OK it was bound to happen eventually… a song about Covid. Or more accurately, a song TO Covid. I know it might seem ridiculous. Or cheesy. I will readily admit to it being both of those things. But Covid has been such an overwhelming presence in our lives this past year that I was somehow compelled to call it out directly, in a song.
Almost every human on the planet has been affected by the pandemic. We’ve been masking, quarantining, avoiding physical touch, and generally limiting our social contact. At first we thought these adjustments might last a few weeks or months; but here we are, a year down the road, and Covid continues to affect our travel plans, our finances, our family activities, our social lives. We are tired of it, and long for the return to “normal”, whatever that might entail.
And although a virus can’t actually be personified, I somehow wanted to address Covid directly and let it (him? her? Anyone got the lowdown on Covid’s pronouns?) know how I felt; it seemed like the best way to capture the vibe.
Thanks to Andrew Hanmer on drums and Shelley Lotus on backup vocals.
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FORGETTABLE YEAR
Covid
When will you go
On your merry way?
No one
Should ever have to feel this way
For months on end
You've taken our time
You've tested our sanity
No this isn't really living
We need to be touched
We want to see family
We need to go out dancing
Wrap our arms around a friend
Forgettable year
Of living in fear
These pages will get turned
And the lessons will get learned
We are growing old
As the story is told
We lost a year of memories
Standing by as history unfolds
Covid
Look what you did
You drew the brakes
To slow us down
Look how
This great big world
Can make us feel
So small
You've taken our time
You've tested our sanity
No this isn't really living
We need to be touched
We want to see family
We need to go out dancing
Wrap our arms around a friend
Forgettable year
Of living in fear
These pages will get turned
And the lessons will get learned
We are growing old
As the story is told
We lost a year of memories
Standing by as history unfolds
There are so many roads
We're in need of some assistance
As we go the social distance
And rise to the task
And see the through the mask
All those experiences missed
Just add them to the bucket list
And count the days
The forgettable days
Forgettable year