Lyrics
Verse 1
Oh why, oh why
Does it feel just like a war zone in my mind?
As I fight the fight
Try to hear Your voice through all the lies
Pre-Chorus
He heard my heart and heard my cry
Even heard my whisper in the night
And as I prayed
I heard my Father say
Chorus
Tell those demons run and hide
They tremble at the name of Jesus every time
Fear ain't got a home here up inside my mind
Darkness has to leave up in this light, whoa
Verse 2
You're always near
Just a mention of Your name and You're right here
You wipe my tears
You're delivering me out from all my fears
Pre-Chorus
He heard my heart, and heard my cry
Even heard the whisper in the night
And as I prayed
I heard my Father say
Chorus
Tell those demons run and hide
They tremble at the name of Jesus every time
Fear ain't gotta home here up inside my mind
Darkness has to leave up in this light, oh
Bridge
And I won't buy those lies
They can't take control over this life of mine
I've been fully ransomed by the blood of Christ
Darkness has to leave up in this light, oh
Pre-Chorus
And as I prayed
I heard my Father say
Chorus
Tell those demons run and hide
They tremble at the name of Jesus every time
Fear ain't gotta home here up inside my mind
Darkness has to leave up in this light, oh
Bridge
And I won't buy those lies
They can't take control over this life of mine
I've been fully ransomed by the blood of Christ
Darkness has to leave up in this light, oh
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Meaning & Inspiration
"demons" frames spiritual struggle as a fight that begins in the mind. The opening describes "a war zone in my mind" and an effort to hear God's voice "through all the lies." The song then turns to a remembered answer to prayer: God "heard my cry" and "Even heard my whisper in the night," and the Father's reply becomes the main line of the chorus.
That reply is a command to "Tell those demons run and hide," backed by the claim that they "tremble at the name of Jesus every time." Fear and darkness are said to have no place where God's light is, and the second half of the song adds a personal declaration of freedom: "I've been fully ransomed by the blood of Christ."
The lyrics echo biblical teaching that demons believe and shudder, that perfect love casts out fear, and that believers are ransomed by the precious blood of Christ. The song keeps its language of authority tied to prayer and to the name of Jesus rather than to the singer's own strength.
Related Scripture
- James 2:19 Even the demons believe in God and shudder.
- 1 John 4:18 Perfect love casts out fear.
- 1 Peter 1:18-19 Believers are ransomed with the precious blood of Christ.