[WHO SAVES THE HERO?] [Intro — Rain, Felt Piano, Dark Analog Drone] [Male Lead — Intimate Whisper, Low Register] Mmm… yeah… I know how to save everybody… Just never learned how to save myself. [Verse 1 — Warm Male Lead, Sparse Piano and Muted Guitar] I’m the call they make at midnight I’m the one who knows the way I wear courage like a black suit Buttoned up from day to day There’s a door I never open Where I hide the tears I never cried Everybody trusts the suit Nobody sees the man inside [Pre-Chorus — Low Bass Pulse, Bendir, Rising Strings] I’ve held the door for everyone Kept my own heart out of sight But I’ve never turned the handle On the one I keep shut tight [Male Backing Layers — Soft, Wordless] Ooh… ah… [Chorus 1 — Heavy Drums Enter, Gothic Guitar, Layered Male Harmonies] I saved everybody Tell me, who saves the hero? Who holds me when the lights go out And there’s nowhere left to go? I’ve been strong for everybody Now I need somebody close I saved everybody… Who saves the hero? [Male High Register — Distant Echo] Who saves the hero? [Post-Chorus — Driving Bass, Restrained Double-Time Pulse] Oh-oh, can you hear me? Oh-oh, come and find me I can carry all their burdens But tonight, won’t somebody hold me? [Verse 2 — Drums Pull Back, Dark Guitar and Oud] There’s a message I still keep From a voice I used to know I press play, the room falls quiet And the years begin to show [Voicemail — Same Singer Portraying a Second Male Character, Filtered and Spoken] You don’t have to be the hero. You can tell the truth when you’re scared. You were never meant to save the world. You just have to let somebody in. [Male Lead — Fragile, Almost Breaking] I replay those words in silence Hear the truth beneath the sound I was busy being needed Never let myself be found [Pre-Chorus 2 — Distorted Guitar Swells, Bendir and Rising Drums] I’ve held the door for all the weary Kept the lights on through the years Now I’m standing at my own door With the key and all my fears [Male High Harmony — Airy and Distant] Open it… [Chorus 2 — Full Gothic Drums, Hardstyle Kick Accents, Wide Male Harmonies] I saved everybody Tell me, who saves the hero? Who holds me when the suit comes off And there’s nowhere left to go? I’ve been strong for everybody Now I’m asking, hold me close I saved everybody… Who saves the hero? [Bridge — Piano Only, Rain, Almost No Reverb] Maybe I don’t need an answer Maybe I just need to cry Maybe courage means admitting I’m not fine, and I won’t lie I don’t need you to repair me I don’t need you to explain Just sit beside me in the darkness Let me breathe through all this pain [Male High Harmony — Barely Audible] You can let go… [Breakdown — Rain, One Piano Note, Near-Silence] [Male Lead — Barely Audible Whisper] I kept that door locked for so long… I forgot I had the key. [Sound Design — Soft Footsteps, Door Handle Turns] [Near-Silence — No Music, No Crowd] [Second Male Vocal Layer — Same Singer, Distant and Natural, Spoken] I’m here. [Brief Silence — One Piano Note] [Male Lead — Natural Voice Crack, Close-Mic] I’m not okay… [Climax Build — Low Guitar Pulse, Deep Bass, Rapid Double-Time Drums Gradually Enter] I don’t have to hide! I don’t have to fight! For the first time in my life… I can fall apart tonight! [Male Harmonies — Gradually Widening] Ooh… [Final Chorus — Explosive Hardstyle Kick, Gothic Metal Guitars, Full Drums, Layered Male Vocals] [Male Lead — Powerful, Controlled Chest Belt] I SAVED EVERYBODY! NOW SOMEBODY SAVE ME! HOLD ME WHEN MY BRAVE FACE BREAKS! STAY, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES! I DON’T HAVE TO BE A HERO! I DON’T HAVE TO FACE THIS FEAR! I’VE BEEN STRONG FOR EVERYONE— NOW I NEED YOU HERE! [Male Backing Vocals — Rhythmic Call and Response, Same Singer Layered] Save me! I’m right here! Save me! I’m right here! [Male Lead — Emotional Ad-Libs, Strong but Controlled] I’ve been holding on! I’ve been holding on! Now the door is open wide! I don’t have to wear this black suit! I can finally step outside! [Final Hook — Heavy Drums Gradually Drop Out, Male Harmonies Remain] Who saves the hero? Who saves the hero? I thought I had to stand alone Now I know where I belong Who saves the hero? Now I finally know… The hero is saved The day he lets somebody stay [Outro — Drums Fade, Oud, Felt Piano and Rain Return] [Second Male Vocal Layer — Same Singer, Close and Gentle, Spoken] You can rest now. [Male Lead — Soft Falsetto] Mmm… I don’t have to be the hero tonight… [Male High Harmony — Fading] Ooh… you’re not alone… [Male Lead and Low Male Harmony — Very Soft] No more running… No more hiding… [Male Lead — Final Whisper] I let you stay… I can finally close my eyes. [One Piano Note — Natural Reverb, Rain Fades to Silence]
