This paper examines cover songs from the perspective of resilience. I focus on the DIY cover song MVs created by Sunny Lam, one of the most prolific independent singer-songwriters in cyberspace. Since 2019, he has written new lyrics for over three hundred songs. Many of his early songs respond to police brutality, authoritarianism, and government’s incapability to handle crises during the 2019 massive protests and COVID-19 pandemic. Following the launch of the National Security Law in mid-2020 and over three hundred arrests and charges against pro-democracy advocates since then, he has avoided sensitive topics in his lyrics. His recent songs often poke fun at celebrities and viral, apolitical topics from everyday life. Despite the seemingly trivial and gossipy nature of his self-censored works, political overtones emerge when examining the use of languages (Cantonese vs. Mandarin), puns, singing style, and imagery. I argue that, in the absence of street demonstrations and with increasing concerns regarding freedom of expression, these songs play a crucial role in (re)constructing alternative political discourses. By contextualizing these songs within the recent trend of Hong Kong pop stars catering to the PRC market, I suggest that Lam’s works divert anti-PRC sentiments to safer domains. This paper not only expands the study of protest music in Hong Kong by shifting the focus from sound activities in street protests to DIY cover songs in virtual spaces, but also demonstrates how cover songs enrich our understanding of cultural politics in a society under scrutiny.