(Verse 1) The streetlights are bleeding, a watercolor smear The whole city’s screaming with a broadcast of fear I’m scanning the rooftops, the alleys below Waiting for someone to show up and go I need a giant, a titan, a flash in the night Someone to make all the wrongs into right He's gotta be fast, and he's gotta be strong He's gotta be here 'fore it all goes wrong (Pre-Chorus) I’m holding out for a miracle Someone to step up and be mythical The clock on the tower is striking the hour I need a savior with supernatural power (Chorus) And they're holding out for a hero But the statues they build are all hollow I'm standing right here, with blood in my veins I'm just a man trying to stand in the rain They want a savior to fly and save the day But I've got no powers to make it okay This isn't a movie, the script isn't written I am so high on this hope that I'm given But I'm watching it all fall apart from the inside There's nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide (Verse 2) You're looking at me with those desperate eyes You're seeing a symbol that I must despise This cape that you stitched is a dead, heavy weight A mask that I’m really starting to hate I'll give you my hand, I'll give you my time I'll walk with you through the mud and the grime But I can't stop the lightning, I can't turn the tide I'm just as broken as you are inside (Pre-Chorus) You want a legend, a myth written in stars Someone to heal all these permanent scars But the flesh and the bone is all I can be Why can't you just see me for me? (Chorus) And you're holding out for a hero But the statues you build are all hollow I'm standing right here, with blood in my veins I'm just a man trying to stand in the rain You want a savior to fly and save the day But I've got no powers to make it okay This isn't a movie, the script isn't written I am so high on this hope that I'm given But I'm watching it all fall apart from the inside There's nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide (Bridge) He's gotta be larger than life! (I'm just trying to survive) He's gotta be fast and he's gotta be free! (Why are you looking at me?) You look to the sky for a sign You're praying for something divine But the only thing real is the ground And the sound Of a heart that's still beating A voice that's repeating "I'm not who you think I am!" (Guitar Solo) (Chorus) Stop holding out for a hero! These statues we build are all hollow Just stand here with me, with blood in your veins Be the one who can stand in the rain We wait for a savior to fly and save the day But we have the power to make it okay This is our movie, the script isn't written We are so high on this chance that we're given! We won't watch it all fall apart from the inside We’ve nowhere to run, and we've nowhere to hide (Outro) Nowhere to hide I’m not your hero Be your own hero Nowhere to hide The rain keeps falling.

The Weight of the Cape