Re-Opening Salvo
Act Two, Song One from
"Home-a-ton: A Quarantine Musical."
[WASHINGTON]
Ladies and gentlemen, you coulda been anywhere virtually tonight, but you're here with us in a pandemic. Are you ready for a no-win conundrum?!
The issue on the table: Reopening our country with our cases climbing and nothing at all under control. Now, Mister Jefferson, you have the floor, sir
[JEFFERSON]
‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'
Have those words been repealed? ‘Cuz now I’m feelin’ oppressed
We shut down in March, and back then it was fair, but
Now it’s July, and I need a haircut
Nowww
It’s time for a reset
We can’t let our small businesses accumulate debt
So, let’s assess how to open hastily
We can resume our former lives and still do it safely
[HAMILTON]
Not true!
[JEFFERSON]
Ooh, yeah, the truth hurts, mon amie
You might be savin’ lives, but you’re killin’ the economy
Plus, I can’t pay my mortgage statement
Unless my bank takes banana bread as payment
It’s the summer – you’ll find me in the pool
And you know that we gotta send our kids back to school
This financial pain is something we can’t sustain
And most of us just plain need to be unrestrained and entertained
Your closure mission killed our plans by attrition
To say nothing of vacations and holiday traditions
Look, when fireworks were canceled, we got vicious
Imagine what gon' happen when you try to shut down Christmas
[WASHINGTON]
Thank you so much, Mister Jefferson. Alright, Mister Hamilton, your response…
[HAMILTON]
Thomas, that was a nice act of defiance
Welcome to reality, where we believe in science
Would you like to join us, or keep dreamin’
Spittin’ whatever the hell it is Sean Hannity’s been screamin’?
This reopening trend will just extend
How long we’ll be spending time with normal life suspended
Do you comprehend it? If we stay focused and finish strong, it’s
Our best chance at normal. You’d rather we prolong this?
A business lesson laced with apathy – the audacity!
Restaurants can’t last at a fraction of capacity
The plan to open now doesn’t work - it’s like satire:
We’re trying to live in a house that’s on fire
And another thing – schools closed at a thousand cases
But, now we got four million, and it’s off to the races?
Maybe your wack back to school plan would be more highly rated
If you ever listened to the educated
Your crass restlessness is so evident; ignore evidence
Negligent - who cares if we kill another resident?
So the governor told you you could go back and shop at stores
Whose health you think he protects, the economy’s or yours?
Sittin’ here watching society’s ruin
While the curve still bends upward
What the hell are we doing?
