The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
The Who
“Hero Ground Zero” is the sixth song off of the band’s 2019 album, WHO.
Hero Ground Zero is the name of a fictional band in Townshend’s novel The Age of Anxiety. The singer, Nik, has a vision while filming the final scene of a movie, and disappears from the top of Skiddaw, living in a cave for seve...
[Verse 1]
Gazing down from Skiddaw, I can see the future
Music, art, and science are gonna bust
Oh, prepare to meet her in this labyrinth
This ancient archive full of dust
[Chorus]
I'm a hero, ground zero
If I don't take off I'll surely drown
I'm a hero, ground zero
In the end every leader becomes a clown
[Verse 2]
Every rock star wants to make a movie
But the darkness is safer than the light
I won't go back to walkdown music
From this old hilltop, I'll take flight
[Chorus]
I am a hero, ground zero
In my face, a Klieg lamp burns my eyes
I'm a hero, ground zero
On my back is the heat of a new sunrise
[Bridge]
You look so good like spring
I didn't know that looks could kill
In my cave, I could hear you sing
How many rooms can one note fill?
[Verse 3]
You raised me up and then you dropped me
I drank and sank, absurd and stoned
I was adopted by the angels
They said my future was postponed
[Chorus]
I was a hero, ground zero
I believe my stock has been atoned
I was a hero, ground zero
I felt the shock of being dethroned
Of being disowned
Hero Ground Zero was written by Pete Townshend.
Hero Ground Zero was produced by Pete Townshend.
The Who released Hero Ground Zero on Fri Dec 06 2019.