Jim Page, friend and Seattle singer/songwriter pens "Pandemic"
My longtime friend and renowned Seattle political singer/songwriter, Jim Page (Seattle Jim Page,) has written decades of terrific songs. He’s written a powerful new one about the Pandemic I wanted to share here with you all here. Gets right down to it.
WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/SVgE_VcA1xk
Disclaimer: The video was shot outdoors and it was incredibly windy that day. To hear a crystal clear recording of the song, you can visit Jim's Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/folkpunch/pandemic
-- Bonnie
PANDEMIC
Lyrics and melody by Jim Page, Whide-Isle Music, BMI
the virus shut it down
a billion hammers dropped
go home they said and stay there
the world will have to stop
from deep inside my safety place
it slowly came to me
that the biggest thing in all the world
is what you cannot see
it came in on a cruise ship
sailing through the mist
passed on with a handshake
and a kiss
it rose up like a wall of fog
that wasn’t even there
it made the sun go blank
and it settled everywhere
rich man on his yacht
anchored in the bay
thinking that his money
will keep the virus away
poor people crowded
by unthinkable design
they have no other choice
they’re on the wrong side of the line
and when all of this is over
when the morning meets the dawn
we will hold each other close
and carry on
the safety nets were broken
they’d thrown them out
said they cost too much money
we’re better off without
nurses doing double shifts
the doctors, and the rest
following the protocols
and hoping for the best
soldiers at the foodbank
helping with the line
while people got their meals
one at a time
neighbors helping neighbors
the way it oughtta be
that’s only way we’ll make it
if you ask me
and when all of this is over
when the morning meets the dawn
we will hold each other close
and carry on
the president was useless
he had to be ignored
he was an obstacle
we couldn’t afford
the air was getting cleaner
the water of the streams
the mountains in the distance
you could see them gleam
the stars shone like jewelry
in the blankets of the sky
like someone took the blindfolds
from off around your eyes
it was stunning to comprehend
how little time it took
stunning, yes it was
all you had to do was look
and when all of this is over
when the morning meets the dawn
we will hold each other close
and carry on
let us not go back to normal
let us not give in to fear
not the normal of the way it was
‘cause that’s what brought us here
somewhere in the distance
is another kind of door
to another kind of future
we can’t stay here anymore
picking up the pieces
waking from our sleep
knowing what to throw away
and what to keep
if there is a better
world to pursue
I’ll meet you there
and that’s what we will do
and when all of this is over
when the morning meets the dawn
we will hold each other close
and carry on