn/ B2	noun - a sticky substance from plants or trees
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the Red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins
blood ballet /ˈblʌd bəˈleɪ/ C1	noun - a dance or performance depicting violence or bloodshed
civil /ˈsɪv.əl/ B2	adjective - relating to citizens or their activities
priest /priːst/ A2	noun - a religious leader in Christianity
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - a romantic relationship or love story
confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ C1	noun - a formal statement admitting guilt or revealing secrets
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
stagehands /ˈsteɪdʒˌhændz/ C1	noun - people who assist with stage production
electric /ɪˈlɛk.trɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to electricity
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A2	noun - a stringed musical instrument played by strumming

Vocabulary

Meanings

stay

/steɪ/

verb
- to remain in the same place or condition

blind

/blaɪnd/

adjective
- unable to see

verb
- to make blind

fleet

/fliːt/

noun
- a group of ships or vehicles moving together

verb
- to move quickly

cavalcade

/ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/

noun
- a formal procession or parade

armoured

/ˈɑːrmərd/

adjective
- equipped with armor for protection

candidate

/ˈkændɪdət/

noun
- a person applying for a position or office

diamonds

/ˈdaɪəməndz/

noun
- precious stones with a crystalline structure

resin

/ˈrezɪn/

noun
- a sticky substance from plants or trees

blood

/blʌd/

noun
- the Red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins

blood ballet

/ˈblʌd bəˈleɪ/

noun
- a dance or performance depicting violence or bloodshed

civil

/ˈsɪv.əl/

adjective
- relating to citizens or their activities

priest

/priːst/

noun
- a religious leader in Christianity

romance

/roʊˈmæns/

noun
- a romantic relationship or love story

confession

/kənˈfɛʃən/

noun
- a formal statement admitting guilt or revealing secrets

faith

/feɪθ/

noun
- strong belief or trust in someone or something

stagehands

/ˈsteɪdʒˌhændz/

noun
- people who assist with stage production

electric

/ɪˈlɛk.trɪk/

adjective
- relating to electricity

guitar

/ɡɪˈtɑːr/

noun
- a stringed musical instrument played by strumming

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