Leon Bridges – River

Artist: Leon Bridges
Song: “River”
Producer: Leon Bridges
Album: Coming Home
Director: Miles Jay

Leon Bridges‘ “River” has been out for a while now and appeared on his debut album Coming Home last June, but now he’s put together an equally powerful video for the song directed by Miles Jay. The new visual spreads a message of hope regarding the Baltimore Uprising; it includes footage from members of the West Wednesday movement founded by the family of Tyrone West, who died in police custody in 2013.

Here’s what Leon Bridges had to say about the video:

“A river has historically been used in gospel music as symbolism for change and redemption. My goal was to write a song about my personal spiritual experience. It was written during a time of real depression in my life and I recall sitting in my garage trying to write a song which reflected this struggle. I felt stuck working multiple jobs to support myself and my mother. I had little hope and couldn’t see a road out of my reality. The only thing I could cling to in the midst of all that was my faith in God and my only path towards baptism was by way of the river.

When thinking about how to best visually represent this universal battle, I reflected on the depiction of black communities in our media and particular experiences within my own life. This video showcases the unique struggle many black men and women face across this country. However, unlike the captured images which tend to represent only part of the story, I wanted to showcase that through all the injustice, there’s real hope in the world.

I want this video to be a message of light. I believe it has the power to change and heal those that are hurting.”

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