Warrior of the Inside

Intro – Warrior chant (non‑lexical / universal)

(Choir, call & response)

Oh‑eh, oh‑eh, oh‑eh,

we rise, we rise.

Oh‑nah, oh‑nah, oh‑nah,

inside, inside.

(Lead ad‑lib)

Heart of a lion, fight of a child,

peace in the storm, calm in the wild.

Verse 1

There’s a war behind my ribcage

no one sees but I can feel—

every doubt, every old heartbreak

trying to pull me from what’s real.

If I don’t learn how to face it,

it leaks out into my life,

turns my love into a weapon,

turns my days into a fight.

Pre-Chorus

But I did not come to this world

just to bleed and just to run,

I came here to meet my shadow

’til it bows before the sun.

Chorus

This is my warrior chant,

this is my battle cry:

I won’t let the war within me

be the way I live my life.

I will stand, I will breathe,

I will listen ’til I see

that the enemy I’m facing

was just a wounded part of me.

I am not my fear or pain,

I’m the one who walks them home—

warrior of the inside,

I turn this heart into a throne.

Verse 2

Every trigger, every mirror,

every person pushing back,

is a doorway to my healing,

not a reason to attack.

If I keep on fighting blindly,

I’ll bring heaven into war,

but if I can fight with wisdom,

I’ll bring peace through every door.

Pre-Chorus

So when anger starts to rise

and old stories take control,

I remember why I chose

to wear this human, holy soul.

Chorus

This is my warrior chant,

this is my sacred vow:

I won’t turn my inner chaos

into fire on others now.

I will breathe, I will ground,

I will feel and not just drown,

’til the storm inside my chest

becomes a river calm and sound.

I am not my thoughts that scream,

I’m the silence in between—

warrior of the inside,

I fight to keep my spirit clean.

Bridge – African‑style chant + English call

(Choir chant – wordless / syllables)

Hey‑ya, hey‑ya, hey‑ya,

oh, we rise again.

Hey‑ya, hey‑ya, hey‑ya,

light beneath the skin.

Lead (over chant):

When the battle’s in my mind,

I don’t run, I don’t hide—

I go deeper, I go kinder,

I bring love to both sides.

Choir (response):

Hey‑ya, hey‑ya, hey‑ya,

warrior of the soul.

Lead:

Every fear that used to own me

is a soldier I forgive,

I disarm them with compassion,

teach the darkness how to live.

Final Chorus

This is my warrior chant,

for every heart that feels alone:

you don’t have to win the battle

to remember you are whole.

Let your tears be holy water,

let your breath become your shield,

you are stronger than the story

that your past once tried to build.

We are not just flesh and bone,

we are power, we are light—

warriors of the inside,

turning wounds into our might.

Tag (call & response)

Lead: I am more than all my scars.

Choir: Oh‑eh, oh‑eh, we rise.

Lead: I remember who we are.

Choir: Oh‑nah, oh‑nah, inside.

Outro (soft chant)

Warrior of the inside…

peace is how we win this fight.