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Ain’t No Such Thing As Superman

This version of Ain’T No Such Thing As Superman was released by Gil Scott-Heron in 1975.

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You have understood
The riddles of the ages

Yes and you have understood
The universal nine

You have placed your footprints on
The everlasting sands of time

Yes so tell me why
Can’t you understand that there ain’t no such thing as a superman?
There ain’t no such thing as a superman

You was on the Nile
You went to see great Egypt fall
It fell down to the ground

Yes, and you was out there on the corner
When being cool went blind
Oh, you alone understand that if we gonna win
We’ve got to get together, stay together, be together, stick together

So tell me why, can’t you understand
That there ain’t no such thing as a superman
There ain’t no such thing as a superman

You alone consider mercy after it seems like all you get is pain
It seem to me that you have found the courage that others could not find
You alone have the wisdom to take this world and make it what it need to be, want to be, will be, someday you’ll see
The day, the day you understand
That there ain’t no such thing as a superman
There ain’t no such thing as a superman

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The lyrics to Ain’T No Such Thing As Superman are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Gil Scott-Heron in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Ain’T No Such Thing As Superman are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Gil Scott-Heron and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ain’T No Such Thing As Superman back when it was created.

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