Hero Lyrics
When I was a kid, I thought I'd save the world
Running 'round and chasing all the criminals
Swinging on a web, flying in the sky
Shooting lasers from my eyes
But now I know it never was my destiny
It's not my place in life, not who I'm meant to be
And I don't need the glory, I don't need the fame
And I don't wanna wear this cape
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause on the inside (On the inside)
I know it won't last
On the inside (On the inside)
I'm an outcast
[Chorus]
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
[Verse 2]
They build you up and then they gonna tear you down
They love you, then they hate you if you wear a crown
It's not that I don't love to solve a mystery
But life is hard enough with one identity
If silence is the voice of a new generation
Then I could live up to all of your expectations
I'd hammer down hard like I'm Iron Fist
Then disappear like I don't exist
And on the inside (On the inside)
I know it won't last
On the inside (On the inside)
I'm an outcast
[Chorus]
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
[Bridge]
Hero, oh
Oh
Hero, oh
Oh
[Chorus]
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
Well, everybody needs a hero, but I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
You know, I tried to be a hero, but I was lying to myself
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone, yeah
About
“Hero” is the third track and second single of Weezer’s 14th studio album, Van Weezer. After being hinted at in Weezer’s “The End of the Game” Game, the song appeared on the official Google Play Music listing for Van Weezer on April 15, 2020.
The music video, featuring many members of the Weezer Fan Club passing a sheet of paper across the screen, was released on the 6th of May during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the sheet of paper was a message from Rivers Cuomo for the essential workers:
Whether you run emergency supplies on electric golf carts or translate English for someone who doesn’t speak it, we thank you.
Whether you man computers or pick up phones, answer questions and concerns or route people here and there, we thank you.
Whether you donate pillows and blankets or give money, we thank you.
To those lacking proper face masks, risking their health for the greater good, we thank you.
While the rest of us retreated to our homes, you ran towards the threat in a battle you didn’t even know you signed up for. Your bravery and selflessness are awe-inspiring. You are the reason we shall rock another day.
Life is good, and for all of this, we thank you.
Q&A
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The title “Hero” appeared on the 15th of April, 2020 on the official Google Play Music listing for Van Weezer. Rivers Cuomo then confirmed via a Zoom call with fans that the song would be the next single on the 16th of April.
On May 1st, the official Weezer Twitter account posted the following image:
Three days later, they tweeted again, confirming that “Hero” would be released on the 6th of May, 2020.
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