"Save The City" is a song composed by Marc Shaiman, with lyrics by Scott Wittman, for Hawkeye.
Lyrics[]
- Something's strange in the air today
- The sun is gone, and the clouds turn gray
- Just what's coming is hard to say
- I don't know!
- There's a battle above the street
- The ground is rumbling below our feet
- The sky's turned red, and I feel the heat
- Gotta go!
- "Who can save us?" a city sings
- We need the hope that salvation brings
- Use the power to find the light
- Avengers assemble and fight the fight!
- Save the city, help us win!
- Save us all from the state we're in!
- Things look dark, but I know this can't be the end
- There's a future, I know that
- With the strength you bring us, we'll rise again
- Avengers unite, cause we've got to hear you say
- "I can do this all day!"
- (Save the city, help us win!)
- (Save us all from the state we're in!)
- The day looks tough, but we're New York strong
- And eight million people just can't be wrong
- We love all kinds, but Loki you don't belong
- So get gone!
- The rent and garbage are both sky high
- But "I love New York!" is a battle cry
- We're ready to fight, never had to ask why
- Bring it on!
- Yes, the city is on the brink
- And it may smell, but we like that stink
- We lived through the 80s, and this too shall pass
- Avengers assemble, and kick some ass!
- Save the city, help us win!
- Save us all from the state we're in!
- Things look dark, but I know this can't be the end
- There's a future, I know that
- With the strength you bring us, we'll rise again
- Avengers unite, cause we've got to hear you say
- "I can do this all day!"
- (Save the city, help us win!)
- (Save us all from the state we're in!)
- The Hulk is incredible, smashing things up
- While Iron Man takes to the sky
- Captain America's strong, and that Thor is a god
- And lord knows they're easy on the eyes!
- Black Widow's a knockout who can knock you out
- And when Ant-Man flies you won't hear a sound!
- While Hawkeye seems cool, like a really nice guy
- We just wish that New York wasn't the battleground!
- "I've got to get the Tesseract!"
- "The battle's just begun"
- "We'll conquer the Chitauri"
- "Then get Shawarma when we're done"
- "Just how are we to fight them?"
- "We'll do it as a team!"
- "First Thor, unleash your lightning"
- "Then Natasha, that's your cue"
- ("Yes!")
- "Then Hawkeye, hit the bullseye"
- "There's no better shot than you"
- ("Right!")
- "Tony, you've got nukes to catch"
- "Be careful not to crash"
- ("Yup")
- "And Hulk, you know the magic word is..."
- "Hulk, you know the magic word is..."
- "Hulk, you know the magic word is..."
- "Smash! Smash! Smash!"
- (Smash!)
- Save the city, help us win!
- Save us all from the state we're in!
- Things look dark, but I know this can't be the end
- (Can't be the end)
- If the city is trashed when you take your bow
- We'll blame you then, but you're good for now
- Avengers unite, cause we've got to hear you say
- (We've got to hear you, we've got to hear you, we've got to hear you say)
- "I can do this all day!"
- (Save the city, help us win!)
- (Save us all from the state we're in!)
- "I can do this all day!"
- (We've got to hear you say)
- ("We can do this all day!")
Behind the Scenes[]
- At Marvel Studios' suggestion, the composers agreed to make the song inspired by the Battle of New York. After the initial demo, recorded by Shaiman and singer Adam Pascal, got the approval of Marvel, "Save the City" was then developed into a full song.[1]
- The stage performance was held in an Atlanta theater across two days, with the song having already been recorded in New York beforehand due to COVID restrictions preventing the singers from performing along. Jeremy Renner was one of the hundreds serving as the audience.[2]
