When you praise my name I'll fulfill your expectation
Looking for an answer that'll dignify your prayers
What remains when your savior becomes human?
You feel the legend something sacred
You can't understand
Becomes bigger than the man.

[Chorus]
Pray for help cry out scream for me now
I'm not your superhero
Pray for help cry ill scream for you now
I'm not your superhero

All my love and hate radiate and become equals
Untouchable enmity has always been my fate
Mine alone agony destined to suffer.
Eternally my story never goes as planned
And its bigger than the man

[Chorus]

Once upon a time I would do anything
For anyone; at anytime
And all I asked for was your faith
Was that to much to ask?

There is no God there is no king
There is no saint of broken dreams
There's only you and truth and soul
The superhero is you own


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Superhero Lyrics as written by Seth Mosley Scott Davis

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    Another stupid atheist song. How cliche, I use to have respect for this band until I heard this peice of shit of a song. Quit blaming the tragedies of this world on religion, it's stupid, and getting really old.

    JudasPriest1977on December 26, 2004   Link
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    Another stupid atheist song??? WTF do you mean JudasPriest1977. The song is obviously about how a "Rock Star" becomes a Superhero to his/her fans. But in the end he/she is just a Human. Oh and btw can you name a single war in that has had nothing to do with religion? Yep i tought so.

    niccoon June 07, 2006   Link
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    Wow JudasPriest you let thr Judas Priest name down man... nicco has it right.

    Black_Sabathon November 09, 2007   Link
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    nicco. I'st and II world wars weren't about religion, Vietnam war too. The biggest war about religion is the one that you start. And really get a history book and read something, cause almost every war was about teritory. There were really few wars about relligion. Of course you can say that all were, because someone taking part in them was religious. But it's your decission to be ignorant. I guess you believe in every word in Slayer's songs

    Wegilon March 12, 2010   Link

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