Working Class Hero (Explicit)
The Academy Is..."Working Class Hero (Explicit)" is a song by The Academy Is..., released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:27 long and contains 30 lines and 256 words.
Lyrics
0:04(Originally by John Lennon)
0:06As soon as you're born they make you feel small
0:24By giving you no time, instead of at all
0:31Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
0:39A working class hero is something to be
0:46A working class hero is something to be
0:53They hit you at home and they hurt you at school
1:01They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
1:06Till you're so f**king crazy you can't follow the rules
1:12A working class hero is something to be
1:23A working class hero is something to be
1:30They've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years
1:35Then they expect you to pick a career
1:44Till you can't really function,
1:46You're so full of fear
1:51A working class hero is something to be
1:58A working class hero is something to be
2:06Keep you doped with religion, sex and TV
2:11You think you're so clever, and classless and free
2:18But you're still f**king peasants as far as I can see
2:26A working class hero is something to be
2:33A working class hero is something to be
2:43There's room at the top
2:46I am telling you still
2:48But first you must learn how to smile while you kill
2:55If you want to be like all the folks on the hill
3:03A working class hero is something to be
3:09A working class hero is something to be
3:17Well, if you want to be a hero then just follow me
3:27If you want to be a hero, well just follow me
(Originally by John Lennon) As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time, instead of at all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be They hit you at home and they hurt you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool Till you're so f**king crazy you can't follow the rules A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be They've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years Then they expect you to pick a career Till you can't really function, You're so full of fear A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be Keep you doped with religion, sex and TV You think you're so clever, and classless and free But you're still f**king peasants as far as I can see A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be There's room at the top I am telling you still But first you must learn how to smile while you kill If you want to be like all the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be Well, if you want to be a hero then just follow me If you want to be a hero, well just follow me
Translation
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