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Quentin Quarantino: A COVID​-​19 Story

by R/E

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Teletherapy 02:55
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Cherry 03:21
Cherry sunset over teal water Purple rain Cherry champagne Her lips blot over cherry stain Sex and the City a shoe fetish like Carrie With cherry bottoms Sundress patterned in cherry blossoms She don't be on the scene without a drink Grenadine half-mast Force the sun out when it's overcast She'll let you know what it's like but not Everlast Nobody sing the blues round Her aura exudes A different hue and a new Pantone Colorful girl in a Grey story like Pompeo Smell like Versace not Dylan Blue but Bright Crystal Julia Roberts bring a new life to an old style Rodeo yo Think about it It could be The best type of quarantine I'm with her and She's with me The best type of quarantine Looking at the world through my window Cherry stained glass How long's it gonna last Would we be in the water like splash My car like fast It wouldn't matter fact cuz She would be the cherry on top Sing it again with me she would be the cherry on top Cherry limeade for the sober moments Her chariot awaits Cherry inundates every day Share we From Dusk Till Dawn and other films that she on My days disintegrate Cherry light Cherry she scintillate On a yacht like a Bond villain We navigate a blanket fort and watch the day decay just for sport We dream of Copenhagen and the day when we can leave port We spoon and fork so much that we could make our name as a spork That Good Place with the censorship Eleanor Chidi Tahani with cherry froyo Her favorite New Kid is Donnie She say it ever so fondly Rest of the world behind me Yeah she got the way to move me Neil Diamond said it politely yeah Looking at the world through my window Cherry stained glass How long's it gonna last Would we be in the water like splash My car like fast It wouldn't matter fact cuz She would be the cherry on top Sing it again with me she would be the cherry on top Think about it It could be The best type of quarantine I'm with her and She's with me The best type of quarantine Have you ever had anyone like that in your life No and honestly Like thinking about it makes me feel more lonely Because not only do I not have that kind of relationship I don't even have familial love to lean on when I'm down you know Yes So how do you think this quarantine would be different for you if you had that familial love
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What If? 04:03
What if I wasn't lonely when I woke up What if I rose to the cry of a baby boy in a crib close by who saw the sun peaking in through the blinds at about 6:15 He wants a bottle and a show on TV I'd make a pot of coffee share it with his mommy who tried to keep her eyes closed So opposed to wake up time She take it opposite of mine Cream heavy like a Wu-Tang rhyme I take it black espousing a line Like if it's good enough for grandpa then it's good enough for me She'd roll her eyes and sip thankfully We'd get to breakfast in a bit Strawberries Cocoa Bunnies And spend the day making memories But I guess I haven't thought about it much And though it'd sure be nice to have someone to talk to I bet while I'd like that kind of love For me it probably doesn't exist And yes I wish I'd been open to trust so that I wouldn't be alone in this story And yet I can't pretend I've had the time to fantasize about what could have been I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already lost Can't imagine love has found me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me But still maybe I would have an older son probably like 8 years old He would like anime and Nintendo He'd have a sister bout eleven who'd theater and truth be told Quarantine would be affecting them both She'd hear me listening to NPR Up First Thinking what's up next Or talking to my wife lacking subtext Develop an anxiety bout washing her young hands Just wishing she could be at school with all of her young friends And he would drift away from straight A's Thought that's all that I have come to expect I'd have to sit with him through his homework to be assured that he was turning it in And there'd be lots of family movies Playing with the dog and talking together But we We know that's not what this is And I can't say that it will happen ever Quentin, are you sure you haven't thought about this before It sounds like you've thought about this quite a lot Quentin Quentin I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already lost Can't imagine love has found me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me I'm already lost Can't imagine love has found me I'm already down I can't let the what if's drown me Hello Quentin
4.
Life is still in color ain't it I open the blinds and the sky is still painted blue Over 2 million cases A bunch of Einsteins argue with doctors It's just like the flu Wish that I had loved someone Feel like a long Corn Flake in a milk lake dodging my spoon At what point does a man break We need to press pause but we only live once Catch 22 And mixed messages come from a president who doesn't seem to really like mixed anything And of the many things we should try to cling to He can't tell if it's profits or people I pray to God from an online cathedral Like hey God I would not like a sequel Is this the prince of the power of the air like a King James read through We need a vaccine ooh Life is still in color ain't it Life is still in color ain't it And everyone knows somebody who knows somebody Who died or was hospitalized and that's all that she wrote somebody I can't believe yesterday's me I used to want to be somebody Now I'm trying not to be somebody So exposed Sit on a stair and compose this arrangement a poem for the still unacquainted Life is still in color ain't it Life is still in color ain't it Quentin you deflected You had these really positive thoughts about what it would be like with a girlfriend and then with a family But when I asked you to dig deeper you went right back to society and all the bad things we're seeing in the news It's almost like you didn't want to talk about it So for all of the good things you're asking me to focus on though Like this is the world that I would have to bring up a family in Why should I even think about getting that involved Quentin I think it's our time for this week
