You Started This War – Outlaw Metal Fight Anthem | Protest Song 2025

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You Started This War is an outlaw groove metal fight anthem written in direct defiance of the events unfolding in Washington D.C. — the imposition of martial law, the mobilization of the National Guard, and the unchecked policing powers of federal agencies like the FBI, ATF, and ICE.

This is not a subtle song. It’s a battlefield march for the streets — Drop C guitars chugging with militant precision, bass locking in like heavy artillery, gang-shouted choruses built for defiance, and a minor-key folk undercurrent that carries the grit of outlaw country. The verses cut, the bridge explodes into double-time chaos, and the whole track drives forward with the unshakable momentum of a people who refuse to be silenced.

Lyrically, it’s a direct challenge to power: a warning that control built on fear and surveillance cannot outlast the will of the people. No badge, no drone, no armored wall can hold back a storm born in the streets.

If Come For You was the spark, You Started This War is the wildfire.
Inspired largely by the ideas of George Jackson - Rest in Power, Comrade.

More by Charon the Ferryman:

Ashes in the Holler
https://youtu.be/xISqgF3v63M
Come For You
https://youtu.be/717aLDL3ZUs
Burn the Crown (for Adriana Smith)
https://youtu.be/KOxiWt7x4GM