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The World Needs A Hero Lyrics
An Iron fist quietly sits inside the Velvet Glove
Take control, untouchable just like God above
I can't escape, wrapped in red tape, what will become of me?
If I object, then I defect my country 'tis of thee
The White House is calling
Tell them I'll call them back
Just tell them anything
Yeah get them off my back
The world needs a hero
Not that I would ever lie but I have no choice
Words I say heard today are not mine, just my voice
NATO is on line 1
They want to talk to me
Tell them that I'm not in
Tell them that I'm not free
The world needs a hero
Phantom rule, the hidden jewel who's really in control?
On puppet strings, a nation swings undermined by moles
The UN is on hold
Tell them I'll call them back
Yeah tell them anything
Just get them off my back
The world needs a hero
Solo - Mustaine
Solo - Pitrelli
Dave the White House is calling
They want to talk to me
Tell them that I can't be bought
Tell them that I'm not free
The world needs a hero
End Solos - Pitrelli
this is a godly song
Censorship? Fear? Figureheads? I can't tell.
Sounds like it's about a vigilante who sees the country going to hell and they decide to do something about it.
i'ts saying that the people in the US are't free. that the US is controlled by people behind the scenes, by a class of parasites (On puppet strings, a nation swings undermined by "moles"). this relation of parasitism is emphasized by the use of "moles". behind the colorful scene of dysfunctional democracy (quietly sits inside the Velvet Glove) is an "Iron fist" that does what it pleases. "Phantom rule, the hidden jewel who's really in control?" more evidence that this song is protesting the illusion of freedom. the speaker here (Dave, that is) is conscious about this fact. the says "tell them that i'm not free". i's an antithesis of the saying "land of the free". i'ts telling the NATO, the UN, and the white house, that he is aware, and that he refuses to be bought. "the white house is calling". he refuses to take part in the huge play, and he sides with his principles. in the end, he favors the truth. that's my interpretation. it would also explain why megadeath is way too underrated. they never give into pressure fro either the mainstream or the government. always with a great deal of artistic and intellectual commitment
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"they never give into pressure fro either the mainstream"
@Tunisian0rock0fan
"they never give into pressure fro either the mainstream"
Dave himself has repeatedly said they totally changed their sound repeatedly in order to chase a number 1 spot on the charts. The charts literally measure what the mainstream wants.
Dave himself has repeatedly said they totally changed their sound repeatedly in order to chase a number 1 spot on the charts. The charts literally measure what the mainstream wants.
"or the government" There is no "pressure" on any band from government, not in the West
"or the government" There is no "pressure" on any band from government, not in the West