Music written, performed and recorded by Brian Kelley.
Mastered by eMastered.com
Free B-roll footage by Videezy.com
This is a much-delayed second attempt at a music video for "You and Me Against the World" from the 2023 Ferocious Designs album, Looking for the Light. The first attempt was an early experiment with green screen and, after it was out in the world for a few months, it was removed from YouTube. Most of the original assets were recently rediscovered. Since the song is even more relevant in these fascist times, this version was cobbled together using those original assets to make it at least somewhat watchable. The original version was rushed and the result was bad — like, REALLY bad — and undercut the song's message. It was written when things were dark back in late 2018/early 2019, and it's even worse now. The music was influenced by Lo Moon's late 2018 standalone single, "For Me, It's You." The original lyrics in my head were inspired by an article about how poor city planning and emergency response management doomed many residents of Paradise, Calif., during November 2018's deadly Camp Fire. But it became more generally about those being persecuted by a fascist government for who they are, what they believe and who they love. And here we are again in 2026, but it's even worse now.
I see the walls are closing in
And I reach out for your hand
I pull you closer as I try to think
Of some kind of plan
We start to run, but then I look at you
And think otherwise
This battle's not about retreating
What must I do to make things right
What can we do to win this fight
And it's landing blows that cut to the heart
With every shot we take it feels
As if we're pulling apart
I take your hand and beg
That you will be right there by my side
There is no other way to win
What must I do to make things right
What can we do to win this fight
It's time to make a stand
I'll fight for you
Hand in hand, we battle together
The walls keep closing in
It seems the world has got us ensnared
But we stand our ground as we defend
This life we have shared
With our resolve, we get ready
To launch a counterattack
To claim our life, our love, our liberty
What must I do to make things right
What can we do to win this fight
It's time to make a stand
I'll fight for you
Hand in hand, we battle together
Right here and now
We lay it on the line
I'll fight for you
Stand or fall, we're in it together
It's you and me against the world
It's you and me against the world
It's you and me against the world
It's you and me against the world
We're gonna stand our ground
It's you and me against the world
It's time to fight, it's time to lay it all on the line
It's you and me against the world
We're gonna take them on, we're gonna take them down
It's you and me against the world
Now that we're united, we'll never be divided again
It's you and me against the world
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now
It's you and me against the world
It's time to fight, it's time to lay it all on the line
It's you and me against the world
We're gonna take them on, we're gonna take them down
It's you and me against the world
Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us now
It's you and me against the world
