Combining improvised Arabic operatic singing, drones, electromagnetic microphones, string instruments, and contemporary dance, “We Shall Not Inherit the Earth” explores the parallels between US funded surveillance as a tool of violence and western classical music. The performance fluctuates between rigid sonic ‘control’ and wild experimental sounds. The dynamic between conductor, performer, and sheet music serves as a metaphor for the police state, while coil pickup microphones capture sounds from destroyed surveillance apparatuses.