JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Death of a Hero” adalah sebuah lagu milik penyanyi kenamaan asal Amerika Serikat, Alec Benjamin.
Dalam sebuah interview di Zach Sang Show, Alec mengatakan bahwa lagu ini bercerita tentang musisi yang sangat dikaguminya.
Musisi tersebut melakukan sesuatu yang tidak Alec sukai dan kekagumannya terhadap sang musisi pun berubah selamanya.
“Death of a Hero” menjadi bagian dalam album miliknya yang bertajuk Narrated For You (2018).
Baca juga: Lirik Lagu Speakers, Singel Baru Alec Benjamin
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Death of a Hero” dari Alec Benjamin.
[Intro]
G C D
G C D
[Verse 1]
G C D G
I was in Pittsburgh when I saw Superman in the backroom
C D G
He was doing lines or something in the bathroom
C D G C D
I barely recognized him at all
G C D G
I saw him doing things you shouldn't do with all that power
C D G
I wish someone would have thrown him in the shower
C D G C D
I barely recognized him at all
[Chorus]
G C D
That night I put my youth in a casket
G C D
And buried it inside of me
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
G C D
I burned all the pictures in the attic
G C D
And threw away the magazines
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
G C D
[Verse 2]
G C D G
I tried to look away but you can't look away from a trainwreck
C D G
The things you said to girls, well they were shameless
C D G C D
I barely recognized him at all
G C D G
I tried to help but he said he was just too far from saving
C D G
And nothing I could say was gonna change him
C D G C D
I barely recognized him at all
[Chorus]
G C D
That night I put my youth in a casket
G C D
And buried it inside of me
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
G C D
I burned all the pictures in the attic
G C D
And threw away the magazines
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
[Bridge]
G
The death of a hero he couldn't be saved
C D
Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave
G C D
I'll cover his grave
G
The death of a hero I'm turning the page
C D
Now I'm cutting the grass and I'll cover his grave
G C D
I'll cover his grave
[Chorus]
G C D
That night I put my youth in a casket
G C D
And buried it inside of me
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero
G C D
I burned all the pictures in the attic
G C D
And threw away the magazines
G C D
That night I saw through all the magic
G C D
And now I'm a witness to the death of a hero