Canberra (QNN)- Australian singer-songwriter Iyah May, who lost a contract after refusing to alter lyrics describing Israel’s assault on Gaza as “genocide,” has returned with a new song, the “Good Citizen”. In the track, May says Israel “kills the children” and “bombs drop from heaven just like hail”, referring to Gaza genocide and directly addresses ICC-wanted Benjamin Netanyahu with, “Bibi, How do you sleep?”
The “Good Citizen”, released earlier this month, is about resisting corruption, speaking truth, and challenging systems of control that enable suffering, like the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and addressing political figures, like Netanyahu and Starmer.
It also connects global events to concerns about digital ID rollouts and the suppression of free speech, making "Good Citizen" a call for digital freedom and social responsibility.
In the song, May says,” So they killed Charlie and they killed Marley Both the Kennedys And Marilyn They killed Diana And they killed Jackson Bombs drop from heaven just like hail Cleanse a country kill the children, Mr. Bibi, how do you sleep.”
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Last year, May revealed that her management dropped her for refusing to change lyrics that branded Israel's assault in Gaza as "genocide”. In "Karmageddon," May rails against "big pharma," a "man-made virus," "cancel culture," and a war that she brands "genocide.”
Despite losing her contract and manager, May's Karmageddon went viral, receiving support and likes from everywhere. On her Instagram, she expressed her gratitude to the people who supported her by saying: "Thank you for getting behind this track with me. It’s been a journey to get this song out there and there were people who tried to stop this from happening."
Raised in Far North Queensland in a tiny rainforest village in Australia, May pursued medicine in New York.
