Leftmore - Heroes Lyrics

When we were kids
Superman never drank
And when we were kids
No one knew him as a junkie
We looked up to him
And, somedays, without even knowing
We acted just like he did
When he got caught
Being so shameless
Just like a little kid
Searching for his hero
His eyes cried, "save me"
But his jaw was a trap
Already sprung to capture his breath

Behind his innocence is shame
Hidden crimes plagued by his pain
Borne under a lode of Midwest coal
It's breaking all of his bones

Superman won't fly without his cape
Just like a little boy won't sleep without his blanket
So if that hero takes his off
And throws it away
Can that boy still play
To spite his common cold?
He was stuck out in the snow
So he warbled all his words
So when we try to sing it
We try to sound just like he did
And now we sing
"Modern saviors only live
They only live until their deaths"

Behind his innocence is shame
Hidden crimes plagued by his pain
Borne under a lode of Midwest coal
It's breaking all of his bones
We found him in the sun
A beautiful diamond
Like a solitaire vow that broke
Like a solitaire vow that broke

Heroes never learn
It's why they always get burned
To teach us to take our wax wings elsewhere
Not to bring us back to Earth
But to aid us on our search
Where they wouldn't dare

So, get up and dry your eyes
You know a hero never cries
So when you're hero takes you to war
Just remember what
What you kept, what you kept
That blanket for