| “Heroes of Our Time” | |||||
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| Single by DragonForce from the album Ultra Beatdown | |||||
| Released | July 4, 2008 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | Power Metal | ||||
| Length | 7:12 (Album Version) 4:58 (Radio/Music Video Version) | ||||
| Label | Roadrunner, Universal | ||||
| Writer(s) | Sam Totman, Herman Li | ||||
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Heroes of Our Time is the opening track of DragonForce's Ultra Beatdown album. It was written by Herman Li and Sam Totman. It was released as the first single from the band's fourth album Ultra Beatdown. It was first released via web streaming on their offical MySpace profile on July 4, 2008. Four days later, on July 8, 2008, the music video was released for on-line viewing with the shortened time on 4:57. On July 15, 2008, the single was released for download on iTunes. On August 21, 2008 it was made available for download to play on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock alongside "Revolution Deathsquad" and "Operation Ground and Pound". On December 3, 2008, the song was officially announced as a nominee for the Grammy Awards for "Best Metal Performance".
Heroes of Our Time is also featured on the Official NHL 10 Soundtrack, as well as featured on Skate 2 while playing the game.
Lyrics[]
Album Version[]
Lost in a dream, finally it seems
Emptiness and everlasting madness
See the sadness grow, watching as we know
Long before our journey for the world
Call for us,
The power in all of us
So far beyond the blackened sky tonight
Glorious
Forever more in us
We are victorious
And so alive
We'll all find our sacrifice tomorrow
Our journey on towards a brighter day
Silent tears we've left behind, still so far away
Across the endless sands, through the fields of our despair
Free for all eternity we stand,
Yeah
Rise above the universe tonight
Starchaser
Fly towards the storm, see the world reborn
Feel the pain inside the voice of sorrow
Cross the distant shores, find the open door
Stand alone in judgment for tomorrow
Years of pain still haunt us all, we saw the last sun rise
Take me home in freedom for a lifetime
Pray now for the silence, and the last tears we'll cry
So glorious, this fire inside, united we stand and
We'll all find our sacrifice tomorrow
Our journey on towards a brighter day
Silent tears we've left behind, still so far away
Across the endless sands, through the fields of our despair
Free for all eternity we stand,
Yeah
Rise above the universe tonight
Starchaser
Free from this world, here for the last time
Oceans collide, inside of us all
Believe who we are, the phoenix will guide us
Freedom will rise once again
Save us tonight, the last hope for all of us
Light years gone by, we're still holding on
Save us tonight, a star shines in all of us
Far beyond our lives, still our glory lives on
And we'll all find our sacrifice tomorrow
Our journey on towards a brighter day
Silent tears we've left behind, still so far away
Across the endless sands, through the fields of our despair
Free for all eternity we stand,
Yeah
Rise above the universe tonight
Starchaser
Starchaser
On kingdom come, we stand as one
And we will live for always evermore
Music Video/Radio Version[]
Lost in a dream, finally it seems
Emptiness and everlasting madness
See the sadness grow, watching as we know
Long before our journey for the world
Call for us,
The power in all of us
So far beyond the blackened sky tonight
Glorious
Forever more in us
We are victorious
And so alive
We'll all find our sacrifice tomorrow
Our journey on towards a brighter day
Silent tears we've left behind, still so far away
Across the endless sands, through the fields of our despair
Free for all eternity we stand,
Yeah
Rise above the universe tonight
Starchaser
Free from this world, here for the last time
Oceans collide, inside of us all
Believe who we are, the phoenix will guide us
Freedom will rise once again
Save us tonight, the last hope for all of us
Light years gone by, we're still holding on
Save us tonight, a star shines in all of us
Far beyond our lives, still our glory lives on
And we'll all find our sacrifice tomorrow
Our journey on towards a brighter day
Silent tears we've left behind, still so far away
Across the endless sands, through the fields of our despair
Free for all eternity we stand,
Yeah
Rise above the universe tonight
Starchaser
Starchaser
On kingdom come, we stand as one
And we will live for always evermore
Trivia[]
- So far, this is the only music video to feature Herman Li using the Hot Hand.