Well they're selling another messiah
Here tonight
But we're all way too numb and divided
To buy it
Singing no no no
We are all too divided this time (no no no)
Show me a leader that won't compromise
Show me a leader so hope never dies
We need a hero this time (no no no)
Disillusioned and tired of waiting
For the one
Whose intentions are pure unpersuaded
We can trust
Singing no no no
'Cause a promise is never enough (no no no)
Show me a leader that won't compromise
Show me a leader so hope never dies, we need a hero this time
I know, I know I know if we're to survive
We need to know this is not the end
How will we ever get by
It's getting harder to fight out here on our own
Show me a leader that won't compromise
Show me a leader so hope never dies
Show me a leader that knows what is right
Show me a leader so hope can survive we need a hero this time
No no no we need a hero this time
Or we will never survive No no no
We need a hero this time
Or we will never survive
Alter Bridge - The Last Hero Album Lyrics
Alter Bridge - The Last Hero Lyrics
Writer: MYLES R RICHARD KENNEDY, MARK TREMONTI
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Writing On The Wall
Don't tell us this is normal
Don't tell us there's no change
So selfish and immoral, you're to blame
'Cause you're the great disrupter
Still crossing out of line
Now tell me who will suffer for all your crimes?
We are running out of time
Out of time
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
Ignore the truth and follow
Reap all that you sow
Spawn the future sorrow, we will know
Refusing every warning
Deny the rate of change
The ignorance is swarming, what a shame
And you know that you're to blame
You're to blame
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
Throwing lies to the wind
And the writing's on the wall
So I say it again
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
You're the one to blame
For this rate of change
No tomorrow
When will you see?
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
Throwing lies to the wind
And the writing's on the wall
So I say it again
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
The greatest sin
Deny it again
When will it end?
Don't tell us there's no change
So selfish and immoral, you're to blame
'Cause you're the great disrupter
Still crossing out of line
Now tell me who will suffer for all your crimes?
We are running out of time
Out of time
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
Ignore the truth and follow
Reap all that you sow
Spawn the future sorrow, we will know
Refusing every warning
Deny the rate of change
The ignorance is swarming, what a shame
And you know that you're to blame
You're to blame
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
Throwing lies to the wind
And the writing's on the wall
So I say it again
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
You're the one to blame
For this rate of change
No tomorrow
When will you see?
And the writing's on the wall
That the end will begin
Still you do nothing at all
Throwing lies to the wind
And the writing's on the wall
So I say it again
Still you do nothing at all
And keep denying the greatest sin
The greatest sin
Deny it again
When will it end?
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Other Side
Just step into the dark, it's waiting
Take your vow, it's time
Time for you to meet your maker
Playing God tonight
You're insane
Have you gone too far?
Who's to blame
For what you are?
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the Hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Once you reach the other side
The trigger warm, anticipating
The ritual's begun
You think that Heaven's gates are waiting
But only hell will come
You're insane
Have you gone too far?
Who's to blame
For what you are?
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Fade to black, you'll see in time
You will only be denied
Fools will only be denied
There will be no paradise
Fools will only be denied
There will be no paradise
Yeah
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Once you reach the other side
There will be no paradise
Once you reach the other side
There will be no paradise
Yeah
Take your vow, it's time
Time for you to meet your maker
Playing God tonight
You're insane
Have you gone too far?
Who's to blame
For what you are?
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the Hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Once you reach the other side
The trigger warm, anticipating
The ritual's begun
You think that Heaven's gates are waiting
But only hell will come
You're insane
Have you gone too far?
Who's to blame
For what you are?
