Noah Reid — Michigan

I was driving to the border I was sweating in my car I was thinking about my problems And how small they really are I was listening to music I was cutting through the land When I came across a roadblock Only members of the band past this point Rolled down my window Asked them what’s the way to go They said the ferry had been shut down Since the world fucking exploded So I drove along this channel That separates the land With a mask around my neck Sanitizer for my hands And as I drove across the bridge Thought they might not let me in Then I thought about privilege And the color of my skin And I was headed for my sister’s And the sun was going down And the I-96 freeway Was as quiet as a town I saw something on the shoulder It was the body of a deer And within another mile There was another one appeared And then another and another And I’m thinking about these trucks And do they aim for them on purpose ‘Cause they think that it’s good luck And then I probably saw ten bodies As if one was not enough And I was thinking maybe someone Could at least come clean them up And I was listening to Kendrick Thinking deer sure got it rough And I was thinking maybe someone Could pretend to give a fuck And I’ve been thinking pretty hard About the state of Michigan And how hard it is for anyone To change the state they’re in