Virtually Nobody

by Annie Moriondo

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Hello Mister President
Do you recognize us?
We’ve been hoping for a while
You’d drop by and surprise us

We are the unlucky ones
Friends and neighbors, daughters, sons
The thousands you were too proud to see
We are virtually nobody

Hello Mister President
How have you been feeling?
Lying in your private room
Staring at the ceiling

We’re the ones that you ignored
Gasping in our crowded wards
Look at us, who else could we be?
We are virtually nobody

When your muscles start to ache
When your fever will not break
Just remember it’s all fake
Be optimistic

See your doctor’s worried frown
As inside your lungs you drown
Rest assured they’ll round you down
As a false statistic

Hello Mister President
What are you afraid of?
Isn’t this a little flu?
Show us what you’re made of

Scream and yell, take off your mask
God forbid you stop to ask
Once it takes you, who will you be?
You’ll be virtually nobody

If on your surveillance tape
You should see a flickering shape
Don’t try making your escape
We’re right behind you

When tonight you close your eyes
You’ll sit up and realize
You can hear our dying cries
Let them remind you


Hello Mister President
If you do recover
What will you tell our grieving friends,
Children, and lovers?

If instead you join our ranks
History will owe us thanks
Where your name belongs they will see
He was virtually nobody

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released October 6, 2020

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Annie Moriondo Boston, Massachusetts

Annie Moriondo is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Massachusetts. Her music combines pop melodies with a folk sensibility and an emphasis on storytelling. She cites Vienna Teng, Richard Thompson and Natalie Haas among the artists who have influenced her work. ... more

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