Music, Lyrics, and Performance by Jeremy Cohn. Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved

CW: grief, loss, and pandemic trauma
I wrote this in April, near the beginning of the pandemic. Its the first track I've released with original lyrics in the past six years. I find lyrics very vulnerable, and I don't think they're my strong suit. But I'm pretty confident in these. When I wrote them I had no clue how their meaning would change for me over time--I feel like they are less about the desire to reach the period after the pandemic anymore, and more about the devastation COVID has caused both personally and for our community, and about how even afterwards the grief and effects of this trauma are going to be permanent.

There are a lot of influences here, ranging from the indie band Spiritualized to John Denver to Bob Dylan and the theme from Friday Night Lights. The shanty "Bring Back my Bonnie to Me" is directly quoted in the chord progression of the verse.

Aftermath

Wendy Parman is a singer, songwriter and actor working in the Chicago area. Check out her web series "Callie's Solo" on Youtube, about a voice teacher in Chicago going through some mid-life changes and dealing with crazy singing students.  https://youtu.be/mx1p4yp9VPk
She is formerly the lead singer of The Red Apples,  and the creator of  the Singer’s Salon,  a bi-monthly open mic/showcase for singers. Wendy teaches private voice lessons as well as regularly scheduled workshops for singers in her studio on the north side of Chicago. She offers private instruction for actors, and workshops that focus specifically on performance.