We wanted to be heroes

I dedicate this song to an entire generation...we're not done yet.....

We wanted to be Heroes :

We were born in the afterglow
Of battles we never saw
With plastic swords and paper games
And futures without a flaw

The sky was split by neon light
The future called our names
We swore we’d ride the thunder down
We swore we’d change the game

We learned to run toward fire
Before we learned to kneel
We carved our faith in amplifiers
In chrome and spinning wheels

We said forever like a vow
Like nothing could decay
We thought the world would open wide
And beg for us to stay

They said “You’re made of lightning”
They said “You’re born to rise”
But lightning strikes and leaves you
With smoke behind your eyes

We wanted to be heroes
Bigger than life
Faster than night
Stronger than the fight

We wanted to be heroes
Carved in burning stone
Now we drive through broken cities
And come back home alone

We traded swords for steering wheels
For deadlines and for rent
We traded screams for quiet deals
For slow and small consent

But every time the speakers shake
And every time it rains
We feel the pulse of something wild
Still running in our veins

They said “Be realistic”
They said “Grow up, move on”
But something in the dark still says
We’re not done

We wanted to be heroes
Not safe, not clean, not small
We wanted to be thunder
We wanted it all

We wanted to be heroes
Standing in the flame
Not numbers on a payroll
Not ghosts without a name

If this is compromise
Then let it bleed
If this is living
It’s not what we believed

We never cry
We don’t need gold
We just need something
That shakes the ground

We wanted to be heroes
And we still are
Every time they blame us
Every time we rise

We wanted to be heroes
Even if we fall
If we burn in trying
We are heroes after all

The world still spit
empty lies
We were never meant for silence
We were meant to be alive

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Always thanks Jim