Matisyahu Releases ‘Ascent,’ Filmed at October 7 Massacre Sites

The lyrics include: “I sense my fame under attack / We used to gettin’ shot in the back,” and “No one to blame but the Jew / Are you insane, this is not new / They been sayin’ this for years / Cry babies with their fears.”

The song’s title refers to the Bible’s Psalms of Ascents, which state: “Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.”

Matisyahu told Billboard that he wrote “Ascent” in response to antisemitic rhetoric from Ye (Kanye West) and others.

The video was filmed at the site of the Supernova music festival, as well as at kibbutzim that were targeted by Hamas.

Matisyahu told Billboard magazine in an interview about the song that he was feeling “hopeless” about the future until he visited Israel in the wake of the terror attack. He performed for Israeli soldiers at the front, and visited with families of survivors and hostages.

When he returned, as Breitbart News repotred, Matisyahu was targeted by anti-Israel — and antisemitic — protests, with staff members at several venues refusing to work at his concerts, forcing the cancelation of sold-out shows.