About The Song
“Invincible” is the Grammy-nominated lead single from Pat Benatar’s sixth studio album Seven the Hard Way (1985), released on June 24, 1985. The song was written by Holly Knight and Simon Climie (Knight also co-wrote Benatar’s earlier hit, “Love Is a Battlefield”), and was used as a theme song for the film The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). Helen Slater (“Billie Jean”) once stated “That song will always take me back to a part in the movie where Lisa Simpson gets her period,” (referring to a scene involving the character “Putter,” played by Yeardley Smith). The song was a huge hit, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 14, 1985. The song was also used prominently in the 2002 film Hysterical Blindness starring Uma Thurman.
“Invincible” is a 1985 Grammy nominated lead single from Pat Benatar sixth studio album Seven the Hard Way. It was used in the 1985 movie The Legend of Billie Jean. It went to number 6 in Canada, number 9 in Belgium, number 10 in the United States, number 18 in the Netherlands and number 23 in Australia.
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Lyrics
This bloody road remains a mystery
This sudden darkness fills the air
What are we waiting for?
Won’t anybody help us?
What are we waiting for?
We can’t afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible
This shattered dream you cannot justify
We’re gonna scream until we’re satisfied
What are we running for?
We’ve got the right to be angry
What are we running for?
When there’s nowhere we can run to anymore
We can’t afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible
Won’t anybody help us?
What are we running for?
When there’s nowhere, nowhere we can run to anymore
We can’t afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It’s a do or die situation
We will be invincible
Yeah (we can’t afford to be innocent)
Yeah, yeah (stand up and face the enemy)
(It’s a do-or-die situation)
(We will be invincible)
Oo-ooh, yeah, yeah (we can’t afford to be innocent)
Yeah (stand up and face the enemy)
Yeah, yeah (it’s a do-or-die situation)
(We will be invincible)