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The Lockdown Songs (EP)

by bemuzic

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1.
Chorus I miss playing silly games with you, going to the park, or maybe the zoo. Zoom calls are fun, but it’s not the same. When this is over, we’ll do it all again. I watch you scooting, going down the slide. At least it’s sunny so you can go outside. But we are here, and you are there. We’re just passing bubbles through the air. Chorus When we next see you it’ll be so good. We’ll laugh and play, and we’ll eat some food. I might have a drink with your Mum and Dad. We’ll all say cheers, and we won’t feel sad. Chorus
2.
Time slows down and I can hear the birds, looking at the wall for a clock that isn’t there. Noticing things I’ve never seen before, the web in the corner gets bigger every day. And a joke or a song is worth its weight in gold, and gold is worth nothing at all. Faces lit by screens, there’s no fire anymore, nowhere left to hide from the news. As we fight this invisible enemy, pauper or prince it treats the same. And a book or a song is worth its weight in gold, and gold is worth nothing at all. Stuck where we were when the music stopped, in crowded houses or alone. And as the waters settle and clear we see which things to keep and which to change. And a poem or a song is worth its weight in gold, and oil is worth nothing at all.
3.
Chorus All we’ve got to do is stay home and wait. Doesn’t sound so bad, don’t feel I should complain. Don’t have to fight, or even run away, no all we’ve got to do is wait… Air sharp and clear, and I can see the stars, better than I ever have before. I lie below in a perfect moment, separated from the fear. Chorus We pass in the street like opposing magnets, wanting to connect because we can’t. Time concertinas as we find our way through these “new normal” days. Chorus I miss people and pubs, and busking in the sun. We’re finding virtual ways to do it all. In this shrunken world I notice my surroundings, remember that everything will pass. Chorus
4.
Cut my hair for something to do, started drinking cider in the afternoon, rearranged my books upon the shelf. The cider went down, everything looked rosie, in my hammock feeling dozy, the knot inside me started to fade. Chorus Everybody’s doing the same, we all need someone to blame. Got to try and find a way out of this lockdown. Went to sleep, had a dream, we were in the pub packed like sardines, nobody afraid that we would die. When I woke I pulled some weeds, then I planted lots of seeds, now I can just sit and watch them grow. Chorus Cleaned the windows, mopped the floor, the house has never been this clean before, doesn’t really feel like it is mine! Did my daily exercise, watched TV, heard some lies, before I know another day has gone. Chorus Everybody’s doing the same, we all need someone to blame. It was easier to get in, than get out of this lockdown.
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I wasn’t sure whether to record these songs, as I don't know if anyone will want to be reminded of lockdowns?! I thought they might be interesting to look back on though, in years to come…

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Songs 1 to 4 were written during the first lockdown in the UK, in the Spring of 2020. I'm playing my favourite 3 string Cigar Box Guitar, made with a Cohiba box.
Track 5 was written later in 2020, during the second lockdown, and is played on one of the homemade PVC pipe sax instruments I had started making.

© bemuzic 2020
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released February 19, 2023

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bemuzic Cambridge, UK

In Nov 2009 bemuzic bought two Cigar Box Guitars from eBay. Since then she has acquired quite a collection of home made instruments, most of which she built herself.
When not writing songs, recording, or building guitars she enjoys playing her songs on the streets of Cambridge and surrounding towns.
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