We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Phantomime
2023
Duration: 4:20
Track number: 5
Times played live: 0
Writers
Lyrics by: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Music by: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Theme
Tina Turner's 1985 power ballad for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is an anthem of anti-war sentiment and human resilience. Rather than seeking salvation through a single hero, the song celebrates the strength of ordinary people to survive and reclaim their futures. Ghost's hard rock interpretation transforms this arena pop statement into a defiant cry against despair, emphasizing individual empowerment over savior mythology.
Lyrics
Out of the ruins
Out from the wreckage
Can't make the same mistake this time
We are the children
The last generation
We are the ones they left behind
And I wonder when we are ever gonna change
Living under the fear 'til nothing else remains
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome
Looking for something
We can rely on
There's got to be something better out there
Love and compassion
Their day is coming
All else are castles built in the air
And I wonder when we are ever gonna change
Living under the fear 'til nothing else remains
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome
So what do we do with our lives?
We leave only a mark
Will our story shine like a light
Or end in the dark?
Is it all or nothing?
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond Thunderdome
All the children say
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome
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