[Verse 1]
I have cried when nobody could see me
I have walked through the fire alone
I have carried some nights on my shoulders (hmm)
But you never let go of my soul
[Pre-Chorus]
When the enemy told me it was over
When my heart had forgotten the light
I fell down with my face to the ground, Lord
And I called on your name in the night
[Chorus]
I don't need a sword in my hand
I don't need an army behind me
When I whisper the name of Jesus
Heaven stands beside me
This is how I fight my battles
I go down on my knees
This is how I fight my battles
I call on Jesus and breathe
[Verse 2]
When the darkness comes around me
When I cannot see the road
I lift my hands and say Yahweh
And I let my father fight for me
Yahweh, Yahweh
[Bridge]
You have never lost a battle
You have never left me alone
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
Yahweh, fight for me, my father
Oh, fight for me again
[Verse 3]
There were doors that closed before me
There were voices saying turn away
But the God who carried me yesterday
Is the same God who carried me today
[Bridge 2]
I may tremble, but I will not surrender
I may cry, but my faith will remain
Every tear that falls in your presence
Becomes worship when I call your name
[Chorus]
I don't need a sword in my hand
I don't need an army behind me
When I whisper the name of Jesus
Heaven stands beside me
This is how I fight my battles
I go down on my knees
This is how I fight my battles
I call on Jesus and breathe
[Verse 2]
When the darkness comes around me
When I cannot see the road
I lift my hands and say Yahweh
And I let my father fight for me
[Bridge 3]
If I cannot run, I will pray
If I cannot speak, I will cry over
If I cannot stand, I will kneel
And if all I have is one breath left
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Jesus, that is enough for me, Jesus
[Outro]
Hey, Yahweh, fight my battle
Hey, Yahweh, stand beside me
My defender, my deliverer
Lion of Judah, roar for me
Hey, Yahweh, fight my battle
Hey, Yahweh, carry me, carry me
When my hands are weak
When my heart is tired
You fight for me, yeah
This is how I fight my battle
With my hands lifted high
This is how I fight my battles
With your name as my cry
Even when the night surrounds me
I know morning has to come
I lift my hands and say Yahweh
Because the battle belongs to God
The battle is not mine
The battle is yours
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
Fight for me
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My Battles
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Oct 27, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Daliana Monteiro's "My Battles" turns the language of spiritual warfare upside down: the singer claims no sword and no army, only a whispered name. The verses trace a hidden kind of suffering — crying where no one could see, walking through fire alone, carrying nights on her shoulders — before the pre-chorus drops her face to the ground in a nighttime cry for help. The chorus states the song's thesis plainly: going down on one's knees is the fight, and calling on Jesus is the breath that sustains it. Later verses lean on the name Yahweh, asking the Father to fight on her behalf, and the bridge insists that God has never lost a battle or left her alone. A second bridge admits trembling and tears but refuses surrender, reframing every tear in God's presence as worship. The final bridge is the most striking turn, scaling the fight down to its barest minimum: if she cannot run, she will pray; if she cannot speak, she will cry; if all she has is one breath, the name Jesus is enough. The outro closes with the declaration that the battle belongs to God, not to her.
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