Beyond the pale The rain is falling down upon me Beyond the pale, I found salvation Emancipation Beyond the pale, I found my heroes The freaks and zeroes I am skin and bones, broken stones See the scars that I show

My generation is zero I never made it as a working class hero 21st century breakdown I once was lost but never was found I think I'm losing what's left of my mind To the 20th century deadline Born into Nixon, I was raised in hell A welfare child where

There ain't gonna be heroes There ain't gonna be anything Here it comes, here comes the night Feelin' like it's all over, feelin' like there's no love Feelin' like it's not easy, breathin' life in the dust On a countdown to zero take a ride on the

Counting down to zero hour There ain't no superheroes now There ain't no superheroes, they're underground Happy ever after Drink until the taste is gone Where is your Shangri la now? Where is your Shangri la now? (where's your Shangri la?) The sun went

Bless my soul Herc was on a roll Now he's a honcho He's a hero Hercules! Hercules! Person of the week in every Greek opinion poll What a pro Herc could stop a show Point him at a monster and we are talking SRO He was a no one A zero , zero

Zero the hero Accept the fact that you're the second rate Life is easy for you It's all served up on a gold plated plate And we don't even to talk to you Your face is normal that's the you're bred And that's the way you're going to stay Your head is

I sold my bed, but not my stereo Black is my favorite color Makes me feel like we know each other In a town of ones and zeros You are one magnetic hero Blank tapes and posters on the door Listen to my Pink Floyd cover Take a seat like a backbeat lover