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2026 Competition Entry:

Unprecedented Times by Jed Spittle

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Song “Unprecedented Times”


We’re living in unprecedented times
Said, we’re living in unprecedented times
Half of us are social screening
Looking for a truer meaning
Living in unprecedented times

Said, we’re living in unprecedented times
Yes, we’re living in unprecedented times
Socially we’re keeping distant
Emotionally too inconsistent
Living in unprecedented times



Is this the “New Normal” we’re living today
If it is I’ll have something to say
With theatres closing as freelancers starve
Cos’ the numbers just won’t pay

These are peculiar times
It’s a surreal life we live


We’re living in unpresidential times
Said, we’re living in unpresidential times
When he’s tweeting out alternate truth
Can there be any further proof
We’re Living in unpresidential times

We’re living in unpresidential times
Said, we’re living in unpresidential times
I really can’t be that expectant
On being jabbed with disinfectant
Living in unpresidential times

We scream black lives matter
Yet no change we see
As the whole world is taking the knee
And COVID deniers claim nobody’s ill
As reason falls headfirst downhill


These are peculiar times
It’s a surreal life we live
Now

Bio

These are lyrics from my third musical that premiered at Louth Riverhead Theatre in 2024

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