metallica

Hero of the Day

A reflective ballad from *Load*, 1996

Mama, they try and break me
The window burns to light the way back home
A light that warms no matter where they've gone
They're off to find the hero of the day
But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way?

Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Do you feel your name?

Chorus

Did you hear the distant cry?
Calling home from somewhere?
Calling home

Verse 2

So on the airwaves echo the sound of the one who fell from grace
There's a soul in the air tonight, the one who fell from grace

Did you see the distant light?
Calling home from somewhere?
Calling home

Chorus

Did you hear the distant cry?
Calling home from somewhere?
Calling home

Did you see the distant light?
Calling home from somewhere?
Calling home

Outro

Keepers of the flames, do you feel your name?
Did you hear the distant cry?