Burn Your Pedestals

I used to worship an idol

no longer, no longer

these flimsy figureheads can't tread the ground we walk together

we are stronger, we are stronger

no god is real and no god is a man

we don't need to believe, we need a plan

the hero is lost, the hero is dead

the hero's a monster underneath our bed

the hero's a trick card that we've all been dealt

the hero is dead and we must save, we must save ourselves

I used to think I could grow up

just like them, just like them

as I matured I saw their flaws prove them to be

just human, just human,

turning good men into bad men, letting all the monsters hide

turning monsters into gods until long after they die

the hero is lost, the hero is dead

the hero's a monster underneath our bed

the hero's a trick card that we've all been dealt

the hero is dead and we must save, we must save ourselves

if you give a man a pedestal he'll burn it to the ground

put him equal to the rest he'll find likeminds in the crowd

confront it all alone you'll find the system sleeping sound

so burn your fucking pedestals and throw your icons to the hounds

so burn your fucking pedestals and throw your icons to the hounds

so burn your fucking pedestals and throw your icons to the hounds

burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

burn your, burn your fucking pedestals

and throw your icons to the hounds