Stephen Evans & the True Grits

I am proud and honored to be a part of this compilation of songs for the "Until the Job Is Done" along with other amazing artists participating with WNC Musicians For Change.  When I saw the idea to do this compilation to raise money for Black Lives Matter, I knew I wanted to be a part of it.  I had written a general protest song mid-last year while feeling very overwhelmed by everything terrible happening in the world and our country.  Little did I know then what all else was coming "down the pipe" this year.  It is called 'The Last Rose' because the feeling I had was that love was dying, and I wanted to write a song about good people rising up and fighting to get it back.  I reference political division, religious evangelicalism/extremism, gun violence, hate, racism, systematic racism, inequality, police brutality, war, caged asylum seekers, and the environment.  Of course I didn't hit all of the subjects of hate or disrespect, but I tried to hit what was on my mind at the time.  But most of all the song is about hope and fighting for what is right, and I am so happy that this record will be doing some good for Black Lives Matter.  Let's end racism together!