Lyrics : Andrew Davies/Dom Howieson
Music : Andrew Davies/Dom Howieson
This year slammed the brakes
 We stood still whilst the world changed  
 So unclear in just one take 
When all we got is hope 
 We stood still watched the clubs close

 Industry took a beating
 No raves in this season
Lockdown it’s like groundhog day
Face-to-face we’re not speaking 
 Miss the vibes when I stand on stage 
Young hearts we’re depleted
Gimme the mic I wanna feel it
Can’t see my mum on the weekend
She ain’ t getting no younger 
 All night we’re just sleeping
1  hour for the fresh air  
Day by day it’s repeating
 Yeah I know it’s for the greater good
We want the cases decreasing 
 Tryna go slow like nature would
 But months pass it’s fatiguing
Yeah this timeline passes slower than a snail  
It’s like we’re on the side, wait for our turn like Gareth Bale 
 Working on myself to welcome everything I’ve got
 Cos I lost a couple friends  up in this period, it’s been a lot
 This ain’t the status quo for me, I’ll probably lose the plot
It helps to focus on the good things, we’re just searching for our spot, yeah 
4 walls in this box 
 Panicking heads at the shop
2020’s it’s a flop

 This year slammed the brakes 
 We stood still whilst the world changed 
 So unclear in just one take 
When all we got is hope 
 We stood still watched our clubs close

 We stood still watched our clubs close

 New phrases and cliches  
Mask on it’s the sequel  
Many night shifts in the hospital  
No PPE  for the people
Government they’re so callous
 The policy it’s medieval  
Gatekeepers they won’t let you in 
Let the bottom starve it’s so evil 
Populism man it’s killing us  
 Migrants the new target
 It’s a classic case of deflection
But the headlines yeah they start it 
It’s so frustrating 
My family work the hardest
 Education is paramount
Otherwise the winters are harshest

 But what the future holds depends on every heart
 Do we want to see a time  where empathy ain’t on the chart?
 I know these months have been so tough on all our dreams
 But resilience it’s prevalent throughout our history  
 And in the cold you see the human in our beings 
 Without the need to front we see togetherness for what it means 
3 zoots and I’m lean 
 Man I got love for the scene  
2020 yeah it’s peak 

This year slammed the brakes 
 We stood still whilst the world changed 
 So unclear in just one take 
When all we got is hope 
 We stood still watched our clubs close