Life in Quarantine

The sidewalks are empty
The bars and cafes, too
The streetlights only changing
Cuz they ain't got nothing better to do
You say it's like Christmas
When nobody's around
Or when our city was still a secret
Before those carpetbaggers came to town
The airports and train stations are full of desperate people
Trying to convince the gate agents that not all emergencies are equal
But no one is going anywhere soon
Inside the Safeway
It's like the Eastern Bloc
People have a way of getting crazy
When they think they'll be dead in a month
But you like the silence
Of the wind through the trees
And I like walking beside you
Through these days of no guarantees
The National Guard is on their way to protect us from our neighbors
And everyone who's tried to swim for it has drowned out past the breakers
The airports and train stations are full of desperate people
But no one is going anywhere soon
No one is going anywhere soon