Name: We Need More Heroes
Duration: P00H04M23S
Description: Inspired by William Shakespeare and a poem by Zbigniew Herbert, who both knew a thing or two about heroes. I am grateful to my friend the theatre director Christian Sühr for suggesting this rather unlikely subject.

We Need More Heroes

from Land Of Heroes by Ray Cooper

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Inspired by William Shakespeare and a poem by Zbigniew Herbert, who both knew a thing or two about heroes. I am grateful to my friend the theatre director Christian Sühr for suggesting this rather unlikely subject.

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We Need More Heroes
(Words and music: Ray Cooper)

You are like a statue, white and cold as stone
But we can talk you and I, now we're alone
You can help me, listen, listen this last time
You were always a friend of mine

I've been a soldier and a soldier I remain
Slept with one eye open to the wind and rain
I confess that I forgot you, as I played my part
And I never knew you'd be that shooting star

You hesitated and tried to break free
But you couldn't escape the hands of cold destiny
A prince of hope you were for justice bold
You're a story now, that must be told

We give so little in return but in our hearts your light still burns
And it's the destiny of rain and snow to fall
And it's the destiny of sharp eyed hawks to fly
And shooting stars to blaze and die
Yes shooting stars will blaze and die

The restless spirit chasing dreams
That part of you will never die
We pick up your fine dreams and run them with our own
You're a story now, that must go on

Farewell friend I have work to do
And where you've gone I can't follow you
We living must get up and toil with the sun
We have our tasks and there's work to be done
But in our hearts your light still burns
We need more heroes
And this world still turns…..and we carry on

Farewell my friend we'll say adieu
We promise to remember you
You never wanted to be king
You fate's to fall just when you win

You walked that long and lonely road..
You faced your fate that day alone
You never wanted to be king.........Your fate's to fall

But in our hearts your light still burns
We need more heroes
And this world still turns…..and we carry on

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from Land Of Heroes, released April 16, 2021

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Ray Cooper UK

Ray Cooper is a singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist currently residing in the depths of Sweden where he moved in 2000. He left Oysterband in 2013 after a year in which they picked up 3 BBC2 Folk Awards and appeared live on the "Later..with Jools Holland' show. Since then he has carved out a successful solo career.

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