Reposted by Crys Matthews
The world is on fire, fascism is sweeping the world and vulnerable people everywhere are under attack. But communities are fighting back, and from @crysmatthews.bsky.social to @kneecapceol.bsky.social musicians are providing the soundtrack to the struggle for justice
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From Crys Matthews to Kneecap, musicians are using their art to fight injustice
From Crys Matthews to Kneecap and The Neighborhood Kids, protest music isn't just alive in 2026; it's robust and expansive. Musicians are using their art to meet the moment and fight injustice.
![So now, I sense a hand
Upon my shoulder
I'm waking up the dead
And the air is getting colder
And I'm minding my steps
Oh, my eyes are wide
And I am who I am
'Cause they were alive
Dirt on my soles
From a graveyard stroll
Picking up the pieces of the past
And the ghosts don't scare me
In this cemetery, no, no
They're singing, "Freedom! Freedom at last!"
Crys Matthews
[Image: pale grey with gritty texture]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zwguxl6p6mezinzwm6ak3hee/bafkreiflgqtxycit4w3pka3swvwwjqc4232n2eop2df6nu7b4dlqtqytqi)
![Our love is that sneak-up-on-you kind
We were friends
Then more than friends
And then I couldn't get you off my mind
Our love ain't a fairytale or bedtime story
It's a Broadway play
With joy and worry
If you love hard, you fight hard for it
It's saying yes to forever
Not knowing what tomorrow might bring
It's "for better or worse"
With or without the ring
Crys Matthews feat. Heather Mae
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![I know it feels like this is the end
But if we stop hoping, we stop fighting
And that's how a tyrant wins
It's not a marathon, it's not a sprint
It's a thousand-day relay race
So rest and resist again
Wipe your face dry
Roll your sleeves up
Even when they knock you down
You get back up, you don't give up
Crys Matthews
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