A song I wrote a few months ago that I've been meaning to record. I edited it a little to make the second guitar track more subtle.
       Lyrics:
Life was just a joke
that someone else was telling
and maybe I had missed it
But I just wasn't laughing

everything was dull
and life had lost it's luster
so I asked for what I wanted
with all the courage that I could muster

they said "get a degree"
forget the things you're feeling
So I sat in the classroom while my
dreams floated through the ceiling

Its on nights like these
that I lie awake in bed
and my dreams float through the air
and back into my head

life is just a joke
that someone else is telling
but I think by the end of it
I'll probably be laughing

Life

What happened to Philando Castille is a tragedy and this shit has gotta stop. I wrote this today and recorded it on my iPhone so sorry about quality but I just wanted to get it out there, and make it known that this isn't just a problem for people of color, but for all of us. 

Borrowed the photo from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/otto-yamamoto/15305646874/

The law
The law died today
From what I saw you obey and they shoot anyway

Castille
He had no chance
They'll shoot you dead if they can't see your hands

They'll say
They didn't feel safe
Well somehow I think Castile felt the same way

Staring
At a group of men
With weapons drawn, and pointed at him 

This
Has become life
For people of color who's crime is not being white 

So I
I watch the news
As they try to find a way to make an excuse

They
Want to justify
Why it was Castille just had to die

So we
We all must stand
Hand in hand as we make known our demands

This 
Can't happen again
The wrongful deaths of innocent men needs to end


Castille

I'm half of Bright Forest and I plan to post solo recordings and side projects and things on this personal page. 

Trav Sauer