Corona in the Past Tense

We were locked away Made to stay indoors Told to avert our eyes, to stay inside To just try to ignore what happened Outside As people died But what's it matter? They were poor All the good people survived And then I cried It's not as though I think people weren't willing to take a stand It's that I think people were scared that they'd be taken by the man And they'd be questioned and interrogated, told that they did wrong And rather than just forget about it, I chose to write this song Ah ah ah We were kept outside We were left to die And when we went to ask for reasons Well, they never told us why And then I writhed Writhed in my bed For my lungs, they couldn't contain air My face was turning red And now I'm dead It's not as though I think people weren't willing to take a stand It's that I think people were scared that they'd be taken by the man And they'd be questioned and interrogated, told that they did wrong And rather than just forget about it, I chose to write this song It's not as though I think people weren't willing to take a stand It's that I think people were scared that they'd be taken by the man And they'd be questioned and interrogated, told that they did wrong And rather than just forget about it, I chose to write this song Ah ah ah