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Egypt
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Sep 13, 2026 updated
Egypt - Single album
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Song Meaning
CAIN builds "Egypt" as a modern retelling of the exodus rather than just a nod to it — "held back the waters for my release" is Exodus 14:21-22's parting sea rewritten as personal deliverance, and "a cloud by day... the fire by night" lifts Exodus 13:21's pillar of guidance directly into a first-person testimony. The title itself does the real work: whatever the singer's Egypt was, it's named specifically enough to be left behind, not just alluded to.
"Death is swallowed up forever by the fury of Your love" draws on 1 Corinthians 15:54's declaration that death is swallowed up in victory, but CAIN credits love rather than triumph alone as the force doing the swallowing. "You marched me out in freedom into the Promise Land" keeps the story moving past rescue into destination — the point isn't just escaping Egypt, it's actually arriving somewhere else.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
I won't forget
The wonders of how You brought
Deliverance
The exodus of my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
You found me, You freed me
Held back the waters for my release
Oh Yahweh
[Chorus]
You're the God who fights for me
Lord of every victory
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You have torn apart the sea
You have led me through the deep
Hallelujah, hallelujah
[Verse 2]
A cloud by day
Is a sign that You are with me
And the fire by night
Is a guiding light to my feet, woah
[Pre-Chorus]
You found me, You freed me
Held back the waters for my release
Oh Yahweh
[Chorus]
You're the God who fights for me
Lord of every victory
Hallelujah, hallelujah
And You have torn apart the sea
You have led me through the deep
Hallelujah, hallelujah, oh
[Bridge]
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
[Bridge 2]
You stepped into my Egypt
You took me by the hand
You marched me out in freedom
Into the Promise Land
Oh, and I will not forget You
I'll sing of all You've done
Death is swallowed up forever
By the fury of Your love
You stepped into my Egypt
You took me by the hand
You marched me out in freedom
Into the Promise Land
Now I will not forget You, God
I'll sing of all You've done
Death is swallowed up forever
By the fury of Your love
Oh, yeah (Hey)
[Chorus]
'Cause You're the God who fights for me
Lord of every victory
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You have torn apart the sea
You have led me through the deep
Hallelujah, hallelujah
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh
You tore apart the sea (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
If only just for me, yeah, mm (Oh-oh-oh)
You stepped into my Egypt
'Cause You took me by the hand
You marched me out in freedom
Into the Promise Land