the hero - j. englishman

well i've been watching from the shadows
when you shook your fist at god
and screamed for all who'd listen
'bout how he's done you wrong
why don't you put away your pistols
climb down off your cross
cause the battle's long been over
and the war is long since lost
and all those bridges that you've broken
Done burned down long ago

cause you just had to be the superstar
you just had to be the hero
you just had to be the hero

well i was there in the beginning
and i saw you choose your path
and i watched your candle burning
and i knew it wouldn't last
cause when expereince comes knocking
innocence will pass
and all that once seemed child-like
is now ugly crude and grass
and you wonder how you lost yourself
so many years ago,

cause you just had to be the superstar,
you just had to be the hero

Are you as angry on the inside
as you are on the surface
you've been frontin' so long,
you've forgotten the purpose
now there's a hole in the whole
where you're soul used to be
well i've been watching from the shadows
when you shook your fist at god
and screamed for all who'd listen
'bout how he's done you wrong
why don't you put away your pistols
climb down off your cross
cause the battle's long been over
and the war is long since lost
and now this old broken heart weeps
for who it used to know

cause you just had to be the superstar,
you just had to be the hero

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