Who Are The Heroes? (Bruce Todd Larsen)

Lyrics

Who Are The Heroes? Tell me, what's the meaning of all these men Standing so rigid in rows? They're like little children playing pretend They're dressed in the emperor's clothes They search for a way to keep up their game They draw up their graphs and their charts They desperately try not to have to change Though they're made of replaceable parts And tell me who are the heroes and who are the fools? And, remind me, for what should I strive? If I count all my zeros and play by the rules Will I be glad I'm alive? And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take So, why are we still doing the same old dance? Are we worried that we might fall? We might be surprised if we took a chance Change is the nature of life after all Tell me who are the heroes and who are the fools? And, remind me, for what should I strive? If I count all my zeros and play by the rules Will I be glad I'm alive? And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take So tell me I'm a hero or call me a fool And I'm reminded that you're living a lie I might be the blind pieces of your game 'Cause if you're in it you can win if you try 'Cause you're a player "nothing changes and nothings wrong" I should have seen the way you played from the start I know it's in your blood but you can't have mine 'Cause I've got to protect and heal this fragile heart And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take Who are the heroes and who are the fools? And, remind me, for what should I strive? If I count all my zeros and play by the rules Will I be glad I'm alive? And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take Who are the heroes and who are the fools? And, remind me, for what should I strive? If I count all my zeros and play by the rules Will I be glad I'm alive? And as the day breaks away from the night I'm lying here wide awake Wondering if we'll ever make it alright And how much light it's gonna take Who are the heroes? Who are the heroes? Who are the heroes? copyright© 2010 Carolyn Baron, Mark Jeffrey Bos, and Bruce Todd Larsen

Credits

Lyrics Credits: Carolyn Baron and Bruce Todd Larsen

Music Credits: Mark Jeffrey Bos, Carolyn Baron, and Bruce Todd Larsen

Producer Credits: Bruce Todd Larsen

Publisher Credits: Sing Can Can Publishing

Performance Credits: Bruce Todd Larsen

Description

Short Song Description: A song about life, conformity, change, and power.

Metadata

Song Length: 4:11

Primary Genre: Pop-Alternative

Secondary Genre: Electronic-General

Tempo: Medium (111 - 130)

Lead Vocal: Male Vocal

Subject Matter 1: Conformity

Subject Matter 2: Change

Mood 1: Troubled

Mood 2: Disconcerted

Language: English

Era: 2000 and later