[ti:Death of a Hero] [ar:Alec Benjamin] [al:Death of a Hero] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Death of a Hero - Alec Benjamin [00:04.32]Lyrics by:Alec Benjamin/Scott Harris/Thomas Eriksen [00:08.65]I was in Pittsburgh when I saw a Superman in the backroom [00:13.90]He was doing lines or something in the bathroom [00:18.42]I barely recognized him at all [00:24.62]I saw him doing things you shouldn't do with all that power [00:30.45]I wish someone would've thrown him in the shower [00:34.51]I barely recognized him at all [00:41.42]That night I put my youth in a casket [00:45.35]And buried in inside of me [00:49.28]That night I saw through all that magic [00:52.50]Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero [00:57.37]I burned all the pictures in the attic [01:01.34]And threw away the magazines [01:05.27]That night I saw through all that magic [01:08.29]And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero [01:16.56]I tried to look away but you can't look away from a trainwreck [01:22.42]The things you said to girls well they were shameless [01:26.37]I barely recognized him at all [01:32.57]I tried to help but he said he was just too far from saving [01:38.43]And nothing I could say was gonna change him [01:42.41]I barely recognized him at all [01:49.39]That night I put my youth in a casket [01:53.29]And buried in inside of me [01:57.15]That night I saw through all that magic [02:00.51]Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero [02:05.40]I burned all the pictures in the attic [02:09.32]And threw away the magazines [02:13.27]That night I saw through all that magic [02:16.34]And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero [02:20.37]The death of a hero he couldn't be saved [02:22.02]Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave [02:25.30]I'll cover his grave [02:28.35]The death of a hero I'm turning the page [02:30.18]Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave [02:33.36]I'll cover his grave [02:37.38]That night I put my youth in a casket [02:41.37]And buried in inside of me [02:45.26]That night I saw through all that magic [02:48.39]Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero [02:53.35]I burned all the pictures in the attic [02:57.28]And threw away the magazines [03:01.25]That night I saw through all that magic [03:04.35]And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero