Kids with Colouring Books - Demo

Woke up groggy, checked my phone
To the news I didn't want to know
Solidarity from foreign shores
With the daily Wordle scores

And beneath all the tweets and all the memes
People disconnected through their screens
Are the kids with their colouring books
And parents sharing terrified looks

Stuck there under ground wondering if they'll make it out
Stuck there under ground terrified of the sounds
Stuck in the traffic jams they're doing all they can
Stuck in the traffic jams waiting for a plan

And I watch that baffoon make his statement
And I'm wondering how he can face it
When they paid for all of his campaigns
Got those ads rooted in our brains

Now they're stuck there under ground terrified of the sounds
Stuck there under ground wondering if they'll make it out
Stuck in the traffic jams, waiting for a plan
Stuck in the traffic jams they're doing all they can

And I can't stop thinking of those kids
Wondering what they did
To deserve the hours in the basement
Offered up by some friendly neighbours
While we all slept soundly in our beds
Tossing, turning our heads
And I went on with my day
And I'm sure you all did the same

When they were stuck there under ground wondering if they'll make it out
Stuck they're under ground terrified of the sounds
Stuck in the traffic jams waiting for a plan
Stuck in the traffic jams they're doing all they can

They're stuck in the traffic jams and they're doing all the can