The sixth track from Metallica’s 1996 album, Load. Fittingly, its aggressive yet delicate sound reflect its sensitive and wrath-inducing subject matter. Although laden with historical references, this song is ultimately about the human spirit, and the various ways in which we respond to adversity. I...
[Refrain]
Mama, they try and break me
[Verse 1]
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?
[Bridge]
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Do you feel your name?
Did you hear your babies crying?
[Refrain]
Mama, they try and break me
Still they try and break me
[Verse 2]
Excuse me while I tend to how I feel
These things return to me that still seem real
Now, deservingly, this easy chair
But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair
[Bridge]
Don't want your aid
But the fist I make
For years can't hold or feel
No, I'm not all me
So please excuse me while I tend to how I feel
[Chorus]
But now the dreams and waking screams
That ever last the night
So build the wall, behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
So can you hear your babies crying now?
[Bridge]
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns (The window burns)
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Did you feel your names?
Did you hear your babies crying?
[Chorus]
But now the dreams and waking screams
That ever last the night
So build a wall, behind it crawl
And hide until it's light
So can't you hear your babies crying now?
[Outro]
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try and break me
Mama, they try
Mama, they try
Mama, they try and break me (Mama, they try and break me)
Mama, they try and break me (Mama, they try and break me)
Mama, they try and break me (Mama, they try and break me)
Mama, they try
Mama, they try...
Hero of the Day was written by Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield.
Hero of the Day was produced by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich & Bob Rock.
Metallica released Hero of the Day on Tue Jun 04 1996.