COVID on the Coast

This track comes from Aaron Stransky's core identity — Folly Beach roots, 843 area code, the raw unfiltered version. It tackles COVID-19 response on Folly Beach — closing the beach, the empty streets, the tech response, keeping a small town connected during a pandemic. The lyrics get specific — "Folly went quiet like I'd never heard" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The americana production matches the energy of the confession. It hits reflective and somber, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.

[verse 1] March came in like any other spring Tourists booking rooms for everything Then the governor called and said shut it down Close the beach, close the bars, close the town Folly went quiet like I'd never heard No flip-flops on the boardwalk, not a single word Just the sound of the waves on an empty shore And a feeling like we'd never felt before [chorus] COVID on the coast, empty parking lots Sunrise for nobody, connecting dots I kept the systems running, kept the people close COVID on the coast, we needed tech the most [verse 2] Set up remote access from my kitchen table City council on a Zoom call, barely stable Webcams on the beach to keep the people out Public safety systems, that's what it's about A-A-Ron at the keyboard fighting with a screen Keeping Folly running like a quiet machine No parades, no festivals, no summer crowd Just a CTO alone and oddly proud [chorus] COVID on the coast, empty parking lots Sunrise for nobody, connecting dots I kept the systems running, kept the people close COVID on the coast, we needed tech the most [bridge] Funny how a crisis shows you what you've built Every shortcut, every patch, every system's tilt But the bones were strong, the backbone held Unconventional solutions, and the story tells Of a little beach town that didn't fall apart Because somebody kept the technology at heart [verse 3] When the beach reopened and the people came Folly felt the same but nothing was the same We learned that sand and servers both need care And the CTO was always standing there [chorus] COVID on the coast, empty parking lots Sunrise for nobody, connecting dots I kept the systems running, kept the people close COVID on the coast, we needed tech the most [outro] We made it through Folly always does