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Fade to black, you'll see in time
You will only be denied
Fools will only be denied
There will be no paradise
Fools will only be denied
There will be no paradise
Yeah
If you believe yours is the only way
Then you're the fool who lives to die
Well you deserve the hell, you're gonna pay
On the other side
On the other side
Once you reach the other side
Once you reach the other side
There will be no paradise
Once you reach the other side
There will be no paradise
Yeah
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
My Champion
May this be your victory song
A song for you when I am gone
Reminding you of what you're meant to be
A gift to bring you clarity
To show you that your destiny
Is not defined by what you've failed to see
No
May this lift you up
When you feel you'll fall again
You cannot win, no
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion
You've lost so many times it hurts
But failures made are lessons learned
'Cause in the end what you are will be much more
Than you were
May this lift you up
When you feel you'll fall again
You cannot win
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Don't ever run away
For every fear you face
You will survive and be much more
Than you were oh oh
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
The world's gonna try and knock you out
Just pick yourself up when you go down
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion
My champion
My champion oh
A song for you when I am gone
Reminding you of what you're meant to be
A gift to bring you clarity
To show you that your destiny
Is not defined by what you've failed to see
No
May this lift you up
When you feel you'll fall again
You cannot win, no
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion
You've lost so many times it hurts
But failures made are lessons learned
'Cause in the end what you are will be much more
Than you were
May this lift you up
When you feel you'll fall again
You cannot win
Hope these words are enough
For you to be strong, my friend
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Don't ever run away
For every fear you face
You will survive and be much more
Than you were oh oh
Sometimes you fall before you rise
Sometimes you lose it all to find
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
The world's gonna try and knock you out
Just pick yourself up when you go down
You've gotta keep fighting
And get back up again
My champion
Oh, my champion
My champion
My champion oh
Writer: Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Poison In Your Veins
How long will you cower down
Until you come to see
That courage is the hallowed ground
That changes destiny?
That only those who dare to win
With no fear have no remorse
The time has come to rise again
You were meant to be much more
Somehow
Somehow
It's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
Release the poison in your veins right now
Right now, oh
Everything that could've been
Has only failed to be
'Cause you wasted all your precious time
You were too afraid to dream
Well, damn it all to hell I say
Don't you waste another day
It's time for you to own it now
The world is yours to take
Right now
It's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
So release the poison in your veins
So come on bleed it out, it's not too late
What you choose to see is falling short
It's time for you to rise and be much more
Don't waste another day
Don't let it slip away
The world is all yours to take
If only you could change
Oh it's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
So release the poison in your veins
Come on bleed it out, it's not too late
What you choose to see is falling short
It's time for you to rise and be much more
Release the poison in your veins right now
Right now
Right now
Right now
Until you come to see
That courage is the hallowed ground
That changes destiny?
That only those who dare to win
With no fear have no remorse
The time has come to rise again
You were meant to be much more
Somehow
Somehow
It's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
Release the poison in your veins right now
Right now, oh
Everything that could've been
Has only failed to be
'Cause you wasted all your precious time
You were too afraid to dream
Well, damn it all to hell I say
Don't you waste another day
It's time for you to own it now
The world is yours to take
Right now
It's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
So release the poison in your veins
So come on bleed it out, it's not too late
What you choose to see is falling short
It's time for you to rise and be much more
Don't waste another day
Don't let it slip away
The world is all yours to take
If only you could change
Oh it's like poison in your veins
Oh, it's the beast you cannot tame
The way you let your fear burrow inside
Will chew you up and spit you out in time
So release the poison in your veins
Come on bleed it out, it's not too late
What you choose to see is falling short
It's time for you to rise and be much more
Release the poison in your veins right now
Right now
Right now
Right now
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Cradle To The Grave
Mother, tell me
I long to hear the stories
Just like long ago
All these memories
Start to fade before me
I cannot let them go
No, I can't let them go
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
Father, stay here
Don't leave me like the other
Know, I need you so
All you gave me
Father, how you loved me
Treated like your own
Don't ever let me go
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
There's no way to deny
The brevity of life
As time keeps marching on
All we have is lost
As time keeps marching on
All we have is lost
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing stays the same
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
How am I to carry on?
