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Trapped inside our homes,
We’re tired of being alone.
Searching every room to clean,
Or staring at the TV screen.

Never heard of this before,
Not since times of nuclear war.
Can only guess how this will go,
How long for? No one knows.

I will wait, patiently. It will end, certainly.

Take the time to make your peace,
Cleanse your soul and breathe deeply.
The future is uncertain now,
We will make it through somehow.

Talk through social media,
TV broadcasts theatre.
Finding ways to entertain,
Avoid driving ourselves insane.

I will wait, patiently. It will end, certainly.

The sun rises and the rain falls down,
Time keeps moving, we will get through this.
The sun rises and the rain falls down,
Time keeps moving, we will get through this.

We must take the time,
To take a walk or take a ride,
Have our day in the sun,
See how far we have come.

Taking their advice,
Before we criticise their lies,
Made too many mistakes,
And they’ll know they have to pay.

I will stay home here on my own,
This time we can try to re-plan,
Our lives, our ways, new skills, new days,
Count our blessings, we can fix this.

They’ve got it wrong, now we’ll stay strong,
They must act fast, it’s in their hands,
It is their turn at the lectern,
They need to lead all our countries.

I stand out on my doorstep,
Applause echoes through the streets,
Rainbows stand in their windows,
All as one community.

There seems to be little to do,
Just take this time to pause.
Think of times we could all be together,
When we weren’t trapped behind our doors.

Queuing up for access to stores,
But rules are broken inside,
All of these people are making me anxious,
There’s nowhere for me to hide.

I hope we’re out of this soon,
Who knows how long until this all ends?
Learn from the things that they have all tried,
We’ll rebuild it all and start it again.

The sun rises and the rain falls down,
Time keeps moving, we will get through this.
The sun rises and the rain falls down,
Time keeps moving, we will get through this.

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from Isolation Songs, released May 22, 2020
Written, Performed and Produced by Joshua David Bartholomew

Spoken excerpts taken from various press briefings during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

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Joshua David Bartholomew London, UK

I am a musician based in London. I am a multi-instrumentalist, playing electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, as well as some piano and drums.

I write and record my own music, and have done since I was 16. I tend to write rock or pop rock songs, but I also write funk tracks and progressive rock tracks too.

Influences include Muse, Pink Floyd, Stereophonics, Steven Wilson and Tom Waits. ... more

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