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The year in revue
It's been a year.
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember what life was like
Back before we didn’t need a mask to go outside
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember how it used to sound
Before the streets were quiet and we had to lock it down
It’s been a year
2020
The year began on fire
Australia was burning
And Iran was looking dire
And you know you might forget it but
Back in the before time
We thought we’d have to deal
With Third World War time
It was only January
The last time I went to a wedding
And we barely knew back then
That the virus was already spreading
Meanwhile the end of
The impeachment trial, finally
It went the way you thought it would
Except for maybe Romney
The virus leaves China
On planes and on ships
The world watches closely
As Italy gets hit
But Italians sang from their balconies
And then came the celebrities
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear
It’s been a year
2020 is cancelled
No Olympics and
Costco took away free samples
So long, Coachella
Goodbye in-person classes
No European travel
We banned their white asses
Covid conspiracies.
We’ve got varieties
Bill Gates made it in a lab
And 5G wants to kill your dad
Maybe it’ll go away
When temperatures are high
Maybe some disinfectant
Is worth the college try?
Lockdowns, shutdowns
Layoffs and a market crash
Mask on. Mask off
The stimulus won’t help my rash
We’re running out of TP
We’re running out of PPE
I’m scared of getting groceries
I’m losing all my sanity
When is this all gonna end?
It feels like everything is the same
Every single day
Blends into the next day
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear.
It’s been a year
Late May
A wall starts to shatter
More than half the country screaming
Black! Lives! Matter!
A monumental protest movement
Started in the streets
Statues start to fall
And people protest the police
Racist mascots fall and
Athletes protest in the bubble
John Lewis passed away but left us
His “good trouble.”
The Confederate flag
Lost again in this pandemic
While more and more people saw
That racism’s systemic
But unity, it doesn’t last
It quickly gets politicized
There’s shooting in Kenosha
And everyone’s still taking sides
One step forward
One step back
The United States
Staying right on track
It’s been a—
Wait, wait hold the phone
The president has got it
He didn’t wanna wear a mask
But now he tested positive
Yeah, he’s gonna beat it
But he won’t win the election
Even after RBG
The Court will not correct it
Convinces half his party
It’s a steal, without a reason
Tries to throw good ballots out
But books the wrong Four Seasons
Fifty different lawsuits
Winding through the courts.
He’s losing and losing and losing and losing and losing…
Who cares! Now there’s a vaccine!
And another new vaccine!
It’s actually happening!
It’s all predicted by Fauci!
Thank you to the doctors
And to all the educators
Thank you to the nurses
And to grocery store workers
And also all the drivers!
Who now have my address
And for saving our election
God bless USPS!
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember what it’s like to be dancing with my friends and eating with my family
It’s been a year
Can’t even remember what normal was, but gimme more hugs in 2021
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
And after all the news
We’re still not in the clear.
It’s been a year
It’s been a year
We’ve given up so much
But somehow we’re still here
We’re still here.
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