How am I to carry on? (as time keeps marching on)
How am I to carry on? (all we have is lost)
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing ever stays the same
I long to hear the stories
Just like long ago
All these memories
Start to fade before me
I cannot let them go
No, I can't let them go
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
Father, stay here
Don't leave me like the other
Know, I need you so
All you gave me
Father, how you loved me
Treated like your own
Don't ever let me go
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
There's no way to deny
The brevity of life
As time keeps marching on
All we have is lost
As time keeps marching on
All we have is lost
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing stays the same
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
From the cradle to the grave
It's a fear I can't escape
Who will be my hiding place
When you're gone?
How am I to carry on?
How am I to carry on? (as time keeps marching on)
How am I to carry on? (all we have is lost)
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing ever stays the same
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Losing Patience
Sitting by the telephone
Waiting for what never comes
A chance to be the chosen one is all but gone
Arise the tide within your heart
A longing for another start
Far beyond the wretched place that you've come to know
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
A message from so long ago
Reminding you that you let go
Why did you throw it all away, it still haunts your soul
But now you see what's come to pass
You're screaming for a second chance
If life is what you make of it then make it your own
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
Know your life is still worth saving
Can't you see how far you've come?
If you find you're losing patience
Then just rise, your time has come
Your time has come
This may be the only way you've got
A second chance to turn the page, move on
If you choose to wallow in these sorrows what will be the cost?
If you didn't follow your tomorrow, find where you belong
Move on, move on
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
Know your life is still worth saving
May you fight for what's been taken
Your time has come
If life is what you make of it then make it your own
Waiting for what never comes
A chance to be the chosen one is all but gone
Arise the tide within your heart
A longing for another start
Far beyond the wretched place that you've come to know
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
A message from so long ago
Reminding you that you let go
Why did you throw it all away, it still haunts your soul
But now you see what's come to pass
You're screaming for a second chance
If life is what you make of it then make it your own
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
Know your life is still worth saving
Can't you see how far you've come?
If you find you're losing patience
Then just rise, your time has come
Your time has come
This may be the only way you've got
A second chance to turn the page, move on
If you choose to wallow in these sorrows what will be the cost?
If you didn't follow your tomorrow, find where you belong
Move on, move on
Are you finally losing patience?
May you rise, your time has come
May you fight for what's been taken
Find your strength when there is none
Know your life is still worth saving
May you fight for what's been taken
Your time has come
If life is what you make of it then make it your own
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
This Side Of Fate
This side of fate is blind
The choice has been made, it's time
For all that we've done
Will we ever choose to see?
The fault of our own
This fate we must receive
We must receive
This side of fate is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
We had a dream
Now it's gone
A future revealed
We were all so very wrong
We were all so wrong
This side of fate is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
What have we done?
There's nowhere to run
Is this hopeless?
We were so wrong
Now we know it
We can't go on
Until we own it
Don't say it's over
Don't let us down
Don't turn away, we need you now oh oh oh
This side of fate, it is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
For all that we've done will we ever choose to see? (oh oh oh)
The fault of our own, this fate we must receive oh oh oh
The choice has been made, it's time
For all that we've done
Will we ever choose to see?
The fault of our own
This fate we must receive
We must receive
This side of fate is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
We had a dream
Now it's gone
A future revealed
We were all so very wrong
We were all so wrong
This side of fate is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
What have we done?
There's nowhere to run
Is this hopeless?
