diff --git a/lark/parser_frontends.py b/lark/parser_frontends.py
index 7043dbc..0b36a75 100644
--- a/lark/parser_frontends.py
+++ b/lark/parser_frontends.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class LALR(WithLexer):
         self.parser = lalr_parser.Parser(parser_conf)
 
     def parse(self, text):
-        tokens = list(self.lex(text))
+        tokens = self.lex(text)
         return self.parser.parse(tokens)
 
 class LALR_ContextualLexer:
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Earley(WithLexer):
         return [Terminal_Token(sym) if is_terminal(sym) else sym for sym in expansion]
 
     def parse(self, text):
-        tokens = list(self.lex(text))
+        tokens = self.lex(text)
         return self.parser.parse(tokens)
 
 def get_frontend(parser, lexer):
diff --git a/lark/parsers/earley.py b/lark/parsers/earley.py
index 49f9ed7..b903167 100644
--- a/lark/parsers/earley.py
+++ b/lark/parsers/earley.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Parser:
                 to_scan = cur_set.to_scan.get_news()
                 for item in to_scan:
                     if item.expect.match(token):
-                        next_set.add([item.advance(stream[i])])
+                        next_set.add([item.advance(token)])
 
             if not next_set and token is not END_TOKEN:
                 expect = {i.expect for i in cur_set.to_scan}
@@ -181,10 +181,12 @@ class Parser:
         column0.add(predict(start, column0))
 
         cur_set = column0
-        for i, char in enumerate(stream):
-            _, cur_set = process_column(i, char, cur_set)
+        i = 0
+        for token in stream:
+            _, cur_set = process_column(i, token, cur_set)
+            i += 1
 
-        last_set, _ = process_column(len(stream), END_TOKEN, cur_set)
+        last_set, _ = process_column(i, END_TOKEN, cur_set)
 
         # Parse ended. Now build a parse tree
         solutions = [n.tree for n in last_set.to_reduce