Release date: June 1, 2026
- Against It Big Green 4:03
WTF is it about, anyway?
Against It is mostly about Gaza, but you can generalize it to other genocidal conflicts. It’s written in the voice of a political consultant advising some waste-of-space officeholder on how to manage the long-term fallout from his/her record of support for mass murder: one part denial, two parts concealment, a dash of cowardice, and a heaping helping of utter contempt for the folks back home (i.e. the constituents).
The song is also a nod to Omar El Akkad’s excellent book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
About the Cover Photo
The cover art is a photo by a Palestinian photographer named Hosny Salah, who works in Gaza. You can support his amazing work via his profile on PixaBay.
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Lyrics for Against It
You can’t unsee it
Best just turn your head away
from what’s been going on
before your eyes.
You realize
You won’t have to admit it
if you just look the other way
or stand behind the man
who’s closer than
you to the camera lens
Keep your head down and it’s going to be all right
One day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have been against it
You were AWOL
when that defund bill went down
then signed your name upon
two thousand pound
blockbuster bombs
Just don’t let them see you
when that fugitive drops in
and puts his arm around
your shoulder when
you turn around again
Just remember to frown when you shake his hand
And one day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have been against it
There’s one thing you can say
about the folks back home:
They’re never known to be
too good at remembering
Keep your head down and it’s going to be all right
One day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have
One day you’ll always have been against it
There’s one thing you can say
about the folks back home