This is a song I put together way back at the start of the pandemic and our lockdown back in March/April.
It was a pretty scary time, and it got me thinking what it would actually be like to be sat on a hospital bed with a ventilator on your last day on earth, alone. So I wrote this.
The guy in the song has pretty much accepted his fate, he's got no fight left, no regrets, maybe not even a family. But he still has one meaningful, final message to leave behind, before he gives up his bed for the next in line...
The song was written in around 30 minutes and hurriedly captured live and uploaded onto YouTube 10 minutes later, which is where it's stayed until now.
I'm about to produce it in anger, so would greatly appreciate your feedback.
In Our Hands - Written & Performed by By Adam Harkus
Lyrics
There's no-one here
No-one by my side
I've nothing left
I'm almost out of time
And looking back
The things I love today
They're not coming back
I slowly fade away
But anyway, I've nothing else to lose
I feel this pain, but tomorrow I am through
Seems to me, as I lay on my bed
If we live or die, our way of life's in our hands
Plain to see, the thoughts run through my head
If we live or die, our way of life's in our hands
The time is here
I feel it deep inside
I'll pass away
For others to arrive