Watch as South Shields singer performs debut single inspired by coronavirus lockdown
A young South Shields musician has released her first single – inspired by the coronavirus pandemic.
Singer, songwriter Eve Trinity has released her first solo track written in unprecedented times while the country was still in lockdown due to outbreak of Covid-19.
The 18-year-old, whose full name is Eve Trinity Granlund, recently left Harton Academy Sixth Form and is due to begin studying Biology at Newcastle University in September.
Eve also plays bass in a band with her brothers Luke, 20, and Jake, 16.
Name Trinity, they have been performing live together for two years – but have been practising since their much younger days.
Lockdown is Eve's first original track, which she wrote just weeks ago while at stuck home and was missing her family and boyfriend.
The lyrics reflect on the whole experience of the pandemic, from the early days of stockpiling toilet roll to the Clap for Carers tributes every Thursday.
But most of all it captures the heartbreak of being apart from loved ones and missing human contact.
“I was missing seeing my family and boyfriend, I have only seen him from a distance for the last 12 weeks hence the lyric ‘door step dates’,” said Eve.
“We’ve been visiting each other from our doorsteps and now we’ve been able to go for a walk outside, but it’s been really difficult."
Her boyfriend, Callum Black, who she has been dating for nine months, is said to be among those who are a big fan of the song.
“I was really scared before I put it out there, my dad had to force me to post in online,” she said.
“But it’s had a really good response, I’ve been surprised by how many people have listened to it.”
Lockdown is available on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes and Apple Music.
Here are the lyrics in full:
It’s a sign of the times
Everywhere the streets are bare
You’re on my mind
Covered faces empty places
I’m lonely here
Without you near
Two metres between us
Fear across the land
No toilet roll in shops
People have lost the plot
Unprecedented times mean you can’t step out of line
The enemy’s invisible so it’s hard to understand
Oh how I wish that I could just take your hand
Doorstep dates
Watching films back to back
Quizzes online
To help us pass the time
The weather’s been sunny
But now haircuts look funny
Schools are shut
The kids are going crazy
Birthdays are missed
Loved ones not kissed
Every Thursday we clap it’s just another week gone past
The enemy’s invisible so it’s hard to understand
Oh how I wish that I could just take your hand
It’s hard to feel motivated you’re frustrated you can’t take this anymore
But know this for sure
I’ll always be there for you even 2 metres apart
You should always know that you still have my heart
The enemy’s invisible so it’s hard to understand
Oh how I wish that I could just take your hand
Oh how I wish that I could just take your hand