Damn Pandemic

from The Pandemic Songs by HAMELL ON TRIAL

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I miss shoplifting, the stores are closed, when they going to open up, nobody knows. Miss punching Nazis in the head, but I got to keep a berth of 6 feet instead.

(Chorus)
Damn pandemic, quarantine
Tell me these ain't the craziest times you ever seen

Like driving far, to different towns, bring my guitar, reverse a frown. The whole world is upside down, I'm singing to my phone wishin' you were round.

These morning briefings make me wanna shoot someone in the head, I hear him talking make me wanna shoot someone else instead, if you're the CIA forget what I just said, I eat and eat and eat and eat and then I go to bed.

I like giving Red Bull to toddlers in the playground, when their mama ain't looking, watch them run around, high-fiving strangers on the street if they got a tshirt that I think is neat.
I miss the crowded joint where I buy used books, I like the ones with the guns and the crooks. Now it's mostly on Ebay where I have to look. I miss the smell of them it's like my senses have been took.

And there ain't no 7-11 at 3am at night
This eating healthy is making me uptight
Damn pandemic quarantine
Tell me this ain't the craziest times you ever seen?

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from The Pandemic Songs, released June 9, 2020

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HAMELL ON TRIAL Austin, Texas

Hamell on Trial is loud, fast music informed by politics, intelligence and a wicked sense of humor.
1995-Mercury Records-Big as Life, The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword.
1997- Choochtown
2003-Righteous Babe Records-Tough Love
2005, Songs For Parents Who Enjoy Drugs.
2007-“The Terrorism Of Everyday Life,” (Edinburgh Fringe Herald Award)
2012-New West Records -The Happiest Man Alive. ... more

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