We’re Oh So Missing You
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During the response to the pandemic in 2020 some of us went into withdrawals from performing with and listening to our musician friends. I guess we missed a lot of people. We missed the shop owners, the local dive bars, our hairdressers, and all of us that make up our little towns. This one is for those passionate folks who made us Really Miss Them.
You shared your spirit with us
Every time you played
We laughed and sang together
Some of us even prayed
We held lit lighters and later
Flashlights on our phones
We passed joints
And pretended the world was one
For just a moment
Or an hour or two
A concert ticket was a pass
To glory for a little while
Our troubles would melt away
When you would take the stage
Now they say we’re
All contagious
The world’s become
Just a little more dangerous
But we miss you
Our musicians and performers
You’ve always lived life in the raw
On the edge for all to see
Now you’re forced into some kind of
Weird isolation
Some non-essential group
Of “providers”
We want you back
We need you now
More than ever
We’ve got your back
We’ll keep you going
While this virus response attacks
We need your melodies
We need your words
You speak for all of us
And when you’re not heard
It’s as if the silence
Is on all of us
We need you back
In the world’s soundtrack
We’re oh so missing you
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