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Goodbye Lockdown

by Cosmo and the Cosmonaut

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Goodbye Lockdown is the new single from Berlin-based father and son band, Cosmo and the Cosmonaut and is dedicated to anyone who has been under lockdown in the last year and a half.

“Cosmo has been homeschooling for most of the last year and as part of his music lessons we recorded an album,” says the Cosmonaut aka New Zealand-born Monkey Records label boss Nigel Braddock, who was also spending a lot more time at home than usual.

Ten year old Cosmo raps about how the initial novelty of homeschooling quickly wore off and how he just misses his friends, “Now I realise school isn’t so bad, when I see my friends again I will be so glad.” He also takes a swipe at conspiracy theorists, “Some people don’t believe the virus is real, they’ve watched too much YouTube maybe that’s their deal.” Ultimately the message is one of unity and hope, “We need to come together, to stand as one. When this thing’s all over we’re going to have some fun.”

Cosmo and the Cosmonaut invited friends from around the world to take part and the chorus features contributions from Germany, UK, New Zealand, USA, Australia, Portugal, Japan, Greece, Poland, Cambodia and Vanuatu. The accompanying eye-catching music video features each contributor as part of a colourful Zoom choir.

Goodbye Lockdown is the first single to be released from Cosmo and the Cosmonaut’s second album due later in the year. Their first album, Ultra Mega was released in May 2019.

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It’s 2021, we’ve been in lockdown
The streets are deserted, it’s like a ghost town
It came out of nowhere, the coronavirus
It’s affecting our lives in ways not desirous
Everything was closed; shops, libraries and school
We were learning online, at first it seemed cool
Now I realise school isn’t so bad
When I see my friends again, I will be so glad

Now we’re going to come out of lockdown
We’ve been going crazy stuck at home
We miss you all, family and dear friends
Sometimes the days just seem without end

We have to wear masks on public transport
There’re no more planes flying from the airport
We have to wash our hands all of the time
If you don’t do it, it’s like a crime
Some people don’t believe the virus is real
They watch too much YouTube, maybe that’s their deal
We need to come together to stand as one
When this thing’s all over we’re going to have some fun

Now we’re going to come out of lockdown
We’ve been going crazy stuck at home
We miss you all, family and dear friends
Sometimes the days just seem without end

Goodbye lockdown, your time is over
Goodbye lockdown, good bye, good bye
Goodbye lockdown, your time is over
Goodbye lockdown, good bye, good bye

Now we’re going to come out of lockdown
We’ve been going crazy stuck at home
We miss you all, family and dear friends
Sometimes the days just seem without end

Goodbye lockdown, your time is over
Goodbye lockdown, good bye, good bye

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released August 27, 2021
Words and music by Cosmo and the Cosmonaut
Recorded, mixed and mastered by The Cosmonaut

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