LYRICS
let's tear the pages
of a tale long left behind
can i take your hand
and throw away my destiny
born to serve a purpose
born to die a hero
but with my last breath i'll speak only--
through silence
we shout into the endless dark
won't anybody answer us
through heartbreak
will these chains sever us
please let me break away
oh, who would choose
a destiny of strife
with battered flesh, and blood, and heart, and soul
i dedicate to the world
oh tell me,
who would choose
to call themselves a hero
go on and take all that i have
but when you go, just listen
to my one wish
let's tear the pages
of a tale long left behind
if i could only turn away and
claim happily ever after for myself
to be with you
could i let the world burn?
the choice was never mine
for this is who i am
born to serve a purpose
born to die a hero
but with my last breath i'll sing to you of my love
through darkness
i'll carve a path made for two
but i don't know if there's light ahead
through endless
roads we still struggle on
but will you be waiting?
an unwavering heart filled with justice
an invincible savior and champion
that's why i looked up to the heroes shining on my screen
but when i think of all that i have to lose
my hands, they quiver with hesitance
so i understand now this ideal is one i'll never reach
even so
i will be a hero
i raise my sword and stand against the endless dark
born to serve a purpose
born to die a hero
in this very moment
i will live...
as i burn away
i'll be your guiding light
"but was all of this worth it?"
such a question never really mattered
if i must bow to the whims of destiny
then at the very least i'll do it my own way
and nothing can take that away from me
born to serve a purpose
born to die a hero
after my last breath i'll take control of my fate