Heroic Villain

from Dark Days & Bright Nights by Timothy McGimpsey

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Heroic Villain
Timothy McGimpsey

Intro
You either die a hero,
Or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain,

Chorus
I’m not a hero; I’m just a villain,
Life’s revealing, all that’s hidden,

Verse 1
I’ma try to keep it real I feel like Lex Luthor,
Disguised as the man of steel, disguised as Clark Kent,
Disguised as who he needs to be,
Lying to myself so long, feels like I’m burning myself in the sixth degree,
Lord knows I need surgery,
The heart of man so dark every time it beats it end up hurting me,
I need a transplant urgently; I don’t care if you murder me,
Just make this evil stop so it won’t torture me so perfectly,
I cross my heart and hope to die,

Verse 2
With great power comes great responsibility,
But what if that responsibility is killing the evil inside of me,
I’ve always tried to lie to me instead of trying to die to me,
I can’t wait for the day when I can finally, (finally),
Rip out my heart and give it to the one that gave it it’s start,
Cause only he can heal the hurt, my souls ripped apart,
All I want is a fresh new starts, that’s why,
I cross my heart and hope to die,

Outro
Oh how I wish I can change, I was born this way,
But I’m not gonna stay this way, anymore,
If I must die tonight, so a villain won’t be born,
Consider me gone,

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from Dark Days & Bright Nights, released October 6, 2013

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