🎵 Heroes // by Blaze Audio

1 ContributorHeroes Lyrics [Mike Shinoda, Verse 1] You know me, I used to get caught up in everyday life Tryna make it through my day so I could sleep at night Tryna figure out my way through the maze of rights and wrongs But like you used to say, nothing feels like it's really worth it Forget perfect, I'm trying not to be worthless Since I last saw you, I've been looking for a purpose Well, I met this kid who thought like I did He had a weird way of looking at it, this is what he said [Chorus] "Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Evеn heroes know when to bе scared Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared" [Verse 2] Now, I don't remember where I met him or remember his name But he walked funny, like he was just too big for his frame Just over five foot, but he weighed a buck fifty And what he said just seemed so right, it stuck with me Listen, it's like poker, you can play your best But you got to know when to fold your cards and take a rest And know when to hold your cards and hold your breath And hope that nobody else is stacking the deck, because I don't need to tell you that life isn't fair It doesn't care, it arbitrarily cuts off your air And like you, I want someone to say it's okay But in the truest parts of our hearts, everybody's afraid We're just under appreciated and overwhelmed Fighting so hard to hide our fear that we're scaring ourselves You understand what I'm saying, 'cause you always did But it's different in the words of a cowardly kid who said [Chorus] "Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared Slip out the back, before they know you were there At the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared" [Verse 3] And I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control To the point where everything was going end over end I'm spinning around in circles, again, this is where you come in All of this to explain to you why I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life Please remember, this isn't how I hoped it would be But I had to protect you from me [Chorus] That's why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there I know you felt unprepared But every single time I was around, I'd just bring you down And I could tell that it was time to be scared That's why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there And I know the way I left wasn't fair I didn't want to be around just to bring you down I'm not a hero, but don't think I didn't care [Eminem] I also represent anyone on the receiving end of those jokes you offend I'm the nightmare you fell asleep and then woke up still in I'm your karma closin' in with each stroke of a pen Perfect time to have some remorse to show for your sin Nope, it's hopeless, I'm that denial that you're hopelessly in When they say all of this is approaching its end But you refuse to believe that it's over, here we go all over again Back's to the wall, I'm stackin' up all them odds Toilets clogged, yeah, 'cause I'm talkin' a lot of shit, but I'm backin' it all up But in my head there's a voice in the back and it hollers After the track is demolished I am your lack of a conscience I'm the ringing in your ears I'm the polyps on the back of your tonsils Eating your vocal cords after your concerts I'm your time that's almost up that you haven't acknowledged Grab for some water But I'm that pill that's too jagged to swallow I'm the bullies you hate that you became with every faggot you slaughtered comin' back on ya Every woman you insult, batter, but the double-standard you have when it comes to your daughters I represent everything you take for granted 'Cause Marshall Mathers, the rapper's persona Is half a facade, and Matthew and Stan's just symbolic Of you not knowin' what you had 'til it's gone 'Cause after all the glitz and the glam No more fans that are calling your name Cameras are off, sad, but it happens to all of them I'm the hindsight to say, "I told you so!" Foreshadows of all the things that are to follow I'm the future that's here to show you what happens tomorrow If you don't stop after they call ya Biggest laughing stock of rap who can't call it quits When it's time to walk away, I'm every guilt trip The baggage you have, but as you gather up all your possessions If there's anything you have left to say 'Less it makes an impact then don't bother So 'fore you rest your case better make sure you're packing a wallop (A wallop) [Outro] So, one last time, I'm back 'Fore it fades into black and it's all over Behold the final chapter in a saga Tryna recapture that lightning trapped in a bottle Twice, the magic that started it all Tragic portrait of an artist tortured Trapped in his own drawings Tap into thoughts blacker and darker than anything imaginable; Here goes a wild stab in the dark [Chorus, Mike Shinoda] "Slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared" And I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control To the point where everything was going end over end I'm spinning around in circles, again, this is where you come in All of this to explain to you why I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life Please remember, this isn't how I hoped it would be But I had to protect you from me That's why I slip out the back before they know you were there And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares 'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down Even heroes know when to be scared