– Aria
I dunno why I have liked this ever since. I didn’t even hear it for three years after it was out. Comes from an English band, kind of off the wall.
Kelvin Swaby is the lead. He wrote the song. Mostly it comes from punk violence in London. A family member got in seriously deep. Tragic upheaval.
The theme is about being the biggest baddest winner who has to end up a loser, because that kind of reckless violence is a losing game. That’s my interpretation.
Kind of a cowboy theme with a heavy beat. Big bad guy gets beaten in the end. Town folk won’t take him forever so he has to go.
Want to see the words?
Yeah, I can’t see where you comin’ from
But I know just what you runnin’ from:
And what matters ain’t the ‘Who’s baddest’, but the
Ones who stop you fallin’ from your ladder, when you’re
Feelin’ like you feelin’ now
And doin’ things just to please your crowd
When I love you like the way I love you
And I suffer, but I ain’t gonna cut you, ’cause
This ain’t no place for no hero
This ain’t no place for no better man
This ain’t no place for no hero
To call home
This ain’t no place for no hero
This ain’t no place for no better man
This ain’t no place for no hero
To call home
Lyrics are published on line by genius.com
I own this album. The whole thing is great. Each song seems to dabble in different genres. It’s very fun. Short Change Hero is one of my favorites from the album. The story is moody and gritty. Most people have probably heard the more popular song by The Heavy in various commercials: How You Like Me Now? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVzvRsl4rEM
But again the whole album, The House That Dirt Built, is great.