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The Hero Triumphant
04:43
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When we started this off, I was joyous all around
But you pushed me, then you pulled me, then you dragged me down to the ground
I try to rise above it all, but this smile’s starting to fade
Hesitation--deprecation have left me disarrayed
At first we were together in the fight
Until I saw you try to dim my light
But victory will be ours!
I’m always trying to follow what is good, what is true
My conscience is my code, but that doesn’t matter to you
To you I’m not a vessel of hopes or of dreams
I’m just another cog in your soul-sucking machine
Victory will be ours! Through adversity to the stars!
The hero triumphant will return
With mind and soul and body strong and energized
You only pushed me down so far
Per aspera ad astra
I’ll see you from the stars!
After all this time, I’ve seen how you abuse
Your aspersion and perversions of the truth will surely lose
Though you are persistent in demotion that you seek
You clearly didn’t account for the havoc I can wreak!
At first I hung my worth on your advice
No longer will I set so low a price
Victory will be ours! Through adversity to the stars!
The hero triumphant will return
With mind and soul and body strong and energized
You only pushed me down so far
Per aspera ad astra
I’ll see you from the stars!
THE HERO HAS RETURNED!
Alive...
With heart and mind re-energized
Through adversity to the stars!
The hero triumphant has returned
With mind and soul and body strong and energized
You only pushed me down so far
Per aspera ad astra
I’ll see you from the stars!
The hero triumphant has returned
With mind and soul and body strong and energized
You only pushed me down so far
Per aspera ad astra
I’ll see you from the stars!
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C D M
05:05
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Born of the shadows…
We are fire
Cold dark matter clustering
Binding atoms’ energy
Swirling elements of first nobility
We are fire
Flesh of flesh and bone of bone
Building empires, stone by stone
Bonded helixes assigned to each her own
We are fire
Born of Stardust, Purple Rain
(In cold dark matter)
Forged in Mercury and pain
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by mass & energy
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by vast dark energy
… and fire
We dance in relativity
Swapping cosmic energy
Shifting red and blue, defining gravity
We are fire
Born of Stardust, Purple Rain
Forged in Mercury and pain
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by mass & energy
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by vast dark energy
Of stardust
We’re miracles of life
But down here
We miss the point of being human
We’re born with
Capacity to love
Yet still
We miss the point of being human
“Oh, we’re only human,”
But oh, we’re SUPERhuman
Born of Stardust, Purple Rain
Forged in Mercury and pain
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by mass & energy
See what you are:
We’re made of stars
Surrounded by cold dark matter and
FIRE
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I walked a trail of eggshells to stay in your line
Now I know that tightrope was such a waste of time
I’d stand around for hours on end waiting for your call
Turns out I was lucky when you even showed at all
Trapped on this joyride, I think we’re gonna crash
You’re shifting the blame? Well, you can kiss my ass
When it comes to genius you think you’re the king
So take over the world, since you know everything
Let’s not lose our heads...
You come out lobbing orders like mortars with your ego affront
You think you're a goddess, but you're not -- you're just a cunt
Don't tell me to bow, don't tell me to bend, don't tell me I've got to comply
Don't try to patrol me or control me or I'll tell you to die
Let’s not lose our heads... Move on instead...
So far from where we’ve been through kicking and screaming
You dragged me through it all, kicking & screaming
So close to everything
Controlling everything
But you threw it all away
You do it all your way
How could you throw it all away
And you always get your way
Just to be mundane, just to be a slave
Don’t wanna be your slave
I know you still feel something
You don't know me
I see you're in denial
You see what you want to see
I'm just trying to save us
Not a saviour, but a fraud
So don't parade your sorrow
Like you're some kind of demagogue
So full of hatred
YOU MAKE ME WANNA SCREAM
You bring it on yourself
You're going to extremes
Just give up and acquiesce
You must be dreaming
I'LL DRAG YOU TO THE BLOCK KICKING AND SCREAMING
----------------------- Through it all ------------------------------------------
Let’s not lose our heads... Move on instead...
So far from where we’ve been through kicking and screaming
You dragged me through it all, kicking & screaming
And so close to everything
Controlling everything
But you threw it all away
You do it all your way
How could you throw it all away
And you always get your way
Just to be mundane, just to be a slave
Don’t wanna be your slave
Off with her head, off with her head,
Insisting...
Off with her head, off with her fucking head
Resisting...
Off with her head, off with her head, off with her head, off with her head
You dragged my head right to the block
Guitar solo
Off with her head, off with her head,
Insisting...
Off with her head, off with her head
Resisting...
So far from where we’ve been through kicking and screaming
You dragged me through it all, kicking & screaming
And so close to everything
Controlling everything
But you threw it all away
You do it all your way
How could you throw it all away
And you always get your way
Just to be mundane, just to be a slave
Don’t wanna be your slave
Off with her head, off with her head,
Insisting...
Off with her head, off with her fucking head
Resisting...
Off with her head, off with her head, off with her head, off with her head
You dragged my head right to the *choke*
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