We Were Heroes

for that moment in the rush and heat of the crowd under the television cameras and brilliant lights there was camaraderie and purpose there was the beauty of belonging to something bigger than something grand and bright with promise stood shoulder to shoulder against the powers that be made the man back down comrades in arms shouted the chants held the line for that moment we were heroes we were heroes but now a swift year has flown by and the struggle no longer makes the five o'clock news the cameras and crowd is gone but you linger because you want it all back want to hold the line shoulder to shoulder one more time chant and raise hell for the cause one more time we were heroes heroes but its all faded down to loud rebels in quiet coffee shops down to the faded glory of 'remember when's' and old photographs (november the fifth)