When I shared my internal ramblings related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 in early 2020 I didn’t dream that in 2022 we would still be on this rollercoaster but here we are. My answer for how I have been coping varies widely depending on the day. There is a song that has stuck with me though and that is “Look up” by Joy Oladokun. It’s one of those tracks where every line speaks to you and you just can’t stop listening to it on repeat. What have you been listening to lately? Tell me in a comment below or tweet me @jamaipanese
Joy Oladokun – Look up – Lyrics
Sometimes your life feels like a broken rollercoaster
A thousand useless moving parts
Sometimes you spend your nights
Too scared of getting closer
Hiding out in the back seat of your car
You tell yourself it’s raining
The clouds are in your head
You tell yourself it’s better
To jump before you fall again
Before you lose it all again
Look up
Do you see the sunlight?
Look up
There’s flowers in your hair
Hold on
‘Cause somebody loves you
You know trouble’s always gonna be there
Don’t lеt it bring you to your knees
Look up
Mondays aren’t always bright
Some days, you lose thе fight
But life can be beautiful if you let it be
Tomorrow keeps taunting you
With all kinds of mystery
It’s a blank page for your poetry
If you let it be
So don’t tell yourself it’s raining
The clouds are in your head
You tell yourself it’s better
To jump before you fall again
Before you lose it all again
Look up
Do you see the sunlight?
Look up
There’s flowers in your hair
Hold on
‘Cause somebody loves you
You know trouble’s always gonna be there
Don’t let it bring you to your knees, yeah
Look up
Look up
Hold on
Look up
Sometimes your life feels like a broken rollercoaster
A thousand useless moving parts
Look up
Do you see the sunlight?
Look up
There’s flowers in your hair
Hold on
‘Cause somebody loves you
You know trouble’s always gonna be there
Don’t let it bring you to your knees, yeah
Look up
Trouble’s always gonna be there
Look up
Don’t let it bring you to your knees, look up
