The Heroine Lyrics by Lou Reed

The Heroine Lyrics

    The heroine stood up on the deck
    The ship was out of control
    The bow was being ripped to shreds
    Men were fighting down below
    The sea had pummeled the boat for so long
    That they knew nothing but fear

    And the baby's in the box
    He thinks the door is locked
    The sea is in a state
    The baby learns to wait for the heroine
    Ohh, ohh, for the heroine
    Locked in his defense, he waits for the heroine

    The mast is cracking as he waves are slapping
    Sailors roll across the deck
    And when they thought none was looking
    They would cut a weaker man's neck
    While the heroine dressed in a virgin white dress
    Tried to steer the mighty ship
    But the raging storm wouldn't hear of it
    They were in for a long trip

    Baby's in the box
    He thinks the door is locked
    He finds it hard to breathe
    Drawing in the sea
    And where's the heroine to fire off the gun
    To calm the raging seas
    And let herself be seized, by the -

    - baby in the box
    The thinks the door is locked
    The woman has the keys
    But there is no moment she can seize
    Here's to the heroine
    Who transcends all the men
    Who are locked inside the box
    Will the lady let them out
    Ohh, the heroine, ooohh, ooohhh, the heroine
    Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
    Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine

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