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May 28 - Against Pollution

I don't know if there's such a thing as a stadium anthem of eschatological nihilism, but if there is, that's this song. A huge and momentous sound to this song, coupled with lyrics that start with a narrow focus of the mundane and horrifying, but can't help but look up to see vast and impossible futures. This is a song of redemption. Of viewing ourselves and our actions in their total form, from a perspective we can't imagine. Once you're through the nihilism it's a song of trust and hope. We wi...

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May 28, 2026 · 2 min read

don't know if there's such a thing as a stadium anthem of eschatological nihilism, but if there is, that's this song. A huge and momentous sound to this song, coupled with lyrics that start with a narrow focus of the mundane and horrifying, but can't help but look up to see vast and impossible futures.

This is a song of redemption. Of viewing ourselves and our actions in their total form, from a perspective we can't imagine. Once you're through the nihilism it's a song of trust and hope. We will be seen. We shall all be healed. Even from this. Even from this.

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