A Warrior’s Man (A.G.A.M.)
The greatest step-dad who walked the earth,
stood by his fiancé before she gave birth.
No doubt he trained his sons to work with their hands,
and master the wood like a shepherd his lambs.
He cut every timber, knew the
angle of sine,
a perfect dovetail before water to wine.
Before his murder brought his mother to tears,
he swept a carpenter’s shop for 18 years.
Not much to look at, with a healthy frame,
the demons shuddered, for they knew his name.
Libel, slander and all kinds of attack,
slid off him like water off a duck’s back.
(Chorus)
He bowed down to no one, and he spoke to the weak
He answered the questions to the answers we seek
He stood straight up and walked through the crowd
He spoke from the heart, his words were loud
Ever had a mob try to throw you off a cliff?
or tear at your words when you’re just beginning to riff?
His family said he was crazy, must be insane
Came to take him back home, to cover their shame
He read from Isaiah and proclaimed it was he
who’d release the captives, set us all free
His heavy presence, the steel in his eyes
He walked straight through them, could not deny
(Chorus)
He bowed down to no one, and he spoke to the weak
He answered the questions to the answers we seek
He stood straight up and walked through the crowd
He spoke from the heart, his words were loud
He withered a fig tree, he calmed a storm
all creation obeyed him before he was born
With a face like flint, a goal in mind
fierce like a lion, a lamb of another kind
He knitted a whip with a measured calm
flipping the concept of a purchased alm
Arrested at midnight, with torches and chains
he could’ve called down legions, but refrained
He could have escaped as the favored son,
but he prayed his own prayer, “Thine be done.”
A warrior’s man, he’s worthy to follow
looked that cup in the face and then swallowed
(Chorus)
He bowed down to no one, and he spoke to the weak
He gave us light to the answers we seek
He stood straight up and walked through the crowd
He spoke from the heart, his words were loud
Behold the man!
All God!
All man!
Worthy!
Worthy!!!
(Matthew 13, 26; Mark 3, 5, 6, 11; Isaiah 61; Genesis 1; John 1)
Original Lyrics: Doug Van Pelt.
Original Proof of Concept: Doug Van Pelt
Music: Doug Van Pelt / Lee Haley
Original Lead Vocal: Doug Van Pelt
Original Proof-of-Concept Guitar: Lee Haley
Musical Direction: Lee Haley
Production & Arrangement: Lee Haley
Audio Development & Editing: Lee Haley
Video Direction, Development & Editing: Lee Haley
Creation Date: June 25, 2026
Composition Ownership:
Doug Van Pelt — 50% — ASCAP
Lee Haley — 50% — BMI
Publishing: Captive Thought (ASCAP)
Publishing: Hey! Lee-Hey! Lee (BMI)
© 2026 Doug Van Pelt and Lee Haley. All Rights Reserved.
Master Recording Ownership:
Doug Van Pelt — 50%
Lee Haley — 50%
℗ 2026 Doug Van Pelt and Lee Haley
AI-Assisted Production:
Additional instrumentation and production elements were created using AI-assisted and generative production tools under human creative direction. Original lyrics, lead vocal, and overall proof of concept were provided by Doug Van Pelt. Original proof-of-concept guitar, musical direction, arrangement, production development, audio editing, and video direction/editing were provided by Lee Haley.
ALBUM-WIDE AUTHORSHIP & AI DISCLOSURE
All lyrics on this project were written by Doug Van Pelt* (Except track one - “The Heads of Samaria”).
AI-assisted tools were also used for selected instrumentation and production under the human creative and musical direction of Lee Haley. Songwriting, performance, production, and ownership credits are listed separately.
