It all began at the start of a bad year,
I had bad events facing my back,
A tragic truth of which it’s been hard to take in,
Is that there are responsibilities that you can simply not protest,

And these responsibilities have an impact,
Every deep breath,
every minute inside,
Every mask worn,
Has had an impact,

Every laugh,
Every pep talk,
Every sound of guitars on a balcony,
Is still living,

The notes are on display,
ricocheting off every person and their dreams they’ve been dreaming,
The songs I wrote about hope haven’t stopped repeating,

And yeah I know,
The news brings punches that sting,
But they’re not finishing blows,
And you’re still breathing,
So get up and fight off the bad feelings,

Every deep breath,
every minute inside,
Every mask worn,
Has had an impact,

Every laugh,
Every pep talk,
Every sound of guitars on a balcony,
Is still living,

The notes are on display,
ricocheting off every person and their dreams they’ve been dreaming,
The songs I wrote about hope haven’t stopped repeating,
And the songs you haven’t stopped repeating will lift up your feelings.