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V1
I've been waiting at least the last 6 months
For this night
And the morning to come, but it's
Bittersweet 'cause two days just don't last
And shining smiles
Fade to shades of Christmas past
One night
Gifts & conversations that might get deep
Mulled wine
'Cause we still have trouble getting to sleep
When our eyes open
Christmas morning's finally here
But where will we be
The same time next year?
CH1
This year
We put up a few more strings of lights
This year I sang harmony on O Holy Night
This year we had to fight just to get here
Let's do it again, the same time next year
V2
Five days
Now the New Year keeps its promise to show
Three months
Where it went, no one could ever have known
Time flies, 'cause it's airborne
And the world's different now
This social distance
Brings us closer somehow
But lift up your eyes, crack another beer
Because we've still got a date
The same time next year
CH2
This year we got picked up
And tossed into the unknown
This year reasons to worry
Seem like they've only grown
But none of that's gonna dampen my cheer
I've got love waiting for me
Same time next year
BR
Our whole world could change in an instant
The ones we hold close
Can feel impossibly distant but
Love will carry us through sorrow and fear
And take us where we need to be
The same time next year
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Djangtine (Day 2: ABA)
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V1
We been stuck inside the house too long
We ain't supposed to go out
My cabin fever's got me feelin' wrong
I got an itch to go south
Gas money's a little tight
But if we saddle up them horses we can get out tonight
CH
Pack a suitcase & wash your hands
We're gonna answer the call of the Rio Grand
I ain't ever been to Texas, but I got you
And it's a new world baby, let's try something new
V2
I hear they got a lot of open land
And a nice warm breeze
It's like a whole different planet down there
With a lot less trees
The sun is hot, the tea is sweet
I hear they've got great BBQ
But you don't eat meat, still
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V1
It's the 17th of March
I should be in the street
Sportin' a black eye
And holdin' a drink
But I'm here in my living room
On St. Patrick's Day
Nothing's been the same
Since Tom Brady went away
CH
It's a mess outside our doors
But we'll play these same 4 chords
Until our grieving time is through
Tom (TOM!) Brady (BRADY!)
How could you?
V2
He left for the Buccaneers
He's gone down south
And my buddy down in Tampa
Just won't shut his mouth
Now my sorrow for the Pats
Runs as deep as a well
I wonder what's going on
In the XFL
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Listen up, gals and gents, because we've got the info to keep you in the know! COVID-19 is still spreading, but you can help stop it, ain't that the bee's knees! Just take the very simple steps of washing your hands frequently, coughing into your elbow, keeping your mitts off your face, maintaining distance from others, and staying home as much as possible. Say, you there!
Jason: "Who, me?"
Yes, you! I see you're your way to a Spring Break beach party
Jason: "I sure am!"
Well then I've just got one question for ya: what's wrong with you?
Jason: "Huh?"
I said what's wrong with you, you some kind of sociopath?
Jason: "look here, Jack, no virus panic is gonna stop me from living my life!"
"I mean you really can't classify it as a panic at this point and really, it actually might do that; it might LITERALLY stop you from living your life. Because you'd be dead; this is all very straightforward information coming from very smart peop-
Jason: "Applesauce to you, old man; I'm gonna shake, rattle & roll till this all blows over, now who wants to share a drink from the same cup?
Alright, ya know what *noises that indicate I'm leaving the mic and picking something up*
Jason: "hey, what's the big ide- *starts getting hit repeatedly w/bat
Ya know what keeps me at a safe distance? This Louisville Slugger!
Jason: "gahhh, my knees."
*returns to mic, breathing heavily* Well, that about covers it for today. Remember to stay home, stay healthy, and listen to smart people. Please.
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V1
It's a tough time, being separate
From the ones that you care about most
I need a lifeline, I've never once
Felt this much like a ghost
So I'm searching for a place
To hold on to
Just because I can't touch my face
Doesn't mean my smile's gone too
CH
California's always waiting for ya
And I'm bored, yeah
But I know that Pacific sun
Will always welcome me back
So I won't mourn yeah
'Cause the future's never been assured
So I'll keep rolling along
Till we're reborn and
We step back into the light
I know it won't be long
V2
I've always felt trapped in this town
But it's really setting in now
Regions unmapped, we've never been here
Before, & now we're wondering how
We can hold our heads up
So we don't drown
Pull ourselves together
So we can turn it around,
Turn it around
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When the doors are closed
and no where for me to go
I stream the shows but it's
not the same to me
I'm bottled up inside
can't keep these feelings repressed
I wrote them in songs but
no where to be expressed
I would wait till this all blows over
but now I can't just come over
I know that this change is for the better
but all these nights we had has left me wanting more
I would've wanted one more chance to sing those lines with you
but I guess that's just how this story line has to end
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V1
Plywood and and nails
I'll save then up for when our
Currency fails
Tell the post office they can
Forward my mail
'Cause I'm gonna bail
Four walls and a roof
Shelter me from the gale
CH
I'm building a cabin
That I can go mad in
A place that I'll know best
No matter what happens
It's close to the river
And I'm a believer
That if I catch one thing
It'll be cabin fever
V2
I fear to inhale
'Cause sawdust makes me cough
And bodies are frail
The fear will not make my
Complexion turn pale
But living entails
Much more than survival
Lord please tear this veil
BR
Blood blisters
Dry hands
No visitors
Here I stand
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I gotta contemplate
I got a lot a on my plate
The world's scary of late
And everybody's inside
Thinkin' about their fate
'Cause you don't know the date
You've always known it could happen
Any second, but wait
This is different
Something you don't know how to approach
Something you don't understand
Could stomp you out like a roach
And then it's over
Anticlimactic, I know
But this ain't a movie, a book, or a TV show
You are not the protagonist
Who slays the dragon it's
A narrative we tell ourselves
So terror isn't how we live
But we're all just extras
Equal billing with the rest, huh?