5.
Hey Quentin it's good to see you How has everything been since we last spoke It's been alright You know I can't quit thinking about this nightmare that I had just last night Oh really what was it about Woke up in Memphis uncertain of how I'd arrived A dirty motel Interstate 55 The concierge knew me by name Her smile mistrusting tempered and tame As she passed me a bag made of plastic This I opened to find something tragic A syringe and a spoon Implications of doom and a dirty t-shirt Odor rancid As I tried to escape something followed There were three behind me plotting sorrow I ducked in the bathroom trying to evade But the darkness within made a home in the shade As the walls were graffitied in shadows The spirit of fiends in the gallows Saw a janitor mopping beneath a dim light but she wouldn't get it clean tonight No she wouldn't get it clean tonight No she wouldn't get clean tonight Put the bathroom behind me The hallways unsettled and winding A series of doors intertwining The streets were as dark as the shining No cabs to be found No bars full of singles inquiring Just me and the night and still something behind me A bridge where the opposite side was closed The water beneath me still flowed Something approached and it wretched in my soul I turned to confront it and stood toe to toe With three blurry faces whom I did not know One dressed up in leather A jacket his chest was bare Another his teeth and a stare As blank as the name I had for him The final one formed A rubber band tied to his arm and my back to the bridge What is this The harm that they meant or resist Resist This one is pretty easy Everyone is having crazy dreams right now Their mind is trying to protect itself from everything that's going on Your fear is about losing control So what we need to answer is How can you take control
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How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control Uncertainty reduction theory says the point Of all relationships that people can enjoy Is to reduce uncertainty and fill the void With trust security and certainty but boy This whole pandemic's like a minefield in a time filled with hesitation People outside don't say hi Don't bat an eye cuz they just Cannot define who's symptomatic who's just a virus waiting Is it their time where is the line And are we too flirty with fate and how do I take control How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control I've been making small talk with the walls Pacing up and down the halls Been a minute since I've seen that sunshine And they all stop coming round Whole world's stuck on lock down But you're still always on my mind It's like I just keep hitting red lights This shit just don't feel right No I can't waste no time no no no And how long it gonna take Only sickened from the wait We all told stay in Just stay in yo cage Wheel is in my hand and my foot is on the pedal Held it all the way to hell but the tires seem to settle And I cannot move No way this can be healthy for my mental nah How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control How do I take control Quentin I want you to do something for you Find something little that will make you feel good There's still beauty in the world What small thing can you do for yourself to make you feel in control Well I've been thinking about buying a pair of those Warby Parker glasses You know they send them in the mail and you can just try em on before deciding I'm just waiting on that stimulus check they're talking about That's a great idea You know that is the exact thing I'm talking about
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No Streaks 02:31
No streaks on my windows Feeling good today Ain't a single dirty dish at the crib Call ya brother Cascade First time in a month felt this fly Cirque due Soleil Had a few high highs and some low lows But I need to get paid So I'm thinking of a master plan Eric B Rakim But ain't nothing but sweat in my hand Need a couple Benjamin's Landlord's gonna get theirs somehow Drip don't pay rent We just got to keep it up like a sundial tell em what time it is because Bills We all gottem Friends We all wantem Endz It's a little bit tight right now I don't need to drive no Benz Top down with the brights on I'm just tryin to keep these lights on Tell the government this a fight song We want checks Are you stimulated yet Are you stimulated yet Better pay if we can't play We want checks Are you stimulated yet Are you stimulated yet Better pay if we can't play No breaks it's a dance off You against yourself Put a little um hmm in it You're too bad but it's good for your health That's a fine ass reflection high five They ain't ready for it outside If you can't go to work better work from home I just want to see your cash wide Bills We all gottem Friends We all wantem Endz It's a little bit tight right now I don't need to drive no Benz Top down with the brights on I'm just tryin to keep these lights on Tell the government this a fight song We want checks Are you stimulated yet Are you stimulated yet Better pay if we can't play We want checks Are you stimulated yet Are you stimulated yet Better pay if we can't play Dance off Quentin Hey umm Quentin Are you dancing Who are you talking to
