Holding Out for a Hero

Main Theme Music Sample

***Holding Out for a Hero*** is the theme song for *The Justice League Show*. It is written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford and originally performed by Bonnie Tyler.

This song is covered by Tommy Johansson as a theme song for *The Justice League Show*.

## Song Breakdown

There are three versions of this main intro sequence; the first version with Brainiac 5 starting from *Help Wanted* to *A Tale of Two Corps, Part 2*, the second version with Supergirl replacing Brainiac 5, along with Darkseid with his Fatherbox replacing Lex Luthor (and his Legion of Doom) with Starro, in the episode, *Junior Leaguer for a Day*, and finally, the third version with the Justice League now all donned in new suits based upon their appearances in the "Prime Earth" era starting from *Jailbreak!* to *The Final Showdown*.

The main opening credits sequence is approximately one minute, thus it is similar to the one from *The Lion Guard*, and its theme song, "Call of the Guard".

## Lyrics

Where have all the good men gone

And where are all the gods?

Where's the streetwise Hercules

To fight the rising odds?

Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed

Late at night, I toss and I turn

And I dream of what I need

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

Larger than life

Somewhere after midnight

In my wildest fantasy

Somewhere, just beyond my reach

There's someone reaching back for me

Racing on the thunder

And rising with the heat

It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above

Out where the lightning splits the sea

I could swear there is someone, somewhere watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain

And the storm and the flood

I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood

Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood, blood)

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast

And he's gotta be fresh from the fight

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light

He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon

And he's gotta be larger than life

I need a hero

I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night

## References

1. ↑ Disney Junior (Dec 9, 2015). "Call of the Guard" from *The Lion Guard*. *YouTube*. Retrieved February 18, 2021.