Lyrics
Intro
Oh...
Oh, Yahweh, Yahweh
(Oh, Yahweh, Yahweh)
Yahweh, Yahweh
(Yahweh, Yahweh)
Chorus
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
Never, never, never
(Never, never, never, never, never)
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
Never, never, never
(Never, never, never, never, never)
No weapon formed against me shall prosper
Verse 1
Oh...
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
(Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, no
Chorus
Weapon formed against me shall prosper
Never, never, never
Oluwa my side
(Yahweh on my side)
Oluwa on my side
(Yahweh on my side)
Post-Chorus
He covers me, He shields me
Every arrow has to fall
He covers me, He shields me
My God He never fails at all
Hey, Yahweh
Bridge
I am covered, I am chosen
Every chain has to break
I am covered, I am chosen, eh
Every giant has to shake
Yahweh, Yahweh
(Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh)
Refrain
Hey, hey, hey
Oh yeah
(Oh yeah)
Verse 2
You can't touch me, Amen
You can't stop me, Amen
You can't hold me, Amen
You can't touch me, Amen
You can't stop me, Amen
You can't hold me, Amen
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Outro
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
(Yahweh, Yahweh)
Oh...
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“No Weapon” by Victor Ivyic is a declaration of protection built on Isaiah 54:17. The chorus repeats “No weapon formed against me shall prosper” with the answering “never, never, never,” and the song calls on Yahweh by name throughout, including the Yoruba word “Oluwa” in the line “Yahweh on my side.”
The post-chorus pictures God as cover and shield: “He covers me, He shields me, every arrow has to fall,” and adds that God “never fails at all.” The bridge turns to identity and breakthrough, saying “I am covered, I am chosen,” that every chain has to break, and that every giant has to shake.
The second verse is a string of defiant statements, “You can’t touch me,” “You can’t stop me,” “You can’t hold me,” each closed with “Amen.” The shielding language is close to Psalm 91:4 and Psalm 3:3, and the giants recall David in 1 Samuel 17. The song keeps one confident message: God is on the singer’s side.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper
- Psalm 91:4 Covered and shielded by God
- Romans 8:31 If God is for us, who can be against us