In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
There's some days that are bad right from the start
There's some words that seem to leave a mark
There are times you'd rather an arrow through the heart
Than to keep walking this tightrope in the dark
I saw you stumble, I saw you fall
I saw you rise up above it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, the way you go through it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, you're my hero
Only we know you faced the great divide
Only you know what it took to make it to the other side
You stared down your monster when every muscle wanted to hide
And I wish you hadn't had to, but now you're stronger inside
I saw you stumble, I saw you fall
I saw you rise up above it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, the way you go through it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, you're my hero
You light up my life, you light up my life, you light up my life
(You light up my life, you light up my life, you light up my life) [x2]
You were just waiting for the day to arrive
Just a bird in a cage waiting for the sunlight
You were just waiting, but now is the time
'Cause you are alive, you are alive
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero
'Cause you're my hero, cause you're my hero
'Cause you're my hero, you're my hero
There's some words that seem to leave a mark
There are times you'd rather an arrow through the heart
Than to keep walking this tightrope in the dark
I saw you stumble, I saw you fall
I saw you rise up above it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, the way you go through it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, you're my hero
Only we know you faced the great divide
Only you know what it took to make it to the other side
You stared down your monster when every muscle wanted to hide
And I wish you hadn't had to, but now you're stronger inside
I saw you stumble, I saw you fall
I saw you rise up above it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, the way you go through it all
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero, you're my hero
You light up my life, you light up my life, you light up my life
(You light up my life, you light up my life, you light up my life) [x2]
You were just waiting for the day to arrive
Just a bird in a cage waiting for the sunlight
You were just waiting, but now is the time
'Cause you are alive, you are alive
You don't know dear what the day may bring
All of us here we will stand and sing
You're my hero
'Cause you're my hero, cause you're my hero
'Cause you're my hero, you're my hero
Lyrics submitted by heyweirdkid
Hero Lyrics as written by Peter Cobbe Jon Cobbe
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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