i’m sitting in the garage
got nowhere to go
i’m not allowed to leave and there’s nothing to show for any of it
are we just wasting time?
God only knows
trying to do my part but being safe means being alone
and i don’t know when i’m gonna get out of here
and no one can tell me there’s nothing out there to fear
holding on to hope
it’s all we got
the smartest people in the room keep saying this is our only shot
it’s been real hard
feel like a tiger in a zoo
so many places i wanna be, so much i wanna do
i know this will be over
i know that it will end
that after all the sacrifice and hard times
i can walk through the town again
this is crazy
this is all pretty fucking scary
but maybe
maybe it’s just a dream and we’ll wake up soon
things like this don’t happen anymore
isn’t this what the middle ages were for?
i guess we’re not so different
it’s been raining
so it doesn’t even feel hopeful
i’m thinking maybe my mind’s had a little too much time
things like this don’t happen anymore
isn’t this what the renaissance was for?
i guess we’re not so different
they’re on the television
pretending they know the score
and it’s pretty clear they don’t really care anymore
i’m not sure they ever did
this is crazy
i’m not sure what comes next for us
but maybe we just have to do what we have to do
things like this don’t happen anymore
isn’t this what the bible times were for?
i guess we’re not so different
wake up early or wake up late?
what’s the difference?
what’s it change?
get up get dressed, or just stay in bed?
they're saying, “work from home,”
not, “work from a desk”
and this is life now
it doesn’t feel like it will change
and it’s weird that somehow it’s all rearranged
put the kids to bed, think about the day
what did i really do?
not much, but that’s the way
it’s a strange illusion, this progress we’ve made
it looks like nothing
and that means we might be saved
i make a lot of jokes about things that are uncomfortable
it makes it easier for me to handle
it’s okay to be scared, none of us have ever been here
there’s a light at the end, i can almost see it
how will this go?
do any of us really know?
the groceries are delivered
some meals delivered, too
wiped down with disinfectant, it’s what i’ve been told to do
it’s getting harder to remember what normal days felt like
and that’s actually a little scary, but i know it’ll be alright
you can wait it out
you can block the whole thing out
you can scream aloud
but you can’t make the numbers go down
every time you think that somethings going right
refresh the screen, keep looking for a bright light
you can shop online
you can tell yourself it’ll be fine
you’ve got Zoom and Facetime
and bottles of wine
but in moments of calm, everything feels different
the stores are empty, the roads are quiet
i don’t know what this is supposed to be like
i don’t know if i’m doing any of this right
but sometimes i feel almost like
sometimes i feel almost fine
don’t go outside
if you’re alone it might be alright
get a mask on tight
don’t bother because that one ain’t right
mixed messages and daily change
just keep breathing, avoid a turn to rage
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Holy crap we've been stuck inside for a long time and we're, like, nowhere near done.
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released April 22, 2020
Additional Guitar on 1, 3, 4, 5 by Spencer Askin.
Produced from a safe distance by Spencer Askin.
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