I'm Not Your Hero
Tegan and Sara Lyrics

Standing where I am now, standing up at all
I never thought I would make it to where I am today, but I have and I won't forget how hard it was.

I was used to feeling like I was never gonna see myself at the finish line
I used to feel hopeless and like I would never get where I wanted to go.

Hanging on to parts of me, hanging on at all
I had to hold onto certain parts of myself to get through the tough times.

I was used to seeing no future in my sight line
I never thought I had a future or that things would get better.

Sometimes it feels like they wanna remind me
Sometimes it seems like people want to bring me down or hold me back.

Send all those villains after me
They want to send people who will try to hurt or harm me.

I'm not their hero
I'm not someone they can look up to or rely on.

But that doesn't mean that I wasn't brave
I've been through a lot and have had to be strong even when it was difficult.

I never walked the party line
I've never fit in with everyone else or followed the crowd.

Doesn't mean that I was never afraid
Even though I've been brave, I've still been scared and uncertain at times.

But that doesn't mean we're not one and the same
Even though I'm not a hero, I'm still human and we can relate to each other.

Feeling like I am now lighting up the hall
I feel confident and proud of where I am now and what I've accomplished.

I was used to standing in the shadow of a damaged heart
I used to feel held back by my past and my emotional scars.

Learning all I know now, losing all I did
I've had to go through tough times and learn from my mistakes and losses.

Sometimes it feels what I recovered you lost
Sometimes it seems like what I gained or recovered, someone else lost or had to sacrifice.

Sending your peaceful loss to me
Others have had to go through hard times too, and it can be hard to see them struggle.

Sometimes it feels like the side that I'm on
It can feel like I'm fighting an uphill battle or that my perspective is different from others.

Plays the toughest hand, holds the longest stand
I've had to work hard and endure a lot to get to where I am now.

Sometimes it feels like I'm all that they've got
It can feel like people rely on me or look up to me, even though I don't feel like a hero.

It's so hard to know I'm not what they want
It can be difficult to feel like I'm not meeting others' expectations.

I do my best to walk the finest line
I try to balance everything in my life and make the right choices, even if they're tough.

Till I've had all that I can take
I keep going until I can't handle it anymore or need a break.