We were so wrong
Now we know it
We can't go on
Until we own it
Don't say it's over
Don't let us down
Don't turn away, we need you now oh oh oh
This side of fate, it is blind
The choice has been made, it is time
For all that we've done will we ever choose to see? (oh oh oh)
The fault of our own, this fate we must receive oh oh oh
Writer: Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
You Will Be Remembered
I wrote these words to tell you all the things I should've said so long ago
So long ago
Know that I am grateful I will not forget or let your memory go
No, I won't
I waited way too long
Way too long
I know this life's a mystery, we lose the things we never can replace
No
So many things we keep inside are never said until it's much too late
Oh
So I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrifice it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
So you will be remembered
You will be remembered
I know you've suffered way too much, I know you gave your all for us to be
Oh, I see
I know how much you've sacrificed and all of this you did so selflessly
Oh
So I'm giving you this song
I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrifice it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
You'll be remembered, you're still alive
Your memory will survive
And in the end, all your sacrifice
It made a difference this time
Oh oh so I'm giving you this song
Oh oh and I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrificed it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
So you will be remembered oh oh
So you will be remembered oh oh
Oh oh
So long ago
Know that I am grateful I will not forget or let your memory go
No, I won't
I waited way too long
Way too long
I know this life's a mystery, we lose the things we never can replace
No
So many things we keep inside are never said until it's much too late
Oh
So I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrifice it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
So you will be remembered
You will be remembered
I know you've suffered way too much, I know you gave your all for us to be
Oh, I see
I know how much you've sacrificed and all of this you did so selflessly
Oh
So I'm giving you this song
I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrifice it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
You'll be remembered, you're still alive
Your memory will survive
And in the end, all your sacrifice
It made a difference this time
Oh oh so I'm giving you this song
Oh oh and I'm giving you this song
For the ones who sacrificed it all oh oh we will sing
Who took a stand so we would never fall oh oh we will sing
You will always be a hero oh oh we will sing
So you will be remembered oh oh
So you will be remembered oh oh
Oh oh
Writer: Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Crows On A Wire
If you wanna step into the light
Well, I'm warning you, be wise
Nothing goes unnoticed
If you wanna lead or be a star
They'll expose all that you are
Are you sure you want this now?
They will only tear you down
'Cause they're waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
If you wanna step into the ring
Well, you can't hide a god damn thing
In the end they'll find it
If you've got a secret deep inside
Nothing's sacred or divine
They will always bleed you out
They will always bleed you out
'Cause they're waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
There will come a time
When all they give they will steal
The love you think you will find
Know that none of it's real
Waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
Let this serve you as a reminder
No, they'll never tire, they'll come for you
'Cause yes, they're baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power, so sad but true
You know it's true
You know it's true
You know it's true
Well, I'm warning you, be wise
Nothing goes unnoticed
If you wanna lead or be a star
They'll expose all that you are
Are you sure you want this now?
They will only tear you down
'Cause they're waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
If you wanna step into the ring
Well, you can't hide a god damn thing
In the end they'll find it
If you've got a secret deep inside
Nothing's sacred or divine
They will always bleed you out
They will always bleed you out
'Cause they're waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
There will come a time
When all they give they will steal
The love you think you will find
Know that none of it's real
Waiting just like crows on a wire
They pry and conspire, that's all they do
Baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power they gave to you
Let this serve you as a reminder
No, they'll never tire, they'll come for you
'Cause yes, they're baiting to consume and devour
The glory and power, so sad but true
You know it's true
You know it's true
You know it's true
Writer: Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Twilight
The world has gone mad, the future is so unclear
Where do we stand it feels like the end is near
I remember everything you said and what would come to be
A prophet of the future, now the future is reality
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
One thing's for sure, we must accept and change
Or we in time will just have ourselves to blame
Divided by differences, now everything is torn apart
Tomorrow is contingent on the tolerance of every heart
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Will you show us the way we should go?
I looked at the sky, praying for time
Hoping for what hasn't come
The dream's still alive but the nightmare just won't come undone
The tyrants will rage, there's no time to waste
There's no telling what will become
If we don't sustain some hope from tomorrow, we'll learn
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Twilight where will we go when it all comes down?
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Will you show us the way we should go?
Where do we stand it feels like the end is near
I remember everything you said and what would come to be
A prophet of the future, now the future is reality
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
One thing's for sure, we must accept and change
Or we in time will just have ourselves to blame
Divided by differences, now everything is torn apart
Tomorrow is contingent on the tolerance of every heart
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Will you show us the way we should go?
