Joshua (1:9) by SLAUGHTER - Zona

Joshua (1:9) by SLAUGHTER - Zona

Lyrics

[Verse 1 – soft electric guitar, restrained vocals with grit]

These hands still shake / but they’re not empty

Scars like maps / and I don’t resent them

I’ve bled in silence / prayed through panic

Learned that hope ain’t soft — it’s savage

They said, “You’re strong,” / but they weren’t looking

Strength ain’t loud / it’s what keeps moving

So if the world wants fear and shame

Let ‘em — I’ve got a better name

[Pre-Chorus – drums kick in, voice rising]

You told me once: “Don’t be afraid”

Now I wear those words like chainmail grace

Every voice that says I can’t

Gets buried by my second chance

[Chorus – explosive instrumentation, full belt vocal]

I will not tremble — I’ve got fire in my veins

I’ve walked through shadows that remember my name

You can break me down, but I’m already free

’Cause Heaven walks beside what hell can’t see

I won’t back down, I won’t forget

I’m more than bruises and regret

I’m here — and I’m alive —

[Verse 2 – stronger rhythm, punchy phrasing]

My heart still breaks, but it beats louder

Pain ain’t weakness — it’s the power

To rise again, to take the blow

To carry light through undertow

This ain’t a sermon — it’s survival

A soul in war, not in denial

I don’t preach, but I believe

In something stronger than what bleeds

[Pre-Chorus – higher intensity]

You told me once: “Be brave, be bold”

So I carved those words into my bones

Every loss just lights the fuse

For the war I didn’t choose

[Chorus – repeat with added harmony and backing guitar harmonics]

I will not tremble — I’ve got fire in my veins

I’ve walked through shadows that remember my name

You can break me down, but I’m already free

’Cause Heaven walks beside what hell can’t see

I won’t back down, I won’t forget

I’m more than bruises and regret

I’m here — and I’m alive —

[Bridge – drop to vocals + ambient guitar swells]

Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous

Do not be terrified…

Do not be discouraged…

For the Lord your God is with you… wherever you go.

(spoken, barely above a whisper — then silence…)

[Final Chorus – full fury, band and vocals unleashed]

I will not tremble — I’ve got fire in my veins

I’ve faced the dark, and I still remain

Every wound’s a battle hymn

That proves I’m not who I’ve been

So bring the storm — I’ve met my fear

And I’m still standing here

I’m here — and I’m alive —