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Feeling like Harry and Meghan I need an escape Need something new I wanna look forward to I need a brand new perspective Think I need a change This all feels the same I wanna feel powerful Feeling like Tai need a makeover Clueless I'm online like an e learning student And since I'm here so long I should get a home try on They pay for shipping let's do this I'm a get framed like the wrongly convicted Wait for the box like I'm trying to be gifted I get The Box like I'm on Roddy Rich shit take it inside John Legend Get Lifted But wait I went through 5 pair Saw my reflection Ain't really like the direction wait So I sent em back there Ordered 5 more pair In the pursuit of perfection And when the new box came Welty Wide Eastern Bluebird Fade Left me high had me feelin like Jaden I am just an icon livin today in Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Feelin like a margarita Might do me some way On this staycay I feel like Kanye today Cuz I'm next to Jesus no Judas Can't hang with no lames Fanning my flames Not in these brand new frames Feeling like COVID-19 left me choiceless Just like Adam Levine became Voiceless If the sky is the limit I'm blessed but my ceiling suppresses me Only 5'9 like some Royce shit This a fiasco like Lupe Till they took my prescription no Kool-Aid Now I'm looking at life fresh eyes Just a fresh guy Could be the president but no toupee just Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames Warby Parker frames
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If you protest If you protest common sense Don't do it in the name of freedom Don't do it in the name of freedom It makes freedom Seem less like common sense Less like common sense Less like common sense Less like common sense If you protest If you protest common sense Don't do it in the name of freedom Don't do it in the name of freedom It makes freedom Seem less like common sense Less like common sense Less like common sense Less like common sense Hours minutes seconds whispers Pregnant with the future For the hands on the clock it's a neutral truth that moves on with or without the user I don't remember what day it is I've gone from March to May and shit's still just the way it is I miss the way it was But like Emperor Zurg it can't kill my buzz People out on the streets like I'm free you can't tell me what to do That's a slave to an idea To prioritize freedom over human flourishing what's the point Are you chained to an IKEA Though it's good to be free Why have we been so wrought with division ever since Pangea I don't want marshal law But a call to stay home if we might save a life we should all hear Lady Liberty could shed a tear Overlooking the here and the now and she's seen some things I'm just really clearing out every thought above my brow Riled up I've got too much time to think God have mercy on the people every town Every hospital gown Every person who has clocked out Got me wondering if ptsd will see everybody When we leave from this lock down I hope not If you protest If you protest common sense Don't do it in the name of freedom Listen when we look at society as a whole It's very overwhelming because you can't get your arms around it to address it But if you shrink your circle down into the good that you can put into the world Your chances of feeling in control greatly improve Here's something else I wanted to ask you If everything went back to normal how do you think you'd approach the world Where would you go What would you do
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Public Heart 02:11
Call it a scene from a musical I'm hyped up from my toes to my fingernail cuticles When this is over I'm a dance down the sidewalk Gene Kelly Singin in the Rain with a tall shot Lina Lamont Therapy kept me sane It was a lonely ass road like Greenday's dreams on the boule Broken I'm steppin out sun hitting my face All of the black and white fog God will it erased I'm shaking hands like I made a deal An Ebenezer Christmas The spirit is alive I'm a witness And if it ever goes back to normal Not quite so formal will I act Just a mortal If it's ever normal again I want to be a public heart Beating out in the open And if it's every normal again I want to be a public heart beating out in the open So call me Future with my mask off Cuz if the future's like the past Sub Zero need his damn mask back y'all Eatin inside every restaurant And I'll be TIPpin like I'm king of the south no arrest warrant Impressed the best service in a while They like it's my pleasure to assist you Smile for a mile like a Chick fil A drive thru line And I'm fine in this dining establishment Dining with no fear of dying a thriving society Feeling like after anxiety Sigh of relief with a drink raised highly Finally put an end to this social sobriety If it's ever normal again I want to be a public heart Beating out in the open And if it's every normal again I want to be a public heart beating out in the open Well that certainly sounds like a happy ending Quentin And I really hope we can find some semblance of normalcy Quentin

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Quentin Quarantino: A COVID-19 Story explores the highs and lows of social distancing through the eyes of Quentin, a lonely bachelor at the start of the 2020 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

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released May 28, 2020

Lyrics Written/Performed by: Joe Ruiz
Produced by: trevorindigo

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