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Days of Quarantine
02:26
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On day one, I felt my stomach ache
Turned off the news, but the shock stayed
On day two, I felt my heart race
Ran mile after mile, trying to match it's pace
And if you would’ve told me I’d be fine
After watching days and lives just go on by
I’d say you’re lying
On day eight, I felt numb to the weight/wait
Stared at the screen in a distracted way
But on day twelve, I felt the pain
Not sure for who, but I cried all day
And if you would’ve told me I’d be fine
After watching days and lives just go on by
I’d say you’re lying
On day thirty three, I lost track of the days
Forget self improving, why get up in the morn-ing and
On day fifty one, I felt the rage
Why now, why me, then all I felt was shame
And if you would’ve told me I’d be fine
After watching days and lives just go on by
I’d say you’re lying
But today, I recall good days
That at the time were hard to see that way
Cause from day one, it was too simple to say
That "I'll be fine," but we survived anyway
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2. |
All the Same
03:39
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We stand in line at the grocery six feet apart
Still buy the same comfort food our mom's mom bought
We walk round the block with masks on our face
Still smile at the neighbor we knew from first grade in...
These unprecedented times
Unlike any war or disease that we’ve seen before
These unprecedented times
I can’t help but see, our love is the same
We quarantine in our houses for months at a time
Still find videos of cats make us smile
We pace in our rooms to feel in control
With the same exact bodies we had before all of...
These unprecedented times
Unlike any war or disease that we’ve seen before
These unprecedented times
I can’t help but see, our love is the same
Students missing out on their graduations
Friends not getting to hug each other goodbye
Nurses putting their lives out on the line
All for each other
We do it for each other
We’ve always done it for each other
We’ll always do it for each other
Cause this love is the same
And maybe the best thing to change with our new normal
Will be expressing this love we’ve always had for each other
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Pandemic Spring
01:26
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The doves on the wires are singing their tune
Their major, cascading melodies make me croon
But never has springtime been so damn off course
This season of rebirth has death on our minds
The buds on the branches are starting to bloom
Their pinks, blues and yellows make me all but swoon
But never has springtime been so damn off course
This season of rebirth has death on our minds
The sunbeams on my skin give me a tan hue
Their warmth makes me think that I am immune
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4. |
Disorientation
03:03
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No disorientation,
But graduating has never felt more disorienting
You’ll still need a gown,
But you can trade your cap for a mask for now
I know you were excited
To walk the stage, hit the road, wanna start right now
I know you were excited,
But I guess this is what it feels like
To be starting your life… at the end of the world
Online graduation,
Your diploma and and handshake kept six feet away
Pomp and circumstance
Doesn’t mean that much with all these funeral songs
I know you were excited
To walk the stage, hit the road, wanna start right now
I know you were excited,
But I guess this is what it feels like
To be starting your life… at the end of the world
And I know that this feels like the end of the world
And this song’s too sweet for the bitterness you feel,
But I guess what I’d like to tell you
I guess what I’d like to tell me
I guess what we’d like you to tell us
Is you still need us to start our lives
Even if it’s the end of the world
"May 16th is your day,"
They say, as others lives are taken away
But maybe all you can do
Is start living like they would right… now
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5. |
I Want Something
01:57
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I want something to be happy about
Give me good news or a joke or two
And I’ll jump for joy, I’ll laugh out loud, and dance silly ‘round the room
I want something to be proud about
Give me some praise or an award or two
And I’ll act surprised, I’ll even blush, and thank everyone I knew
Yeah I… promise this time
That I’ll… try to enjoy this ride
I want something to be driven about
Give me a hobby or a job or two
And I’ll put in the work, I’ll clock in first, and believe in everything I do
I want something to feel about
Give me some drama or a crisis or two
And I’ll write it down, I’ll feel it out, be inspired to write a song that's true
Yeah I… promise this time
That I’ll… try to enjoy this ride
But when I say I want something to be happy about
It isn’t really that I need anything
I just want the ability to love everything I already have
So that I… can promise this time
That I’m… gonna enjoy this ride
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Waking up to texts from my friends sharing songs that help
My mom combining flours through the shortage to make homemade bread
Listening to my dad singing country from his garage
Getting summer feet when it’s only been early spring
These are the things that I hope that we keep after quarantine
Dancing 'round the kitchen to oldies you can hear outside
Wearing out the grass with my sister playing badminton
Having tea parties with my college friends over Zoom
Observing every stage of the flowers blooming day by day
These are the things that I hope that we keep after quarantine
Learning the name of the neighbor’s dog I always walked by
Curling up in bed with my sister binge-ing Avatar
My friend making us Sims so that we can be in the same place
Crying when I see the ocean coming at Colt State Park
These are the things that I hope that we keep after quarantine
Braiding my mom’s hair watching Gina at 1PM
Playing games of cribbage with my dad on the porch he built
Joking that the cat already likes to keep six feet away
My family saying, "See you in the morning," cause we know we will
These are the things that I hope that we keep after quarantine
Our faith, our grace
Our hope we’ll heal in time
Our strength, our drive
Our need to look inside
Our joy, our trust
To love while we’re alive
Ourselves, each other
Our hope, I hope, our hope
That these are the things that we’ll all keep after quarantine
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Morgan Johnston Rhode Island
Hailing from Rhode Island, Morgan Johnston is a folk singer-songwriter stomping, strumming, speaking, and singing her way to empowering both herself and her listeners. Currently studying to become a music therapist, she is inspired by the natural landscape of places as much as the emotional landscape of human experience and the healing power of music. ... more
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