The World Needs a Hero
The World Needs a Hero
2001
Duration: 3:52
Track number: 2
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
The title track satirizes the idea of a **global savior** and the hidden powers that truly run the world. The narrator is portrayed as an unwilling figure of authority, constantly receiving calls from global entities (White House, NATO, UN) while feeling manipulated by unseen 'phantom rule'.
Lyrics
An **Iron fist** quietly sits inside the **Velvet Glove**
Take control, untouchable just like God above
I can't escape, wrapped in red tape, what will become of me?
If I object, then I defect my country 'tis of thee
The White House is calling
Tell them I'll call them back
Just tell them anything
Yeah get them off my back
(The **world needs a hero**)
Not that I would ever lie but I have no choice
Words I say heard today are not mine, just my voice
NATO is on line 1
They want to talk to me
Tell them that I'm not in
Tell them that I'm not free
The **world needs a hero**
The **world needs a hero**
Phantom rule, the hidden jewel who's really in control?
On puppet strings, a nation swings undermined by moles
The UN is on hold
Tell them I'll call them back
Yeah tell them anything
Just get them off my back
The **world needs a hero**
The **world needs a hero**
Dave the White House is calling
They want to talk to me
Tell them that I can't be bought
Tell them that I'm not free
The **world needs a hero**
The **world needs a hero**
The **world needs a hero**
The **world needs a hero**
Got to, got to, got to find a **hero**
The **world needs a hero**
