When It’s Not Now (Demo)

[Verse 1: MALINDA]
I’ll tip my waiter a little bit extra
Hold on to stillness every now and then
I’ll be there to see my best friend get married
Marvel at Paris from a boat out on the Seine
Who knows when

[Chorus: MALINDA & Her Parents]
But for now we distance in days of 14
While the braver ones battle the monster unseen
A nation offers applause but it’s never enough
Somehow
But someday we’ll see
That good news won’t be an exception to the rule
When it’s not now
Someday…

[Verse 3: MALINDA & Her Parents]
We’ll stop by our favorite restaurant
Admire a painting down at the Met
We’ll go to a play, then a festival
Bathe in the color of a summer sunset
And we won’t forget

[Chorus 2: MALINDA & Her Parents]
That we once measured our days in 14
While the braver ones battled the monster unseen
A nation offered applause but it wasn’t enough
Somehow
But someday we’ll see
That good news won’t be an exception to the rule
When it’s not now
Someday…

[Verse 4: MALINDA]
Will what divided us seem simple?
Will all of my friends be here in the end?
Will the world be somehow reimagined?
Will I be scared to hug my mother when I see her again?
Who knows when

[Post-Chorus: MALINDA & Her Parents]
But for now we distance in days of 14
While the braver ones battle the monster unseen
Statues and tributes could never be enough
Somehow
But someday we’ll see
That good news won’t be an exception to the rule
When it’s not now