On the one hand: human beings have elevated themselves to a position outside of nature: “Their gods have made them special and above nature’s law.” On the other: DiFranco herself, in response, goes even higher to hang out with the “hawk”: “you just grow wings and rise above it all” to a “borderless” place of “mercy.” Staking out the higher moral ground is a commonplace tactic, but perhaps inappropriate for rethinking the anthropocene. For that, we’re going to have to get down in the dirt.