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American Carnage
Uncle Sam is no longer recruiting. He’s grieving. 'American Carnage' is a protest song sung from the gallery, a haunted patriot watching democracy…
 • David Erickson
The State Of The Union Is Beautiful (Many People Say)
“The State of the Union Is Beautiful (Many People Say)” is a baroque satire about spectacle, grift, and the orchestra that keeps playing while the roof…
 • David Erickson
The Arc Bent Backward
What if the arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend on its own? “The Arc Bent Backward” is sung from the imagined voice of Martin Luther King Jr. …
 • David Erickson
No Kings, No Thrones
No crowns. No thrones. No kings. This song is a refusal — of authoritarian spectacle, gilded corruption, and power without consent. No Kings, No Thrones…
 • David Erickson
The Center Must Hold
What do Civil War bayonets and protest microphones have in common? In #Minnesota, everything. 'The Center Must Hold' tells the true story of 262…

January 2026

The Truth Is The Flood
The Truth Is The Flood is a protest ballad for the healer who was killed for witnessing. A song about state violence, suppressed video, and the kind of…
 • David Erickson
Silence Is Violence
Silence is Violence isn’t a slogan here, it’s an indictment. This song confronts the comfort of moderation, the performance of allyship, and the quiet…
I’m Not Mad At You (An Elegy for Renee Nicole Good)
A song written as witness, not metaphor. I’m Not Mad At You (An Elegy for Renee Nicole Good) names what happened, rejects the lie that followed, and…
 • David Erickson
America Last
What happens when the slogan fades and the bill comes due? “America Last” is a song about believing the lie, defending it, and living with the…
 • David Erickson

December 2025

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