Emery - Holding Out For A Hero Lyrics






Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Where's the street wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
and he's gotta be fresh from the fight, fresh from the fight

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
and gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life,
Larger than life

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above,
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
and the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
Like the fire in my blood,
Like the fire in my blood,
Like the fire in my blood,
Like the fire in my (ohh ohh)

He's a big city kid in a small town,
They said he couldn't do it,
He knew he had to.
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero
Hero





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  1. e.... i....

    Love the cover song. This song psyches up to train in the gym

  2. J.... O....

    were is the Punk?? certainly this band

  3. V.... ....

    This isn't punk. Why are they trying to sound pretty while they sing? Posers.

  4. t.... ....

    sacale lo punk y te creo

  5. j.... ....

    punk ... mis cojones

  6. K.... &....

    The screaming actually sounds a lot better if you put the video at 1.5x or 2x speed.

    K.... &....

    1.25x is fine

  7. S.... ....

    The fact that this is one of very few Screamo parts on Punk Goes 80s makes this cover actually good. This was back when Screamo was prominent on every Punk Goes album it wasn't till Punk Goes Pop Vol. 2 when 80% of the album was Screamo and got boring half way through it. Glad to hear Emery put their own spin on it. The things with covers is when ppl or bands perform them they have to put it in their style. So I'm glad they did.

  8. D.... ....

    Why so much hate on screamo? You know what fuck your opinion =) bitch

  9. J.... G....

    lots of good comments here. i was actually in Emery when this song was recorded. i played bass on this track. it was meant to be tongue in cheek. not to be taken seriously. we did this as a joke. if you know us, you'll get it. if not, you'll hate it. the ending? bonus points. it's mathematical. if you can understand it, you win the magic lollipop. 

    J.... G....

    @Joel Green Screw you and your dog too!!!...and the couch u may or may not sit on anymore....

    J.... G....

    It's Chopper!!! You rock dude! \m/

    J.... G....

    so like... increasing the number of beats before the next scream of "Hero" neat

    J.... G....

    this is better than the original, one, my friend hahaha don't be sorry for this

    J.... G....

    I love you Chopper <3

  10. s.... ....

    I usually like punk covers, but this is absolute garbage. There's nothing punk about it and the ending is shit.

    s.... ....

    I agree, Bonnie Tyler's original is more punk than this

    s.... ....

    Your profile picture makes it hard to take your opinion seriously :) it sounds fine to me

  11. R.... ....

    @yaxxee Clearly you don't know Emery. Suck it up.

  12. K.... C....

    It's from footloose :)

  13. S.... M....

    That version is too drowned out in synth.

  14. K.... K....

    I see you're promoting yourself there. Eh, whatever.

  15. R.... D....

    people just dont understand it, so they mock it..

  16. D.... G....

    this song is grade A awesome!

  17. D.... Y....

    Love Emery and screaming, but I liked it better the way it was before too...

  18. C.... ....

    i disagree it's great all the way through if you ask me

  19. m.... ....

    I heard this song in a Torchwood video - love it now x

  20. e.... ....

    I Agree :).

  21. m.... ....

    Bad fucking cover until 3:06

  22. T.... S....

    Freakin great cover until 3:06

  23. r.... ....

    Nope, just fucking shit.

  24. i.... ....

    I agree entirely. I love screaming. It just seemed so out of place at the end.

  25. S.... ....

    i got the amazing spiderman ad -.-"
    "you found my weakness. its small knives" xD

  26. s.... ....

    I love all parts of this cover.

  27. a.... ....

    i laughed really hard when i heard an unexpecting male voice.... dont get me wrong, great singing. just didn't expect it

  28. A.... H....

    @drdude12472 Its not like they were trying to make it appealing or anything. their own material is so much better than this, they were just messing around with this song.

  29. C.... ....

    @thatguythatdied That doesn't really make that screamo any better, and I wouldn't really consider this metal or punk, but thats just me. I think that scream was kind of retarded, but thats just one persons opinion.

  30. C.... ....

    I love how the two top comments say the exact opposite things.

  31. S.... ....

    @MrPsychoraiden With the exception of "Anti-Flag", none of the bands on the "Punk Goes..." albums are actually punk.

  32. S.... M....

    @drdude12472 Get over it. The Ending is the shit man.

  33. T.... ....

    this is not punk and neither is emery but still, a great cover :)

  34. A.... R....

    @krevo81 true, and how are those high pitched girly singers considered punk. all of the"punk goes..." albums are filled with scream bands and the girly singer ones. they suck.

  35. k.... ....

    lol @ screamo bullshit now being considered "punk"

  36. t.... ....

    If the screamo is what ruins it for you, then listen to a different cover for it. Otherwise, get over it.

  37. y.... ....

    The end is unnecessary, if I wanted to listen to screamo gibberish I'd listen to one of the trillion screamo songs out there. Apart from that... decent cover!

  38. T.... S....

    they just giving it their touch...

  39. R.... H....

    the good thing is you can always delete the ending, a la with windows moviemaker

  40. K.... P....

    SICK...

    :3

  41. H.... ....

    @chrismmiller123 Ha!

  42. H.... ....

    @drdude12472

    It's a bit of Emery's trademark though...

  43. C.... M....

    @MrBr0ss the members are christian, but they said several times that the band itself isnt...

  44. J.... G....

    The ending is great, its adding their own twist to it, which is kinda the point of doing a cover...

    Anyone know where the "big city kid in a small town" part is from?

  45. M.... ....

    Emery Rules!!! best way to end the song (my opinion) XD

  46. s.... ....

    @drdude12472

    it doesnt ruin it because its not supposed to be exactly like the original.....

  47. c.... ....

    For someone who aint really into screamo actually like that bit :)

  48. J.... C....

    @chrismmiller123
    You're embarrassing yourself, just stop.

  49. C.... M....

    "...Johnny 5 is losing battery fluid......" lol

    This is a GREAT remake. The ending-- Only makes sense to a select group of people: Those whom have so much passion for music, that it can only be expressed by reaching down deep within and letting out a scream.

    Other correlations would be :
    Metal = Headbangging
    Classic Rock= Throwin Horns
    Alternative / Hardcore= Moshing
    Country= umm ....Discharging a Firearm?....lol

  50. V.... ....

    i just lovee this!! it has the nicee 80's feeling!! <3 <3 :D!

  51. a.... a....

    the screamo part... IS THE FUCKING SHIT!

  52. C.... ....

    quit whining about the screaming, its PUNK goes 80's for a reason idiots.

  53. t.... ....

    @drdude12472:
    no kidding. i love metal screaming and putting heavy with classic songs, but if you wanna hear THIS song done RIGHT: type in "Opera Magna" "holding out for a hero" THAT version is AWESOME!
    or just look up Psychostick doing "danger zone" now THAT is good. this COULD have been...well, maybe...

  54. J.... H....

    Sounds way better than that crappy singer, Bonnie Tyler.

    Hell yes, Emery.. Hell yes.

  55. H.... ....

    Oh come on people. The end is just them having fun and doing what they do.

  56. D.... B....

    where have all the heros gone and where are all the gods wheres the street wise Hercules to fight the rising odds ....

  57. P.... ....

    @josephjinx @drdude12472 Well... I think that we already know that it is not a CD with any REAL punk bands and its a fact that this is post-hardcore so to be honestly it pretty much bellongs here (;

  58. t.... ....

    @drdude12472 the end is by far the best part.

  59. j.... ....

    It's all good until the end. Totally unnecessary and doesn't belong on the album. :C Come on guys.

  60. T.... ....

    Pretty good. Nice speed for this song.