3 early versions of songs from Talons' "Pandemic Divide" EP, recorded at home 12/26-12/30/21. Full EP coming in February 2022. This is still happening.

2 Weeks:
There were 2 weeks
between when my son got his first shot
and Omicron
when I was starting to feel fine.

Jerry*:
I don't know if I have a story to tell,
as I get old there's not a whole lot of new stuff going on

"I got up, I went to work, and then I came here"
There's a song
That's a song
But not a song that anyone wants to hear

Writing the same things over and over
Circling back
Sometimes closer
Sometimes

"Star Crunch and Zebra Cakes"
Alone
Mostly alone.

I don't know if I have a story to tell
or if i ever did.

On the couch in the basement, worrying about bills
but I'm glad that my son is sleeping well.

And I'm afraid that I'm too old to really succeed
but not too old to fail.

Pandemic Divide:
By Christmas 2020, the adrenaline had worn off
Since then I've been drifting farther out
while everyone else is moving on.
They've had enough and I understand
but I can't

So much death
It doesn't seem real
I'm so detached
I can't tell
My head hurts
but other than that, it's hard to know how to feel.

Emptier

Hungover from a year and a half on high alert.

The focus shifted
The horror
So much appears normal
but it's all a play
The end is on the way.