This is Game of Thrones
Except nobody wins
And we all turn to stone
See I've been wondering
If anybody else has been hungering
For an understanding
Of the visions that've been thundering
Through the dreams of humanity
Since time immemorial
What are we
When we are no longer corporeal?
It's impossible to know for a fact
'Cause what we lack
Is someone to ask about it
'Cause they don't come back
The more I think about it
The more it couldn't be clearer
That too much thinking about it
Brings it that much nearer
I must remember
None of us is alone
We all share the same fear
Of the unknown
My dry hands crack
But they still bleed, and so I know
I am flesh and not stone
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Danse (Day 14: A Waltz)
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V1
Your eyes, the deepest shade of sincere
But his glance sideways at me with fear
And I can't contain
My grief
Drop my own eyes down to my feet
And just walk by
I bet you're sweet but I'll never know
CH
You smile so wide
I ache inside
'Cause I know I'll never get the chance
To hold you to my side
To feel your coat
And your nose so cold
Feel like I'm in a fog
'Cause I can't get close enough to a stranger
To pet their dog
V2
Before this
I would have stretched out my hand for you
So you could get
A sniff
But now that's out of the question too, because
Your leash
Keeps you closer than 6 ft to him
And it isn't safe
To reach
So I watch you go
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V (Day 16: Only 5 Notes)
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Day dreaming the day away
Making plans to escape my head
Someday soon
Travel far from where I've been
Oh find my way to my happy place
find my way to my happy place
Plot schemes
Map my goals
Taking steps towards what I know
Will be closure
One more night back in The Space
Oh find my way to my happy place
find my way to my happy place
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The state closed off the beach
I guess it's time to cancel all my plans
Major bummer
But the crazies are out
They're all acting like it's over now
You really shouldn't
UUUHHH
Yeah, but like, whatever man
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If you were truly invisible, you wouldn't be able to see anything because light would travel right through your eyeballs.
The flavor of water is its temperature.
Watering a lake makes it grow.
Your hand size determines you Sign Language font size.
Bluegrass? That's dumb. Grass is green.
No matter where you go, you never see anyone with the same refrigerator as you.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
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V1
Cleanse your hands
The filth of the ages
Creeps beneath your fingernails
Shifting sands
Uncertainty rages
What you once thought
Was solid ground fails
Embraced by the arms of quarantine
Terror is no more
Than a crutch on which to lean
Your clutch on familiarity
Tightens as you fear
You aren't adequately clean
CH
Run to the mountains
Shelter within the shadow of the summit
Pour from the fountain
A torrent of rage
And see the change flow from it
(2x)
V2
Elevate
Fulfill your ascent to the peak
By any means before your
Spirit breaks
It's worth every wound
And every single day wracked with horror
Take false leaders to task for their sins
Tearing life from your mouth
While their own wears a grin
Strive on, forgetting what lies behind
What matters is your destination
Not where you've been
BREAKDOWN
Isolation
Fallen nation
Vile leaders
Those their greed hurts
Will rise
Will rise
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INTRO
I've been walking around this city and
I've been stalking, the birds & kitties, 'cause
Human contact is a little risky and
I can pet a cat
But I'm not gonna shake your hand I just wave
V1
This human touch thing is overrated
A high five is a greeting
But that's also what I'd rate it
On a scale of 1-10
It's average I'm afraid and
If you don't mind from here on out
When your hand goes up
Don't wait for a slap
I just wave
CH
Don't mean to leave you hanging
But times have been changing
And I don't mind the distance
Don't ask me for a fist bump
Stay over there and wave
V2
I wanna be honest with you for just minute
Feel like every handshake
Is a Trojan Horse with illness in it
Waiting to be opened up
And spread around across the planet
Going viral in the worst way
You could possibly imagine so
I'm gonna wave at you from all the way across the street
Don't get out your seat
'Cause I will bring the heat
If you bring yourself within 6 feet of me
I'm-a wave & I'm gonna stay inside
Playing video games
Hanging out with my wife
And my 2 dogs man that's all that I need
But I can't keep singing at this kind of speed
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I can't wait to go outside
I'm slowly losing my mind
I need a way to pass the time
before I go, go insane
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Pivot (Day 30: Swing)
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