Weezer - 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

'Cause on the inside
(On the inside) , I know it won't last
On the inside
(On the inside) , I'm an outcast

Well, everybody needs a hero
But I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone
Yeah, I walk alone, oh, 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, oh, yeah

They build you up and then
They're 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

Well, everybody needs a hero
But I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone
Yeah, I walk alone, oh, 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, oh, yeah

Hero, oh, oh, oh, oh hero, oh, oh, oh, oh

Well, everybody needs a hero
But I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone
Yeah, I walk alone, oh, 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, oh, yeah
Well, everybody needs a hero
But I'm not everybody else
I walk alone, yeah, I walk alone
Yeah, I walk alone, oh, 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, oh, yeah