Lyrics
Verse 1
A de ma la te le oh
Mooré o si a's got don help am
They be fire arrow to me
Si a's got dey block am
Sa gba come for me
I survive
Now I don dey visa
A de ma la te le oh
Mooré o si a's got don help am
Bridge
I get God the way a dey call am
Never ever let go
Gbani gbani gbani when he pull up
In the valley when he settle
We dey bounce like he beat it all up
On your mark already lets go
Tell the enemy me them dey shut up
We making screaming a bolt echo
Chorus
Mighty oh, mighty oh
Tell them make them no dey try me
Jericho be fighting
Got only what to be very mighty
Mighty oh, mighty oh
Tell them make them no dey try me
Jericho be fighting
Got only what to be very mighty
You no see am
Verse 2
A de ma la te le oh
Mooré o si a's got don help am
They be fire arrow to me
Si a's got dey block am
Sa gba come for me
I survive
Now I don dey visa
A de ma la te le oh
Mooré o si a's got don help am
Outro
A de ma la te le oh
Mooré o si a's got don help am
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This Nigerian gospel track from Greatman Takit is a testimony of God's protection, delivered in Pidgin English mixed with local phrases. The verse describes attacks that came "like fire arrow" and the singer's conclusion: "I survive." Help arrived, and the final line of each verse credits that rescue to God rather than to personal strength.
The bridge states the source of the confidence directly: "I get God the way a dey call am / Never ever let go." It pictures God arriving in the valley and turning the situation around, then tells the enemy to "shut up." The tone is celebratory and rhythmic, built for dancing.
The chorus repeats "Mighty oh, mighty oh" and points to "Jericho be fighting," a reference to the walls of Jericho that fell when Israel obeyed God. The message is that opposition does not stand before him.
It works well as a thanksgiving song after a hard period, for victory celebrations and for upbeat praise sets in African churches.
Related Scripture
- Joshua 6:20 The walls of Jericho fall, the picture behind "Jericho be fighting".
- Ephesians 6:16 The shield of faith puts out the flaming arrows, like the "fire arrow" in the verse.
- Psalm 24:8 The Lord is strong and mighty in battle, as in the repeated "Mighty oh".
- Romans 8:37 More than conquerors through him who loved us.