Another day, another new quarantine song from Trey Anastasio. The latest new song to come out of Trey’s quarantine writing sessions with Tom Marshall and Scott Herman is “Lonely Trip”, a wistful reflection on missed connections.

Rather than one of Trey’s ever-more-creative home videos, “Lonely Trip” was shared along with a photo of Anastasio hard at work in his home studio and a heartfelt message to all the people who continue to brave the outside world to provide essential services during the ongoing health crisis. Read Trey’s note below:

Hi everyone. I hope that all of you and your families are safe, and I send my deepest love to everyone who is struggling thru this time, physically, financially, emotionally, and in so many other ways.

In the videos I’ve been posting you can see two windows behind me that I sit next to when I write. The windows look out of our apt into the streets of Manhattan. Every night at 7pm the whole city, all 5 boroughs, leans out their windows to scream and cheer and bang on pots and pans to show support for the essential workers, the doctors, medical, police officers, food delivery people, who are going out there and risking everything to take care of others. I wish you could hear the sound. It’s overwhelming. An entire city screaming with love and gratitude.

I honestly don’t know how they do it. These Nurses, grocery store employees, Pharmacists, people who do elder care, animal care, so much. Not just in my city, but essential workers everywhere. This is happening all over our country, and all over the globe.

I want to thank them.

If you are one of these people, Thank You.

In a time like this I see so much good in people. Thank you to all of you who are going out every day to feed people, care for them, protect and treat the sick.

With deepest Gratitude,
Trey

Listen to “Lonely Trip” below:

Trey Anastasio – “Lonely Trip”

 

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For those keeping score, “Lonely Trip” marks the ninth installation of this Trey Anastasio quarantine series (following “Shaking Someone’s Outstretched Hand”, “I Never Left Home”, “Lotus”, “When The Words Go Away”, “Timeless”, “I Never Needed You Like This Before”, “The Greater Good”, and “Lost In The Pack”). Thank you for the continued inspiration, Trey.

Read the lyrics to “Lonely Trip” below:

Trey Anastasio – “Lonely Trip” Lyrics

When I see through the deception
And the river’s flowing free
You may understand the reason
Why I’m drifting out to sea.

And you may control the currents
As I drift in search of land
You may understand the reason
When the water turns to sand.

So while your’re on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
So while your’re on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last

When doors are all closed tightly
With words the only keys
You may understand the reason
Why I’m floating on the breeze.

When I hear your voice responding
When your questions have begun
You may understand the reason
Why I’m flying to the sun.

So while you’re on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
While you’re on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last

Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last
Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last

So while you’re on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last

Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last
Perhaps we’ll finally meet at last

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