Superheroes

[Intro - clean guitar, soft spoken male voice]
You said, “It's nothing.”
To me, it meant a lot.

[Verse I - warm male vocals, restrained guitars]
You help him wash and get him dressed.
You cut his food up on his plate.
“I'm sorry I'm so slow,” he says.
You take a seat. “No rush. I'll wait.”

Your shift is long. Your back is sore.
You count the hours till it's through.
But when he hears you at his door,
He smiles because he knows it's you.

[Female voice - sustained, gentle melodic vocalise]
Ahhhhhhhhh...

[Guitar solo - expressive, melodic]

[Verse II - steady heavy rhythm, intimate vocals]
You bring some food out to the street.
“Have you had anything to eat?”
You sit beside him on the stairs.
“What's your name? Are you cold out here?”

[Female voice - soft, sustained harmony]
Ohhhhhhhhh...

He tells you how he lost his job,
Shows his son's picture with a smile.
“Most people won't look me in the eye.
It's good to sit and talk a while.”

[Female voice - rising, emotional vocalise]
Ahhhhhhhhh...

[Chorus - powerful melodic lead, rich layered harmonies]
SUPERHEROES don't wear capes.
They help you through your hardest days.
SUPERHEROES don't fly away.
Their superpower? Being human.
[Backing choir]
They choose to stay...

[Verse III - heavy guitars, expressive vocals]
You find a stray beside the road.
You reach out; it pulls back in fear.
You sit down slowly in the dirt
And wait until it lets you near.

You take it home with you that night.
You make a bed where it can rest.
Last week, it ran from everyone.
Now it lays its head against your chest.

[Guitar solo - soulful bends, sustained notes]

[Verse IV - clean guitars, intimate vocals]
He asks if you can stay a while.
There's no one in the other chair.
You move in closer to his bed.
“I'm scared. It feels like no one cares.”

You know he won't be going home.
You wish you could give him one more day.
You hold his hand. He's not alone.
Your voice stays with him as he slips away.

[Female voice - fragile, sustained harmony]
Ohhhhhhhhh...

[Chorus - powerful melodic lead, rich layered harmonies]
SUPERHEROES don't wear capes.
They helped us through our hardest days.
SUPERHEROES don't fly away.
Their superpower? Being human.
[Backing choir]
They choose to stay...

[Bridge - half-time, gradually building harmonies]
You can tell me that you're tired.
You don't have to say you're fine.
You deserve someone to listen.

To all who give and ask for nothing:
Let me help you, too, this time.
(I'll stay with you...)

[Guitar solo - emotional melody, harmonized twin leads,
building drums and dramatic crescendo]

[Final Chorus - soaring lead vocals, powerful full choir]
SUPERHEROES don't wear capes.
They help you through your hardest days.
SUPERHEROES don't fly away.
Their superpower? Being human.
[Backing choir - full, sustained harmonies]
They choose to stay...
They choose to stay...

[Outro - fading clean guitar, soft spoken voice]
You said, “It's nothing.”

To me, it meant everything.