Trapped inside these four walls

While it feels like all of earth is burning down

Every time I'm scrolling through I

Find the world is full of trouble all around

And each night I pray

For better days

There's no-one to blame

That it has to be this way

Emptiness takes over but I continue to pray

For better days

Feel my energy depleting

I've been alone for too long

Not sure if anything would be the same

Even if this all went away

Miss the warmth I felt

When we connected physically

Separated now by glass

But hold onto your faith

That this will be a space

That'll be safe once again to live and breathe

Although we still have not completely walked out of this section of history, I believe that this song, Changes In This Year, illustrates people's overall experience and thoughts concerning COVID-19 and the whole process of going into a global lockdown and quarantine time after time. I hoped that this song accurately put into music, specifically lyrical format, people's disappointment in having to put their plans on hold, feeling a sense of barrier, or "glass," and lack of physical connection between friends and family, and being trapped at home for months on end, unable to see any improvement. 

Changes In This Year not only describes the overwhelming sense of confinement, the "four walls," that everyone collectively endured, but also the waves of hope and faith that things will "be safe once again," get better, or return back to normal after the pandemic subsides. This song implicitly notes that even in times of pervasive darkness and negativity, people still find a way to see the positive aspects and the light at the end of the tunnel.