Survival first

Two seats sit empty behind him. He counts his breaths, checks the locks, checks the map, and presses autopilot. Survival first. Every time a memory cracks the surface (the alarm, his mother, Sally at the window, Troy) he forces it shut again. But grief has a hinge, and one small turn brings the whole night down. In the final chorus the door opens, and he lets himself feel what surviving cost him. A song about the instinct to keep going, and what it takes to finally stand still.

Directed by

Sheshar Lindstrom

Written by

Sheshar Lindstrom

Music by

Bumblebird