Beyonce’s ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’ Turns 5: Stan & Deliver

Name: Ja’Maz Trenton | Location: Tampa, Florida | Twitter: @Beys_Prodigy

9. Save The Hero

To begin with let’s have a moment of silence. The slayage this song contains is the equivalent of opening Pandora’s Box. From beginning to end it gives you everything you need and more and anyone who disagrees can go play in traffic blind-folded.

When it comes to an artist singing a ballad, it’s usually to convey a message of some kind. Not only did Queen Beyoncé Giselle Sasha Fierce Third Ward Trill Knowles-Carter convey a message. She told a beautiful story which millions around the world could relate to.

When it comes to the Queen, most stans will agree that some of her best work is her unreleased tracks. “Save The Hero” is no exception. Why this gift from God was only a bonus track on I…Am Sasha Fierce is something I lay awake at night pondering.

Dissecting this endangered ballad — I say endangered because mainstream music has lost it’s touch with feel-good, heart-wrenching meaningful songs — is hard because every line is a tear jerker. The line that stands out to me is “I bottle all my hurt inside, I guess I’m just living a lie”. I feel as though we have all been in the position where we feel abandoned and have no one to go to or talk to. The lyrical content of this song is exceptional.

“Save The Hero” was written and produced by Ali Tamposi, Beyonce, James Scheffer and Rico Love. I thank God for the four of them and the creation of this timeless masterpiece. This song shot Mrs. Carter in the stratosphere of being a superb artist. Sure, she can give you a funky mean up-tempo, but to me it’s songs like “Save The Hero” that speak volumes upon Beyonce as an artist.

In the near future I hope Beyonce will be cast as Wonder Woman. Following that, she will re-record “Save The Hero” and release it as the lead single from the soundtrack. Now tell me that doesn’t sound like pure slayage?

*listens to “Slay The Hero” and receives ALL my life*