Essential Business

by Jason Norman

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It’s 5 o’clock and I haven’t gone out
The governor said to hunker down
So far so good, still have toilet paper
I’m crossing my fingers things will be
all right
all right

My wife comes home and takes off her mask
She lights one up and sighs shit’s getting bad
Give me a kiss, baby first wash your hands
Completely forgot the world we’re
living in
We’re spinning
So, so dizzy
We’re sinking…

Essential business
Locked inside at home
As the world crumbles
Oh, tragic spectacle

It’s been a month, I’m still out of work
I say to myself, it could be worse
I still have my friends, my family and folks
But today could be the last day
Today
Could be the last day
Today

Essential business
Locked inside at home
As the world crumbles
Oh, tragic spectacle

Social distance
Falling down a hole
Into a black unknown
No safety net below

Help, I need someone
Deeper bluer lung
Official cause a hoax
God, can you hear?
Nasty question there
Looks like we are
on our own…

Essential business (Essential)
Locked inside at home (All alone)
As the world crumbles (World Crumbles)
Oh, tragic spectacle (Spectacle)

(Social Distance)

Social distance (Essential)
Falling down a hole (Down a hole)
Into a black unknown (Black Unknown)
Oh, tragic spectacle (Spectacle)

(What is? …)
(Social Distance)

Essential business (Essential)
Locked inside (Who is?...) at home (All alone)
As the world crumbles (World Crumbles)
No safety net (What is?...) below
(Down below)

(Social Distance)

Essential business
(Who is?...)
(Essential)
Locked inside at home
(All alone)
(Who is?...)
(All alone)
Social Distance (Social distance)
Falling down (What is?...) a hole
(Down a hole)
(Down a hole)
Essential business
(Who is?...)
(Essential)
Into a black unknown
(Black Unknown)
(What is?...)
(Down a hole)
Oh social distance
Oh tragic (What is?...) spectacle
Oh tragic spectacle

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released July 27, 2020
Engineered and mixed by Jason Norman
Mastered by Ian Gorman at La Luna Sound & Recording

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