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.

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