Judas Priest — Heroes End

[Verse 1] I heard a human voice who sang like no one else I heard a proud lady singing loud Lived her life as she liked, didn't give a damn But soon she found she was underground and wasted I watched her hitting notes as she strutted stage Her body shook oh, she did her stuff She screamed and quake, give and take, maybe took too much If you take the smooth you got to take the rough [Chorus] Why do you have to die to be a hero It's a shame a legend begins at its end Why do you have to die if you're a hero When there's still so many things to say unsaid [Verse 2] I heard a man's guitar electrify a crowd I felt the sound shower around And he would take you with him where no music's been before As you merged the power surge together His music knew no limits if you were in its wake You had no choice, no, but hear its voice And you would listen hypnotized, and in a dream But once so strong survive or become weak [Chorus] Why do you have to die to be a hero It's a shame a legend begins at its end Why do you have to die if you're a hero When there's still so many things to say unsaid [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] If you gaze across timeless years you'll find them always there And many gods will join the list compiled with dying care Hungry mouths are waiting to bite the hand that feeds And so the living dead carry on immortal deeds [Verse 3] I saw on silver screen an actor's rise to fame But fast car users lose That legend's born from death and that is such a shame Because every year new ones appear [Chorus] Why do you have to die to be a hero It's a shame a legend begins at its end Why do you have to die if you're a hero When there's still so many things to say unsaid [Instrumental Outro]