On the first day of Lockdown here in Spain, I woke up with this pretty much fully-formed in my head. Alex and I had a great day cobbling together our rather naff video, and I have really fond memories of that time. I actually think I was happier locked in the house with creative projects to work on and the company of someone who understood me than I have been in most of my adult life. Anyway, it barely got any views on YouTube, but I hope it makes someone out there laugh.
It started out great, but now that you’re on day 8 it’s lost it’s novelty
Lockdown
So breathe and stay still whenever you want to kill your friends and family
Lockdown
Please don’t go all “Jack Torrance” on the people who surround you
Take up meditation, let new inner peace astound you
How can you lose?
With all this time you’ll soon be a master of your emotions, a Jedi-Yogi
We’re on lockdown
Trapped day and night
Here on lockdown
Families fighting
On lockdown
Hoping we’ll be outside soon
Don’t stay in bed and pull the sheets overhead, there are Netflix shows
Lockdown
Maybe you know some free games to download although your WiFi’s slow
Lockdown
Just listen to the silence from your neighbours in the city
Lean out of your window breathing deeply til you’re dizzy
How can you lose?
The air is much fresher now that no one's out and about and no ones driving around
We’re on Lockdown
Bleaching our surfaces
Lockdown
Studying languages
Lockdown
Speaking to friends via Zoom
Everyone has lists of things they’d do if they weren’t working
Now’s the time to learn to knit, or maybe take up twerking
Have an afternoon snooze…
Enjoy this time and you’ll see, that COVID-19s main symptom's creativity
Yes on Lockdown
Respect the 2 metre law
Lockdown
No handshakes anymore
Lockdown
Cough and you’ll empty the room