Birds on the Ground (2024 Chad Lore Music Video)

Birds on the Ground
Music and Lyrics by Chad Lore
Directed by Scott Pardue
Recording, Mixing and Mastering: Nick Cantine
Light Design: Nicholas Johnson
Camera/Cover Art: Daly Pardue
Special Thanks: Clint Saunders, David Calar, and Kyle Martinez

On March 24th, 1989, the Exxon Valdex supertanker struck the Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef spilling 10.8 million gallons of crude oil. This event had a profound impact on Chad Lore, a Wyoming native, who originally wrote this song in response to that event. Over the years, however, the song has evolved into a powerful metaphor of freedom – or lack thereof. It asks the question of all of us, “What is it that keeps you from taking flight? What is it that keeps you on the ground? A bad relationship? Anxiety? Addiction? What is the crude oil ruining your wings?”