Hero of the Day - Metallica

It's 5 am and my breathing has stopped again The world grows quiet like a storm right before the end You bite at your nails as you run to the exit sign There's no time to wait because the day has come Every single night, never ending It's an endless storm and the rain's unrelenting But that's the way the world is run Though it is a hopeless one Even if you keep on falling Keep on moving forward even if you're barely crawling Although you're half asleep stumbling You've gotta keep up the fight Once again, you're lost in that world in your head Don't you see what you've been missing You could be living out your wildest dreams This tangled maze keeps on twisting, twisting But through the chaos we will keep persisting The sound of a bell calls for a new adventure And the start of a brand-new beginning I don't know which way I should be going It's really scary to run not knowing But with every step we grow stronger I know that soon we will find a way Because the day has come Those that don't seem to understand you Are they any better than the ones that pretend to But that's the way this world is run Though it is a hopeless one This world isn't anything like hell But I'm sure it's still far from the light of heaven as well We are somewhere stuck in the middle We dwell where the two connect Disregard the image on that tarot card Let it go 'Cause we don't know what tomorrow Holds for you and me This tangled maze keeps on twisting, twisting But through the chaos we will keep persisting The sound of a bell calls for a new adventure And the start of a brand-new beginning I don't know which way I should be going It's really scary to run not knowing But with every step we grow stronger I know that soon we will find a way Because the day has come You only believe what you can see With your own eyes but blink And as you're cowering In the dark you'll start to see Everything you fear it will start to manifest So cry on, cry on The ones who live are the real survivors They'll drag you down with their cloaks and daggers They strive to survive in this world Where all justice and all fairness is but an illusion The secret hunter is creeping closer You hear it whisper the fate of the future You sharpen your claws as you run to the exit sign There's no time to wait because the day has come

You see the sun rise, a new day's upon you You bite your nails and your knees start to tremble The time is upon you to show them what you can do And soon they will know that the day has come Late into the night, I hear it storming An end to the rain is what I pray and I'm hoping Now I feel the pressure of the city, oh How it eats me whole So many names and faces Sleepless nights spent in unknown places And every day I walk straight into the great unknown I'm not to blame I'm gonna take a stand You say my name I'm telling you to reach out And finally take my hand Colliding fists, they're what's gonna make you You grit your teeth or they're gonna break you The time is upon you to show them what you can do You're breaking the mold to show you're not them Will we break through? I don't know, don't know The bells are ringing, come out and play now The time is upon you to show them what you can do And soon they will know that the day has come No one has a sense of understanding Their hollowed eyes are staring and pretend that they see me Now I feel the pressure and it's crushing me How it breaks me down (breaks me down) Walking through this hell every day Mocking me and telling me to give up on my way But I'm still on a mission, I can't let nobody stop me now It's all the same I'm gonna take a stand Don't mock my name I'll finally make you understand Exactly who I am Colliding fists, they're what's gonna make you You grit your teeth or they're gonna break you The time is upon you to show them what you can do You're breaking the mold to show you're not them Will we break through? I don't know, don't know The bells are ringing, come out and play now The time is upon you to show them what you can do And soon they will know that the day has come I may be invisible to your eyes Soon you'll see me give it all of my might I'm not afraid of dark shadows now Follow me 'cause I got the heart I won't fall to you Cry on, cry on So clench your fists now, you're gonna break them If they don't listen, well, you gotta make them The time is upon you to show them what you can do You're breaking the mold and now you'll fight back I know you'll break through someday, somehow The bells are ringing, our victory's now The time is upon you to show them what you can do And now they will know that your day has come