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A music video to mark one year of lockdown in the UK
“Ideas are immune and feelings forever
And you tell yourself it’s gonna get better
But you just don’t know.”
The young people from Future Proof have joined forces with Zest to reflect on a full year of living through the pandemic. With lyrics and visuals inspired by their COVID experiences and released exactly one year since the start of the first lockdown, Never Was a Normal captures the resilience of Gen-Z in a world of uncertainty.
Made remotely in Ashford, Barnsley, Frome, Brighton, Darlington, Guisborough, Hartlepool, Ladock, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Sittingbourne, Skelton, and Whitley Bay.
#NeverNormal
Cost: Free to view | Donations welcome
Age suitability: 14+
Running time: 4 minutes
Trigger Warnings: Contains flashing images and explicit lyrics.
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Lyrics
I want my liberty back
Time with the boys and to get on track
Let’s keep compassion, keep community
I WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
I WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
I need a break
Yeah I need him gone
I need a second chance
It’s been so long
I need intimacy and understanding
COZ I AM AN ENDLESS POSSIBILITY
AND I NEED SOME FUCKING ANSWERS
All we ever do is talk and listen
All we ever do is talk
In a box, in a box, in a box, in a box
And I lost my socks and friends and money
I want to keep immaculate style
Karaoke nights and self-control
Hanging with my bros on a nine-grand screen
I AM AN ENDLESS POSSIBILITY
I AM AN ENDLESS POSSIBILITY
I need to stop shouting
“I’M STEALING’ in the middle of a Greggs
But you can’t make an omelette
Without breaking some eggs
I know I need to accept my flaws
Maybe eat a little more
Still they ignore and they laugh
Then we fight and we win
And we’re still going in for some more
I WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
AND I NEED SOME FUCKING ANSWERS
All we ever do is talk and listen
All we ever do is talk
All we ever do is talk and listen
All we ever do is talk
And there never was a normal
How strange it is to be anything at all
Have you ever felt so small?
No I won’t forget it
I need to be ready for it all
I’ve seen so many numbers fall
Ideas are immune and feelings for ever
And you tell yourself its gonna get better
But you just don’t know
I just don’t know
I know you think you know we can do it
But there’s gotta be more than to just get through it
But you just don’t know
I just don’t know
Co-Creators
Co-created by the company, supported by the Zest Creative Team
THE COMPANY
Elly Adam
Henry Austin
Aman Basha
Dillon Berry
Luke Bishop
Joshua Durnall
Frankie Garrood
Jessica Gomez-Ejimbe
Katie Grant
Kez Harris
Robert Hart
Liu Hogg
Alex Hornsby
Millie Jenkins
Lachlan Madin
Rakeem Murray Martin
Cas Potterton
Beth Pullen
Aija Sandhu
Nina Simpson
Ethan Stammers
Eden Tambala
Gareth Thomson
Becky White
DIRECTOR
Toby Ealden
PRODUCER
Catherine Fowles
COMPOSER & SONG WRITER
Guy Connelly
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGN MENTOR
Verity Quinn
CHOREOGRAPHER
Pierre Lafayette - Marsh
CREATIVE MENTOR
Harris Cain
ONLINE PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
Jenny Daniels
VIDEO EDITOR
Rick Holland
ALBUM COVER DESIGN
Fabric.
ADDITIONAL BACKING VOCALS
Wren Connelly-Joyce