I looked at the sky, praying for time
Hoping for what hasn't come
The dream's still alive but the nightmare just won't come undone
The tyrants will rage, there's no time to waste
There's no telling what will become
If we don't sustain some hope from tomorrow, we'll learn
(Twilight) where do we go time is running out
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Twilight where will we go when it all comes down?
We can't fight
Hope for a future worth saving now
Will you show us the way we should go?
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Island Of Fools
Shatter the illusions
Of the world that you believed in long ago
You can let go
Nothing's sacred can survive
You'll reach the end
On borrowed time
But you must try
Just save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
There's no one else
Here beside you
Please save yourself
'Cause you don't have a moment to lose
The time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
Crying for redemption
It's a mystery that only broke your heart
And left you scarred
The time is now
There's no recourse
It's only what you see and what you are
I know it's hard
Just save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
There's no one else
Here beside you
Please save yourself
'Cause you don't have a moment to lose
The time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
On your own
And when you see
The promise of what life should be
The destiny
You must believe
The courage is all that you need
That's all you need
(All you need)
Save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
No one else
Here beside you
Save yourself
Or you're lost on this island of fools
Time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
Of the world that you believed in long ago
You can let go
Nothing's sacred can survive
You'll reach the end
On borrowed time
But you must try
Just save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
There's no one else
Here beside you
Please save yourself
'Cause you don't have a moment to lose
The time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
Crying for redemption
It's a mystery that only broke your heart
And left you scarred
The time is now
There's no recourse
It's only what you see and what you are
I know it's hard
Just save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
There's no one else
Here beside you
Please save yourself
'Cause you don't have a moment to lose
The time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
On your own
And when you see
The promise of what life should be
The destiny
You must believe
The courage is all that you need
That's all you need
(All you need)
Save yourself
There is nothing to hide but the truth
No one else
Here beside you
Save yourself
Or you're lost on this island of fools
Time will tell
If you're meant to survive on your own
Writer: Mark T. Tremonti, Myles Richard Kennedy
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Last Hero
Can you hear the marching beating of the drums?
Once again the dogs are out for blood
Words and accusations, history revised
The time has gone to tell that you are right
Oh, how you tried
I know that you tried to save us
Save us
I remember dreaming not so long ago
The change was gonna come, I still had hope
How long must I keep waiting, feeling so ignored
Is anything worth saving anymore?
I just don't know
But need you so
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Tyrants overtaking intoxicate with lies
There is no escaping, not this time
The simple man receiving, defending every crime
Somehow still believing they are right
So hypnotized
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Tell me, where are the heroes?
No
Tell me, where are the heroes?
No, no
Have we lost all our heroes?
No
How could this be, we couldn't see
Now we are left here to fight this on our own
Build them up to tear them down
What we've done I'm far from proud
Chew 'em up
Spit 'em up
In the end
Who'll save us now?
Can you hear the marching, beating of the drums
Once again the dogs are out for blood
Words and accusations, history revised
The time has gone to tell that you are right
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Have we reached the end?
Are we last to know?
Are we still afraid?
Nowhere left to go
No, it's much too late
There's no hope to see
There is still a chance left
For you and me
Once again the dogs are out for blood
Words and accusations, history revised
The time has gone to tell that you are right
Oh, how you tried
I know that you tried to save us
Save us
I remember dreaming not so long ago
The change was gonna come, I still had hope
How long must I keep waiting, feeling so ignored
Is anything worth saving anymore?
I just don't know
But need you so
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Tyrants overtaking intoxicate with lies
There is no escaping, not this time
The simple man receiving, defending every crime
Somehow still believing they are right
So hypnotized
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Tell me, where are the heroes?
No
Tell me, where are the heroes?
No, no
Have we lost all our heroes?
