Music

In the fight against the ebola pandemic: Quarantine and Cremation (Buried Alive)

By Joy Lynn Clark

10/14/2014

Buried Alive by Dazee Dizzle – lyrics at the end

When I watch the latest new stories on ebola I cringe.  People from the infected regions are flying into the U.S. Wait. Hold it right there, isn’t the protocol for ebola quarantine?  Why are U.S. airports accepting flights from the infected regions?  The area is in quarantine, right?

I saw a story where airport cleaning crews were given latex gloves and painters mask-like covers for their face.  What the f&^k?  I would quit immediately.

Seriously, the first story I heard was disconcerting.  Okay we are going to fly an infected patient into Atlanta. At least they were near the CDC.  The patient is doing fine.  I am thinking to myself, “oh goody we can handle this”.  Might I add the people handling this case had on bee-keeper like suits. (I feel sorry for that airport cleaning crew).

Next, more cases.  Death.  Okay we are just going too far.  Is the U.S. going to operate business as usual and allow any and everyone access? Quarantine, Quarantine, Quarantine.  Someone has high hopes for a global pandemic.  Stop bringing ebola on U.S. soil.

My next issue, burial practices.  Why are people trying to bury their dead ebola victems.  The WHO (world health organization) has a plan but, I don’t think it will stop the spread of ebola.  No contact with bodies huh?  What about the person who has to bury them?  What about transporting the bodies from their death beds to the burial ground?

Cremation.  That is all you can do.  Burial will spread the disease.  Stop burying the dead

I decided to think about what my Native American tribal ancestors would have wanted in this situation.  Hear the rest of the story in Buried Alive which is in the music and lyrics section.

Buried Alive

Why’d you bury me here?

Got no car in my name

Call my tribe by the chief

Should I turn the other cheek?

I just wanna be siditty

And party in the city

But I am destruction

I bring the pain and

I am desire

Bringing the rain

And I am the flood

And I am the new

And I am death

Coming for you

And I’m shining my chrome

Wanna send me off

But I’m right at home

Wanna color code me

No they can’t behold me

So they all must die

Do you know why?

Why’d you bury me here?

Got no car in my name

Call my tribe by the chief

Should I turn the other cheek?

I just wanna be siditty

And party in the city

But I am destruction

I bring the pain and

I am desire

Bringing the rain

And I am the flood

And I am the new

And I am death

Coming for you

I love drugs

I love meat

I love walking down the street

I can eat

Submit three times

Saying “I will”

Admitting me I’m ill

Who the heck

I gotta kill?

Straight jacket math

Put me in the quiet

Room just for some laughs

Looking through my peephole

Where’s my audience?

Carry out some things

Just to be intense

“do you wanna be tied down now?

Yes, now hear me scream

About my ghetto dream

Why’d you bury me here?

Got no car in my name

Call my tribe by the chief

Should I turn the other cheek?

I just wanna be siditty

And party in the city

But I am destruction

I bring the pain and

I am desire

Bringing the rain

And I am the flood

And I am the new

And I am death

Coming for you

ER stomach pump

Chalk it up

All I got is rhymes

And I keep coming back, damn

And everytime I gotta change

Who the heck I am

Joy Clark is a writer, producer, vocalist, and publisher. Lexington, KY

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