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A new one.

I have at least 5 male friends who have faced overwhelming adversity and pain and tragedy in their lives over the past year or two, but have risen above it all through the sheer strength of their faith and utter manhood, as quiet heroes.

I wrote this song to celebrate them.

They know who they are.

THE HERO

By David Snyder

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4/the-hero


V1

They say you have to beat the odds
And give it all you’ve got
Fight against your fatal flaws
Just to reach that mountain top
They say you’ll never know what you can take
Until you reach that point where you might break

CH

But sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero’s the man
Who just lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is the man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

V2

And he knows you have to live by faith
So he always says his grace
And he’ll rush into a raging fire
If there’s someone he can save
And he’ll never say there’s no more he can take
Cause that man of faith never hits the point where other men might break

CH

Cause sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero
Is the man who lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

BRIDGE

You keep the faith
You keep the faith
Even in the pouring rain
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
It’s the one thing that remains
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
And that’s never gonna change
You keep the faith
You keep the faith
It’s the one thing that remains

CH

Yeah sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change
And sometimes the hero
Is the man who lives with the pain
And sometimes the hero is man who doesn’t have to be ashamed
Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

All music and lyrics copyright 2024 by David Snyder
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David...Wow! what a great song...very inspiring and powerful...love the modulation!!! (who'd a guessed)...one of your best...Amen brother!


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David, very cool song indeed! Really strong vocals again on this one. Cool modulation, and the big ending gets VERY big without going off the rails. All this musical goodness and a message, too. Love it!


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David,

That is an awesome song. Tremendous vocal and love the arrangement. Big powerful mix.

Loved it!

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Oh man David! This is killer. Such a great song and love the arrangements. It's well, inspiring! Fantastic.

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I really like the message you have in this on.


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Very inspiring indeed. One of your best.
Great job.


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Hey thanks Dan! That means a lot brother!

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First a SNyder/Williams collab, then a new Daved Snyder song. A great way to start the day. Love this, man! Extraordinary lyrics and sentiment. Yep, I know some of those guys. "The man who doesn't change" says so much.


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Hey thanks DC! I am so glad you liked it.

I am so proud of my friends, both male and female, who have typified the type of courage under pressure I'm talking about in this song, and the list is quite long at this point.

Yeah sometimes you don't have to face all of your demons, and grapple with your fatal flaws, and overcome all of your weaknesses in order to become the hero of the greatest Hollywood Blockbuster plot and summertime hit that the world has ever seen.

Sometimes you just have to keep on being yourself when all the world around you is collapsing.

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Hey thanks Bob! I appreciate that sir!

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Because sometimes the hero
Is the man who doesn’t change

Bravo!!! From my experience, so few people have the courage of their convictions these days!

Really powerful song and performance!!! Brimming with emotion!!! Love it!!! Take care. Greg

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David, this is your best to date.
An outstanding song with a vital message: with God all is possible.
Loved it!


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Very cool arrangement David - made more so by your guitars.
I take "faith" in this song as something other than religion. After all "keep the faith" is synonymous with keep your promise, keep the standard, hold to the truth, stay true etc.
Uplifting for certain.


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Wow!
Daivd, this is another excellent creation.
I love what you've done.
The arrangement, the lyrics and the melody had me mesmerised.
It's such an excellent sounding band and terrific song.
And that key change is the icing on a pretty delicious cake.
Loved it!
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That is a powerful tribute to your friends and their endurance.
We can hear the passion in your vocal.

The build is very effective and the modulation was a nice surprise.

We've only written a few very personal songs.
For us it was both draining and rewarding. We get it.

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Your songs are getting better and better. This is a powerful, great lyrical idea, well written. I like the dynamics in the production. Sounds great. The key change is awesome !!!


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Hey Brad,

Thanks a lot brother! I am so glad you liked it!!

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Thanks Herb I appreciate that.

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Hi, David.

Epic - You went big with this one! A positive message sung with a lot of heart (and volume). smile


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