American Terrorist II

*Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1*This article is part of the Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 era.Released: September 25, 2012
Label: 1st & 15th Entertainment / Atlantic RecordsCategory

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

### **Genre**

* Hip hop
* electronic

### **Producer(s)**

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"**American Terrorist II**" (also known as "**Superhero**") is a song by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. He leaked a draft version in September 2012, following his tweets with Chief Keef. The song was intended to be the lead single from the second part of his two-part series, *Food & Liquor: The Great American Rap Album*, though this idea never came to fruition, in part attributed to album sales.

*Hypebeast* analyzed in parallel to Fiasco's own personal life, "the track narrates the experiences of a once optimistic superhero and how experiences with the human race have transformed him into a resentful cynic. One cannot deny the underlying truth behind the satirical progression of the lyrics, but what's even more intriguing are the turn of events that unfold in the song; the song almost gives us hope that maybe Lupe won't actually be calling it quits."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Through the fire, smoke, and broken rubble

Walks the secret life, bullet-proof and bulging muscle

Death-defying, highest flying over trouble

Can you please come and help us out our hopeless struggles?

Sympathy is wearing off and dying out

In the face of all these enemies and crying out

Losing all this energy from finding out

The world is filled with ills, ever so close to timing out

[Hook]

Where, are those heroes?

Where, are those superheroes?

[Verse 2]

Pondering, that super-villain's got a point

Told the captain on the roof while they was smoking joints

Flicked the ashes down into the street below

Looked up, said he hate the city now, even though

He swore that he'd protect it when he landed

Their perspective's now changed, all pretty much abandoned

The captain spray cologne around and said he understand it

It's getting hard to separate the saints from the satanic

[Hook]

Where, are those heroes?

Where, are those superheroes?

[Verse 3]

Last remarks, they did it to themselves

I killed off heaven, now I live in hell

So complicit in their own non-survival

Told them that they biggest rival is inside you

I do possess the power to revive you

But if I did that, I'd just have to fight you

Cause you truly are the hero and the villain

The world stood froze, hearing a truth so chilling

Reporters stopped filming, somebody shouted, "Kill him!"

He looked back in disgust and flew up through the ceiling

Busted through the roof and kicked over the building

Before it hit the ground, a younger hero flew around

And put it on his shoulders, said you're naive now

But believe, you'll believe me when you're older

Every asteroid you stop and bomb you fly up into space

You ain't saving them from danger, you're keeping danger safe

[Hook]

Where, are those heroes?

Where, are those superheroes?

[Outro]

In my hands, all the peace and all the glory

In my hands

In my hands

In my hands, all the peace and all the glory

In my hands

In my hands

## References

1. ↑ Leung, Ambrose (September 6, 2012). "Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist Pt. II (Superheroes)". *Hypebeast*.