Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
There's something coming
And its coming for you
The mob is restless
Looking for something new
You lead us here
With an eternal promise
The gallows are calling
For you to pay for this
Now that we're left here on our own
There is nowhere left to turn
Who will see me through?
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
What fitting ends
To our fearless fathers
The cost of treason
Isn't paid in dollars
With nothing left
There is nothing to lose
We'll watch the city gates
Falling all around you
Now that we're left here on our own
There is nowhere left to turn
Who will see me through?
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
You said I'd never make it
That I could only fail
But I'm the one who's standing
And what has happened to you?
Now that we've said goodbye to you
We've started something new
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are gone
They left with the dawn
Now it's just us we'll carry on
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are gone
They left with the dawn
Now it's just us we'll carry on
And its coming for you
The mob is restless
Looking for something new
You lead us here
With an eternal promise
The gallows are calling
For you to pay for this
Now that we're left here on our own
There is nowhere left to turn
Who will see me through?
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
What fitting ends
To our fearless fathers
The cost of treason
Isn't paid in dollars
With nothing left
There is nothing to lose
We'll watch the city gates
Falling all around you
Now that we're left here on our own
There is nowhere left to turn
Who will see me through?
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
You said I'd never make it
That I could only fail
But I'm the one who's standing
And what has happened to you?
Now that we've said goodbye to you
We've started something new
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are gone
They left with the dawn
Now it's just us we'll carry on
Your heroes are dead
They were all in you head
When nothing is left we'll start again
Your heroes are gone
They left with the dawn
Now it's just us we'll carry on
Lyrics submitted by outsyder101
Your Heroes Are Dead Lyrics as written by Andrew Schwab Alexander Albert
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heres wht i say............its about a person who joined a false religon and then the religon dissapated and they were left w/ a state of not knowing wht to belief sayign who is going to help me thought this....liek b4 finding christ.........
and btw its the mob is restless looking for something new......not the world
and its the gallows are calling for you to pay for this
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Now that we're left here on our own There's nowhere left to turn He will see us through Now that we say goodbye to you We've started something new
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