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Rhythm  9.8
Melody  9.6
Instruments  9.6
Lyrics  9.8
Vocal  9.6
This song has been reviewed 11 times. Overall score for this song, 9.7.
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The Libertines - Time For Heroes Lyrics

Song details
TitleTime For Heroes
ArtistThe Libertines
AlbumThe Best Of: A Time For Heroes [2004], Track 2
Up The Bracket [2002], Track 4
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Song lyrics
Did you see the stylish kids in the riot
Shovelled up like muck
Set the night on fire
Wombles bleed truncheons and shields
You know I cherish you my love

But there's a rumour spread nasty disease around town
Caught around the houses with your trousers down
A head rush in the bush
You know I cherish you my love
Oh how i cherish you my love

Tell me what can you want
When you've got it all I've seen is obscene
Time will strip it away, a year and a day
And Bill Bones,
Bill Bones knows what I mean

Yes it's eating, it's chewing me up
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And it's all
It's all up the walls

The stale chips are up and the hopes stakes are down
Its these ignorant faces that bring this town down
Yeah I sighed and sunken with pride
You know passed myself down on my knees
Yes I passed myself down on my knees

Now tell me what can you want
When you've got it all I've seen is obscene
Time will strip it away, a year and a day
And Bill Bones,
Bill Bones knows what I mean

There are fewer more distressing sights than that
Of an Englishman in a baseball cap
And we'll die in the class we were born
That's a class of our own my love
A class of our own my love

Did you see the stylish kids in the riot
Shovelled up like muck
Set the night on fire
Wombles bleed truncheons and shields
You know I cherish you my love
And I cherish you my love.
submitted by Wenchling
corrected by Alice on 31-08-2009


17 comments 

 Song comments
  04-03-2006 10:52 Fl0 
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This song says it all about british society. It makes me think of chavs. Arg, chavs. I love the solo and I am learning it on guitar, yay
  26-12-2005 02:09 hum 
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i'm loving this song !
  02-11-2005 11:09 krissyelf 
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WOW I'm blown away every time! Pete is amazing! Anyone heard of Carl's new band dirty pretty things? [offtopic] Babyshambles' new album out in 2 weeks! cant wait
  16-07-2005 01:00 nico_yeye 
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i love these guys
  17-04-2005 19:08 frozen_tears 
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libertines rock

* offtopic :
heh and pete is fucking fit
  17-04-2005 18:55 RubyJTuesday 
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Oi!! pete did not break them up! it was carl chucked him out! it might have been petes fault but he did NOT break my darlin Libertines up!
  07-04-2005 15:23 Fletcher24 
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this song is a classic, and its the one which brought the libertines to my attention so for that i will always love this song
  07-04-2005 14:38 mulgrew88 
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one of linertines best....pure genious
  21-03-2005 22:32 Industry 
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How do you think they compare to the Strokes? I honestly just heard about the Libertines after listening to the STrokes for years. I like the strokes as a whole better. I like Libertines on a hit or miss basis for each song. Both sweet bands though.
  21-03-2005 18:50 Deay 
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The libertines are the best british band for a long time. Its such a shame that Pete dohery broke them up and after only a year.
  21-03-2005 18:45 Industry 
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I am =)

I love the slurred vocals!
  16-03-2005 00:25 Coldasice13 
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awesome song, who's with me?
  04-03-2005 20:25 yeyeah0158 
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I like this song, probably not as much as the rest of the album though. I think it's because when I bought the album I listened to this on a bajgillion times and now I'm bored of it.
  24-02-2005 02:08 karenv 
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This song is sooo cute! I love British rock.
  24-12-2004 13:39 spermhound 
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classic
  29-11-2004 20:13 averagejoe 
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ahh whether you look at this a brilliant look at british society or just an amazing song...either way it still rocks!!!!!!
  27-11-2004 04:21 brandnewreject1 
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I LOVE THIS SONGG <3333333333333333333333333333


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