My Battles, My Fights |
Lyrics"My Battles, My Fights" (a voice for the voiceless)Written and Composed by Yves Stilmant ©2025 ASCAP [Verse 1] I've seen the headlines, I've heard the cries Watched good folks vanish before my eyes No badge, no reason, no goodbyes Just fear dressed up in legal lies They say it's law, they say it's right But this don't look like freedom's light I'm just a man with a song to write And I won't back down from this fight [Pre-Chorus] I ain't made of silence And I ain't built for shame You take one more soul, You'll remember my name [Chorus] These are my battles, these are my fights For the child who screams in the dead of night For the mother they dragged from her kitchen floor For the man who won't see his kids no more I raise my voice, I hold this line With every breath I swear it's mine You can break my heart, but not my rights These are my battles, my fights [Verse 2] I write for those too scared to speak For the ones they target week by week I see their grief, I feel their flame And every verse will say their name They say be quiet, stay in line But I've seen justice flatline If I don't sing, then who will try? This is how a good man defies [Pre-Chorus] I ain't here for comfort I ain't made to run I'm standing for the broken For every stolen son [Chorus] These are my battles, these are my fights For the kid left cold in the flashing lights For the father locked with no defense For the dream crushed at the border fence I'll play this song till the day I die I was born to raise this cry You can take my peace, but not my rights These are my battles, my fights [Bridge] I sing for truth, not politics For the poor caught in their dirty tricks This guitar's loaded, make no mistake Each word I sing is a vow I take [Final Chorus - bigger, layered vocals] These are my battles, these are my fights For the voiceless lost in the darkest nights For the soul of this land they sold For the stories they'll never be told I won't give in, I won't let go I'm the fire they'll never own Till I'm gone or till wrong turns right These are my battles, my fights |
| Short Song Description: This is about my personal convictions and beliefs, and the only way I know to make myself heard, it's to sing it loud. |
| Lyric Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Music Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Producer Credits: Lumiere Soundworks/Audio Alchemy Productions |
| Publisher Credits: Groove Tattoo Publishing |
| Performance Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Song Length: 3:25 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary |
| Secondary Genre: - |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |