Hero Ground Zero Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gazing down from Skiddaw, I can see the future
Music, art, and science are gonna bust
Oh, prepare to meet her in this labyrinth
This ancient archive full of dust
[Chorus]
I'm a hero, ground zero
If I don't take off I'll surely drown
I'm a hero, ground zero
In the end every leader becomes a clown
[Verse 2]
Every rock star wants to make a movie
But the darkness is safer than the light
I won't go back to walkdown music
From this old hilltop, I'll take flight
[Chorus]
I am a hero, ground zero
In my face, a Klieg lamp burns my eyes
I'm a hero, ground zero
On my back is the heat of a new sunrise
[Bridge]
You look so good like spring
I didn't know that looks could kill
In my cave, I could hear you sing
How many rooms can one note fill?
Gazing down from Skiddaw, I can see the future
Music, art, and science are gonna bust
Oh, prepare to meet her in this labyrinth
This ancient archive full of dust
[Chorus]
I'm a hero, ground zero
If I don't take off I'll surely drown
I'm a hero, ground zero
In the end every leader becomes a clown
[Verse 2]
Every rock star wants to make a movie
But the darkness is safer than the light
I won't go back to walkdown music
From this old hilltop, I'll take flight
[Chorus]
I am a hero, ground zero
In my face, a Klieg lamp burns my eyes
I'm a hero, ground zero
On my back is the heat of a new sunrise
[Bridge]
You look so good like spring
I didn't know that looks could kill
In my cave, I could hear you sing
How many rooms can one note fill?
[Verse 3]
You raised me up and then you dropped me
I drank and sank, absurd and stoned
I was adopted by the angels
They said my future was postponed
[Chorus]
I was a hero, ground zero
I believe my stock has been atoned
I was a hero, ground zero
I felt the shock of being dethroned
Of being disowned
You raised me up and then you dropped me
I drank and sank, absurd and stoned
I was adopted by the angels
They said my future was postponed
[Chorus]
I was a hero, ground zero
I believe my stock has been atoned
I was a hero, ground zero
I felt the shock of being dethroned
Of being disowned
About
Genius Annotation
“Hero Ground Zero” is the sixth song off of the band’s 2019 album, WHO.
Hero Ground Zero is the name of a fictional band in Townshend’s novel The Age of Anxiety. The singer, Nik, has a vision while filming the final scene of a movie, and disappears from the top of Skiddaw, living in a cave for several years.
It was premiered by the band during their gig at Wembley Stadium as a one off show on their Moving On! Tour.
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Writer
Engineer
Programmer
Orchestration
Conductor
Mixing Engineer
Recording Engineer
Concertmaster
Contractor
Drums
Bass Guitar
Guitar
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Eel Pie Studios
Released on
December 6, 2019
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