This is my first song, inspired by current circumstances and by the signs of hope that I’ve been seeing on my daily walks around the neighbourhood. I’m a writer and not a musician, though, so if someone would like to put my words to music, please get in touch. I would love to be able to hear the song.
A big black cloud keeps hanging over us
And we’re afraid that the storm will come
The only thing to do is hunker down
And stay away from everyone
Heroes pass outside against the wind
In the cold and risking it all
To save us from the tempest raging
To save us from ourselves
This is our time to be kind, to be calm, to be safe
Side by side as one but not face to face
We’re in this together though we’re far apart
Sharing our love through the window with paper hearts
Our light shines so much brighter when the sky is dark
One day we’ll meet again and make a fresh start
Until then we’ll fill the world with paper hearts
The forecast shows no end in sight
And it’s getting hard to be alone
But the only way to do our part
Is to change the way of life we know
This is our time to be kind, to be calm, to be safe
Side by side as one but not face to face
We’re in this together though we’re far apart
Sharing our love through the window with paper hearts
Our light shines so much brighter when the sky is dark
One day we’ll meet again and make a fresh start
Until then we’ll fill the world with paper hearts
It only takes one wanderer to stir up the rain and snow
But with our paper hearts we’ll remind them the place to be is home
We’re in this together though we’re far apart
Sharing our love through the window with paper hearts
Our light shines so much brighter when the sky is dark
One day we’ll meet again and make a fresh start
Until then we’ll fill the world with paper hearts
Let’s fill the whole world with paper hearts
Sonia Nicholson 
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