Lateral Flow

• Lateral Flow
  Posted by ChrisPrice on 10 May, 2026 05:57
• I'm new here so I'm going to post one or two of my earlier songs as well as my current stuff. Don't worry, I'm not going to flood the forum. Not the thing to do imho. This song was written and recorded in my home studio during the Covid pandemic. The testing kits were called Lateral Flow tests over here in the UK...hence the title. The pokey stick was my nickname for the swab that went up your nose as part of that test.
  
  Lateral Flow
  Words & Music ©2022 Chris Price
  
  https://soundcloud.com/chris-price-824458122/lateral-flow?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
  
  A sensation that you can’t see
  Takes off like it’s meant to be
  A bolt of lightning out of the blue
  And it can happen to me and you
  No quick fix and no inoculation
  Got no pills to stop you getting sick
  No matter what you do or what’s your occupation
  Get on the case and do it real quick
  
  It’s time for some lateral flow
  All about where the pokey stick go
  Right in front of you, it’s there on the line...wait a little time
  
  Got it’s hooks into you and me
  Gotta feeling that we’ll never be free
  Fixing the numbers n cooking the books
  Dropping like flies everywhere you look
  Following the science and every soundbite
  Talking **** and never get it right
  World beating, politics speak
  hypocritical bubble and squeak
  
  It’s time for some lateral flow
  All about where the pokey stick go
  Right in front of you, it’s there on the line...wait a little time
  
  One..you feel real sick
  Two.. there’s no quick fix
  Three..it’s all on the line
  Four...this could be your time
  Five...it’s time to pray
  That we live to see another day
  Pray for our brothers, pray for our sisters
  who checked out too soon today
  
  Lateral Flow..where the pokey stick go
  Talkin’ bout Lateral Flow...where it come from I don’t know
  Lateral Flow..where the pokey stick go
  We all need some Lateral Flow...where it come from…
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Elvis Nash on 10 May, 2026 06:26
• Quote from: ChrisPrice on 10 May, 2026 05:57

  I'm new here so I'm going to post one or two of my earlier songs as well as my current stuff. Don't worry, I'm not going to flood the forum. Not the thing to do imho. This song was written and recorded in my home studio during the Covid pandemic. The testing kits were called Lateral Flow tests over here in the UK...hence the title. The pokey stick was my nickname for the swab that went up your nose as part of that test.
  
  Lateral Flow
  Words & Music ©2022 Chris Price
  
  https://soundcloud.com/chris-price-824458122/lateral-flow?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
  
  A sensation that you can’t see
  Takes off like it’s meant to be
  A bolt of lightning out of the blue
  And it can happen to me and you
  
  
  
  No quick fix and no inoculation
  Got no pills to stop you getting sick
  No matter what you do or what’s your occupation
  Get on the case and do it real quick
  
  It’s time for some lateral flow
  All about where the pokey stick go
  Right in front of you, it’s there on the line...wait a little time
  
  Got it’s hooks into you and me
  Gotta feeling that we’ll never be free
  Fixing the numbers n cooking the books
  Dropping like flies everywhere you look
  Following the science and every soundbite
  Talking **** and never get it right
  World beating, politics speak
  hypocritical bubble and squeak
  
  It’s time for some lateral flow
  All about where the pokey stick go
  Right in front of you, it’s there on the line...wait a little time
  
  One..you feel real sick
  Two.. there’s no quick fix
  Three..it’s all on the line
  Four...this could be your time
  Five...it’s time to pray
  That we live to see another day
  Pray for our brothers, pray for our sisters
  who checked out too soon today
  
  Lateral Flow..where the pokey stick go
  Talkin’ bout Lateral Flow...where it come from I don’t know
  Lateral Flow..where the pokey stick go
  We all need some Lateral Flow...where it come from…
  

  
  
  I remember sitting on a hill writing songs when Covid hit , I thought that was it, were done .
  
  I was actually routing for the animals , we ruin the planet
  
  Sounds real good Chris
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by pistol on 10 May, 2026 06:51
• This works really well as a rock track - the performance really elevates the lyric and gives it attitude and momentum. On the page, some phrases initially read a bit clinical or unconventional, but in the context of the vocal delivery and groove they fit much more naturally and feel intentional rather than awkward.
  
  The repetition and chant-like structure works well in this style, and I especially like the “pokey stick” detail and the countdown section, which both land strongly. Overall, the energy and delivery really carry the song.
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by IronKnee on 10 May, 2026 18:12
• Hey there Chris... Good song. Sounds to me like a lyric that goes far beyond the physical norms of bacteria's and viruses. This sickness, you speak of, is one born of greed and corruption of all sorts.
  Good song.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by ChrisPrice on 11 May, 2026 02:38
• Quote from: IronKnee on 10 May, 2026 18:12

  Hey there Chris... Good song. Sounds to me like a lyric that goes far beyond the physical norms of bacteria's and viruses. This sickness, you speak of, is one born of greed and corruption of all sorts.
  Good song.
  

  Thanks Tom. Yes, it's an angry song which goes way deeper than the virus. I won't get into politics here but I'm glad you spotted it.
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