Lyrics to
Heroes End

This version of Heroes End was released by Judas Priest in 1978.

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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 gotta take the rough

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

I heard a man’s guitar electrify a crowd
I felt the sound shower ’round
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 it’s 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

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

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

I saw on silver screen an actor’s rise to fame
But fast car user lose
That legend’s born from death and that is such a shame
‘cos ev’ry year new ones appear

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.

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About Lyrics and Heroes End by Judas Priest

The lyrics to Heroes End are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Judas Priest used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Heroes End have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Judas Priest and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Heroes End by Judas Priest. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Heroes End" means the words set to the music of Heroes End, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Judas Priest. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Heroes End and the lyrics to Heroes End are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Judas Priest who came here looking just for the lyrics to Heroes End, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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