Hero

A man of steel, a friendly face
Who leaps before you to replace
The sight of something that makes you afraid
With a back that lets you know you’re safe
No I don’t want to see that

And I know this might be the end of me
And I am fine with that
As long as they’re alive to preach
I know we will never see eye to eye
‘Cos I am too selfish
But I don’t really want to die
Just let them think that I am

Some kind of hero who does good
Just because they know they should
But tell me, can any person know for sure
If anybody else is truly pure
I can’t but I’d like to see that

And I know this might be the end of me
And I am fine with that
As long as they’re alive to preach
I know we will never see eye to eye
‘Cos I am too selfish
But I don’t really want to die
No I don’t want to die
Just let them think that I am
Something that I’m not

Some kind of hero who does good
Just because they should
No I can never be that

And I know this might be the end of me
And I am fine with that
As long as they’re alive to preach
I know we will never see eye to eye
‘Cos I am too selfish
But let them stay alive and preach
Yes let them preach
Let them lie about me
And make them think that I’m some kind of hero