Cowl & Cape

Leaping over buildings is a thing of the past
Too much sand now in the bottom of your hourglass
You used to be our hero but now you're washed
Still holding the ideals but can't cover the cost
Too many decades separate you from the golden age
Can't go back to year one with a turn of the page
No longer hold the power of the yellow sun
You've been living in the shadows of your previous stunts
Perhaps it's time to hang it up you've earned a vacation
Leave behind your mission for a new generation
We've seen you do it all now there's nothing to prove
But with the steps you've lost feels like we only watch you lose

(Hey hey) can't hold that weight?
(Hey hey) hang up that cape
(Hey hey) it's not too late
(Hey hey) you hold your fate

I know I'm not the hero that I used to be
But I still hear the cries though they aren't for me
And when I hear those voices I can't turn my back
It's never been my nature so I have to act
I've saved the world from villains and their heinous crimes
But none can overcome the might of Father Time
That said as long as I'm not on my dying breath
I intend to keep on fighting 'til I've got nothing left
Though ego may propel my need to be your salvation
I know no other way and also lack the patience
To build a new life and admit my defeat
So now I carry on though I hear them all repeat

(Hey hey) can't hold that weight?
(Hey hey) hang up that cape
(Hey hey) it's not too late
(Hey hey) you hold your fate

This cowl and cape
Seal my fate
I can't escape
What I embrace
Hey!
Hey!
This cowl and cape
Seal my fate (Hey!)
I can't escape
What I embrace

(Hey hey) can't hold that weight?
(Hey hey) hang up that cape
(Hey hey) it's not too late
(Hey hey) you hold your fate