DO NOT LET ME BE ERASED

THESE MUFFLED VOICES CANNOT SAY HOW MANY MORE WILL SLIP AWAY
AND AS THEY COUNT THE THOUSAND'S DEAD
ALL ANY ONE OF THEM CAN DO IS SHAKE THEIR HEAD AND ANNOUNCE THE RISING TOLL

IF A PRAYER WERE EVER ANSWERED LET THIS BE THE ONE
NO NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR EACH AND EVERYONE
DO NOT LET ME BE A NUMBER
DO NOT LET ME BE A NUMBER

NO ONE WANTS TO BE PUT DOWN
IN A BOX AND UNDERGROUND
NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE THIS RACE
NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE NO FACE
NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
WITH COVID-19 AS THEIR FATE

THAT'S HOW IT SEEMS ~ MOST EVERYWHERE
IT'S ON YOUR HANDS ~ IT'S IN THE AIR
AND AS THEY COUNT THE THOUSANDS DEAD
ALL ANY ONE OF THEM CAN DO IS SHAKE THEIR HEAD
NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE THIS RACE
NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
NO NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
DO NOT LET ME BE A NUMBER
DO NOT LET ME BE ERASED

THESE MUFFLED VOICES CANNOT SAY HOW MANY MORE WILL SLIP AWAY

NO ONE WANTS TO BE  PUT DOWN
IN A BOX AND UNDERGROUND
NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE THIS RACE
NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE NO FACE
NO ONE WANTS TO BE ERASED
WITH  COVID-19 AS THEIR FATE

NEW REALITY

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US BECOMES EVER CLEAR
MASKED IN OUR SILENCE ~ TO BE NEVER NEAR

ONE THIRTY AM ~ THINKING ABOUT THOSE "EYES WITHOUT A FACE"
WONDERING HOW IT IS WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS PLACE ~ WHERE SCIENCE FICTION BECOMES OUR NEW REALITY

I'D HOPED THAT THIS CRISES WOULD BE OVER BY NOW 
BUT IF SCIENCE CANNOT EVEN GIVE US A TIMELINE ~ HOW CAN WE EVER BE FINE

PANDEMIC ISOLATION IS BREEDING PANDEMONIUM AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US BECOMES EVER CLEAR
MASKED IN OUR SILENCE ~ TO BE NEVER NEAR

EIGHT IN THE MORNING AND I STILL HAVEN'T SLEPT
I THOUGHT ABOUT NURSES AND HOW THEY HAVE WEPT ~ I THOUGHT ABOUT DOCTORS TRYING TO DETECT WHO WILL LIVE AND WHO WILL DIE

AS THE DARKNESS FOLDS AROUND ME I ONCE AGAIN FIND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US BECOME EVER CLEAR ~ MASKED IN OUR SILENCE WE ARE NEVER NEAR

"WATCHING THE DETECTIVES" COUNTING THE NUMBERS ~ IT'S EVER SO CLEAR THAT MASKED IN OUR SILENCE WE MAY NEVER BE NEAR 
NEVER BE NEAR ~ NO NEVER BE NEAR ~ NO NEVER AGAIN