When I was young, couldn't stand to believe it,
somewhere there was a sun left to shine
Now my heart won't be still 'til I've seen it,
won't be still 'til I've made it mine.
There's a fear, can't be seen, it surrounds me,
as afraid of the dark as the light
Was a time, long ago, these were safe streets
Now I'm the only one that |: keeps me alive :| oh oh!
But I know that a hero will come!
There's a face that I've seen in the windows
There's a face of a stronger man
When I turn as a leaf when the wind blows,
gone away is the will in his hand.
You've been fed what they wanted to feed you,
you've been bled of the will to survive
Now you stand just as long as they need you
But you're the only one that |: keeps you alive :| oh oh!
But I know that a hero will come!
And the night, the night will be torn apart
And I know that we won't fight alone
And the spark that we carry will turn the dark
into a flame, a fire, a light.
Instrumental
*But all of your heroes are gone
*And the blood that they spilled is on my hands
*A darkness will block out the sun
*Not a thing can be done with so few men
*That a hero couldn't do!**
When the voice from the shadows calls you,
when the wind whips past your ears,
will you stand when the weight is upon you,
or will you go to your knees in fear?
There's a chance, though I know it's a long shot
And the city is out of time
All for naught if your heart stops beating,
'cause you're the only one that |: keeps it alive :| oh oh!
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But I know that a hero will come!
*But all of your heroes are gone!
[Someone's got to/*No one left to] bring back the light.
And I know we won't fight alone
*A darkness will block out the sun if we can't
***|: find a way to hold back the night :|
dal $egno al fine (bis)
(Coda:)
We can hold out past the endless dark
All a fire needs is a single spark!
*Während der Haupttext von einer Frau gesungen wird, werden diese Passagen - die Gegenrede - von einem Mann gesungen.
**Diese Zeile interpretiere ich nicht als Relativsatz, sondern als: "Not even a hero could do that!"
***Diese Zeile wird von beiden zusammen gesungen.