No
How could this be, we couldn't see
Now we are left here to fight this on our own
Build them up to tear them down
What we've done I'm far from proud
Chew 'em up
Spit 'em up
In the end
Who'll save us now?
Can you hear the marching, beating of the drums
Once again the dogs are out for blood
Words and accusations, history revised
The time has gone to tell that you are right
Don't let us fall again
We can't fight this on our own
Who'll save us in the end
Have we lost our last hero?
Have we reached the end?
Are we last to know?
Are we still afraid?
Nowhere left to go
No, it's much too late
There's no hope to see
There is still a chance left
For you and me
Writer: Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Last Of Our Kind
There's something creeping just beyond the door
And it's raging like we've never seen before, oh
Annihilate
Eradicate
We'll be erased
We cannot run, we only crawl
Obliterate
There's no escape
We must remain
Or there'll be nothing left at all
Nothing left at all
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
Suffering, are we lost in genocide?
Though we're aching, I won't give up without a fight, oh
But the pain
It never fades
It overtakes
Won't beg for mercy, though we could
It's not too late
We'll find a way
Beyond this fate
And we will fight forever more
Fight forever more
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
There can be no compromise when you know it's wrong
'Cause in the end the sacrifice was worthless all along
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
And it's raging like we've never seen before, oh
Annihilate
Eradicate
We'll be erased
We cannot run, we only crawl
Obliterate
There's no escape
We must remain
Or there'll be nothing left at all
Nothing left at all
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
Suffering, are we lost in genocide?
Though we're aching, I won't give up without a fight, oh
But the pain
It never fades
It overtakes
Won't beg for mercy, though we could
It's not too late
We'll find a way
Beyond this fate
And we will fight forever more
Fight forever more
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
There can be no compromise when you know it's wrong
'Cause in the end the sacrifice was worthless all along
The symphony of agony plays on
We pay the price, the last in line to fall
As the symphony plays on
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Breathe
Ahhhhh
I have played the part
I have all but lost my soul
And I have sacrificed for what it's worth I just don't know
In the silence of the heart
There is a distant call
Yeah
It beckons me to stand apart.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Where I'm free to breathe again.
Ohhh
Through the suffering through the misery and pain
Never anything but the will to see the day
Yeahh
When the promise might be born
Light the spark within
Yeahh
Cause I can't take it anymore.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Well I'm free to breathe again.
Well I am free to roam
And set out on my own
To rise above the hands that try to hold me down
Before the end
I know I'll breathe again to find my way
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
I'm leaving today [x3]
I have played the part
I have all but lost my soul
And I have sacrificed for what it's worth I just don't know
In the silence of the heart
There is a distant call
Yeah
It beckons me to stand apart.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Where I'm free to breathe again.
Ohhh
Through the suffering through the misery and pain
Never anything but the will to see the day
Yeahh
When the promise might be born
Light the spark within
Yeahh
Cause I can't take it anymore.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Well I'm free to breathe again.
Well I am free to roam
And set out on my own
To rise above the hands that try to hold me down
Before the end
I know I'll breathe again to find my way
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
I'm leaving today [x3]
Writer: PAUL MICHAEL BARRY, ELIOT JOHN KENNEDY, WENDY PIGOTT
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Last Hero is the fifth studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 7, 2016, by Napalm Records worldwide except in North America, where it was released on the band's own vanity label. It was produced by longtime collaborator Michael "Elvis" Baskette.
The album's first single, "Show Me a Leader", was released digitally and to rock radio on July 26, 2016. On September 8, 2016, "My Champion" was released as the album's second single. The album's third single, "Poison In Your Veins", was released on June 12, 2017.
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Alter BridgeThe album's first single, "Show Me a Leader", was released digitally and to rock radio on July 26, 2016. On September 8, 2016, "My Champion" was released as the album's second single. The album's third single, "Poison In Your Veins", was released on June 12, 2017.
Genre(s): Alternative metal, hard rock, progressive metal
Length: 66:12
Released: October 7th, 2016
Year: 2016