Well I met an old man dying on a train
No more destination, no more pain
Well he said one thing: "Before I graduate
Never let your fear decide your fate"

I say you kill your heroes and fly, fly, baby don't cry
No need to worry 'cause, everybody will die
Every day we just go, go, baby don't go
Don't you worry we love you more than you know

Well the sun one day will leave us all behind
Unexplainable sightings in the sky
Well I hate to be the one to ruin the night
Right before your, right before your eyes

I say you kill your heroes and fly, fly, baby don't cry
No need to worry 'cause, everybody will die
Every day we just go, go, baby don't go
Don't you worry we love you more than you know

Well I met an old man dying on a train
No more destination, no more pain
Well he said one thing: "Before I graduate
Never let your fear decide your fate"

I say you kill your heroes and fly, fly, baby don't cry
No need to worry 'cause, everybody will die
Every day we just go, go, baby don't go
Don't you worry, we love you more than you know

(I say you kill your heroes and fly, fly) baby don't cry
Don't you worry 'cause, everybody will die (die, die)
Every day we just go, go, baby don't go
Don't you worry, we love you more than you know (know, know, know)


Lyrics submitted by LPodyssey07, edited by jakester88, zephar26

Kill Your Heroes Lyrics as written by Aaron Bruno Brian West

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Kill Your Heroes song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

19 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +6
    My Interpretation

    Science has a hard time answering the big questions, why are we here, why was their a big bang, why does nature follow rules. Perhaps we are literally all one in the same energy dreaming life up together in a huge collective consciousness. This is called the idea of the Holographic Universe. We are all souls (energy) that experience this physical reality together to gain experience and intelligence. The beauty of this, and the power of this song is the idea of your own power. Stop denying yourself your greatness and believe. There is NOTHING to fear. The power of the mind is only just being understood.

    When the old man says he wants to tell him something before he "graduates" it is implying he is on to the next class, and he has gained a lifetime of experience as a soul, and he has realized that we are masters of our own reality, so don't let fear shape that reality.

    Kill your heroes, and stop idolizing and worshiping people around you. We ARE ALL ONE, and they do not have anything more than you. Believe in yourself, you are your own hero.

    We love you more than you know. WE love you, WE are one, WE are everyone together. All living things are bonded so profoundly and we are only beginning to understand.

    Stop waiting for life, and live it.

    Since I have learned about these theories, they are popping up everywhere. When I heard this song I had chills. Awolnation is here to help us achieve a higher consciousness. We wrote this song, it is a beacon for us to follow. We are talking to ourselves.

    Pinch yourself and wake up, assume your power and use it as a force of love. LIFE IS SO AMAZING! No matter what happens, you have the power to control your reaction. Be positive, do positive, and love everything. Times are changing.

    HeHiHeon September 21, 2012   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve. The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future. Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere" The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Album art
Holiday
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Album art
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988. "'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it." "There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Album art
When We Were Young
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Album art
Page
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.