Hero

[Verse 1]

You asked have I ever seen a broken man?

A man with a cast or a man with his head in his hands

And nothing left to hold onto but the past

Pain which stains his cheek

Pretend it's rain

So we pass him guilt-free

While he count his change

His home and his carrier bags

How many days can a man survive without food, just prayer

He answered sadly through his stare

I take you there, but I think you're scared

You can't prepare for the weight of this man's sorrow

Maybe tomorrow you'll be ready

But you might not even be there

To borrow a blessing or whatever you kindly spare

Punched and humbled he stumbles down one of live streets

That laughs as he fumbles through trash

Scared the ass of me

Mumbles, you shattered his hope like broke glass

What he's thinking?

Sorry I asked

[Chorus]

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

[Verse 2]

You asked have I've spoken to a broken man?

Do I have the compassion just to touch his hand?

Could I cut it in the gutter?

While he tells me plans he had at my age

Ambition brutally snatched with opportunities

You probably think me mad

Probably thinkin' it was drugs he had stashed in the bag

Probably call the cops, tell 'em that I'm being harassed

But this man has education and life I'll never had

Crack shoes with holes in the toes

I told stories of a man with power

Now they're missing the soul

His own tee, the sheets and his pocket like gold

And do I have the heart to tell him that they can't be sold?

Weathered lines like dried earth when he smiles

[?] miser [?] miles

'Cause miles is what he sees from the heap where he's at

But the heap is miles away from the track

[Chorus]

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

[Verse 3]

Could you break bread with a broken man?

Whose hands quiver like you're givin' him a second chance

Ah, yes

Could you respect a nameless man?

Who shame scars and mocks him

Like dirt in his hands

Ah, yes

Did he fail in life or life fail him?

Could he ever forgive a world that just gives in

Nah, he rips in, never letting sadness win

'Cause his wisdom shines through the mists of sins

If I could trade places for just one day

A pray would not be brave enough to bear the hate

Could I take the fact that life won't change

'Cause I'm equal but they do me in a different way

Got no place, streets are home

Life's a free ride

The ride he's too broke to get on

This man could be gone, lowkey playing this song

But do nothing when the next guy staggers along

[Chorus]

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

[Chorus]

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone

Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide

I feel like giving up

See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives

Can't do this alone