LOU REED - The Heroine lyrics

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The heroine stood up on the deck<br>The ship was out of control<br>The bow was being ripped to shreds<br>Men were fighting down below<br>The sea had pummeled the boat for so long<br>That they knew nothing but fear<br><br>And the baby's in the box<br>He thinks the door is locked<br>The sea is in a state<br>The baby learns to wait for the heroine<br>Ohh, ohh, for the heroine<br>Locked in his defense, he waits for the heroine<br><br>The mast is cracking as he waves are slapping<br>Sailors roll across the deck<br>And when they thought none was looking<br>They would cut a weaker man's neck<br>While the heroine dressed in a virgin white dress<br>Tried to steer the mighty ship<br>But the raging storm wouldn't hear of it<br>They were in for a long trip<br><br>Baby's in the box<br>He thinks the door is locked<br>He finds it hard to breathe<br>Drawing in the sea<br>And where's the heroine to fire off the gun<br>To calm the raging seas<br>And let herself be seized, by the -<br><br>- baby in the box<br>The thinks the door is locked<br>The woman has the keys<br>But there is no moment she can seize<br>Here's to the heroine<br>Who transcends all the men<br>Who are locked inside the box<br>Will the lady let them out<br>Ohh, the heroine, ooohh, ooohhh, the heroine<br>Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine<br>Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine