We were taken today by a video recently released by LA band The Rebel Light for their superb song Goodbye Serenade. We’ll let the band’s press release below provide the backdrop for the video, which they released a week before the election but is even more relevant now:

“It has been a very dark and divided few days, so in the spirit of trying to remain positive in the face of so much adversity and negativity, we would like to share with you the video that we put together ourselves for our song Goodbye Serenade…. We wanted to visually create something that highlights the power of the human spirit and the incredible accomplishments that mankind has achieved. It’s about how great we as a human race can truly be when we focus our energy into creating something positive in this world. It’s also a reminder that regardless of our differences we are all brothers and sisters. Our greatest achievements in history have come from tearing walls down…. not by building them.”

The Rebel Light’s most recent release is the summery five-song EP A Hundred Summer Days that is now on repeat at Chez Lefort (Strangers is beguilingly catchy and Afterlife is highly recommended), and you can listen/pick it up HERE. Good stuff.

Watch the video below, and take heed and take heart. Lyrics at bottom.

“I couldn’t hear what you say
falling apart at the seems
its not the notes that you play
it is the silence between

I couldn’t tell if you’ve changed
or does the darkness remain
im just a stranger to you
a picture of someone you knew

strange days going in circles
we make time running in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes
all of the reasons we make time
going in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes…

sacrifice all of my thoughts
bleeding my memories dry
stealing the moments we’ve lived
from deep inside of my mind

strange days going in circles
we make time running in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes
all of the reasons we make time
going in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes

silence in my sleep
its the death of what I’ve done
a coma for your love
they’ll kill me on the run

strange days going in circles
we make time running in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes
all of the reasons we make time
going in circles for your eyes
serenade all of your goodbyes”