Judges 1

Chorus

Battles rage but the victors fall short

Iron on the hills, chariots stay strong

We take one step, but the next feels lost

Judah leads, the conquest goes wrong

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, we march alone

Oh-oh, past broken thrones

Verse 2

Judah went up when the call came down

Simeon beside, hand gripped the blade

King Adoni-Bezek, crawling on the ground

Mutilated pride for the price he paid

Jerusalem burned then slipped from their hold

Hebron and Gaza, banners raised then faded

Caleb’s kin, Othniel, heroes brave and bold

But iron wheels turn dreams jaded

Pre-Chorus

Command was clear but hearts grew cold

Enemies remain, silver for gold

Covenant slipping as stories unfold

Strangers among us, the promise not whole

Chorus

Battles rage but the victors fall short

Iron on the hills, chariots stay strong

We take one step, but the next feels lost

Judah leads, the conquest goes wrong

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, we march alone

Oh-oh, past broken thrones

Verse 3

They stormed the gates, but left some standing

Judah and Simeon, brothers banding

But Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun stalled

Compromise grows, even giants look small

Pagans remain, the promises thin

Trading the fight for silver and sin

Coexist with the thorns they should have uprooted

Partial obedience, the warning's embedded

Pre-Chorus

We started together, our courage in sync

But the fear lingered, we stumbled on the brink

Justice demanded, but mercy wore thin

Cycles of chaos repeat once again

Chorus

Battles rage but the victors fall short

Iron on the hills, chariots stay strong

We take one step, but the next feels lost

Judah leads, the conquest goes wrong

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, we march alone

Oh-oh, past broken thrones