Lyrics for My Hero as interpreted by me109cito

My Hero Lyrics
Too alarming now to talk about
Take your pictures down and shake it out
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
Don't the best of them bleed it out
While the rest of them peter out
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary
Kudos my hero leaving all the best
You know my hero, the one that's on
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary

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Xaz
09-30-2009

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Why do people think every single Foo Fighters song is about Kurt Cobain? Dave has a life and it doesn't revolve around Kurt.

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hre010
06-01-2009

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Just to make things clear to people who don't know. Dave did NOT write My Hero to honour Kurt Cobain, even though they were good friends. This is what Dave Grohl said about this song:"That's my way of saying that when I was young, I didn't have big rock heroes, I didn't want to grow up and be some big sporting hero. My heroes were ordinary people and the people that I have a lot of respect for are just solid everyday people - people you can rely on."
Found it on www.fooarchive.com


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Ghostlyme
05-22-2009

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I have always loved this song. Ever since I first heard it. It is just awesome!!

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xHEREcomesTHEcalvaryKIDx
03-03-2009

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i think this song goes back to the days of Nirvana,
Dave writing this about Kurt Cobain, his bestfriend,
and watching him get overrun by drug abuse.
Kurt being Dave's hero going on the path of abuse (There Goes My Hero).


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ALM333
03-01-2009

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This song is not about Kurt Kobain, it is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things - becoming heroes. Dave has said this before in interviews, and most recently during the presidential election. He asked John McCain to stop using this during his campaign, because it was meant to be about everyday people. The video also depicts an ordinary person running into a burning building - aka becoming a hero.

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youngmarine
02-05-2009

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this song is about all of the marines overseas serving there country army, navy, and airforce included making the sacrifice regardless of politics and money doing it for eachother and for all of you here

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darrenb0092
02-04-2009

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Too alarming now to talk about
Take your pictures down and shake it out

The first two lines talk about the amazement of the speaker at what the hero is doing with what seems to be an ordinary body, yet there is nothing special about the pictures the speaker has of him, per-say. The next two lines seem to be about truth or dare, trying to come up with a dare that one-ups the truth that the hero is talking about (perhaps from the pictures), then we the hero does another heroic deed that proves himself true.

The next three lines, the chorus, our hero is walking past the speaker. I like to imagine that he picks up the speaker like a child or lover (I know David is a guy) and takes them along.

Don't the best of them bleed it out
While the rest of them peter out

The hero bleeds like any normal person, but even in his humanity he is stronger then the weaknesses of those around him.

I always thought that "He's ordinary" was "Curtain as the sun," till I read the lyrics, which to me makes more sense because 'He's ordinary' seems to contradict the rest of the song. Obviously, a hero is not ordinary, he or she might seem ordinary to those around them. I like to imagine a hero stepping sure footed through adversity even though that might not be the case.

The last two lines that are different:

Kudos my hero leaving all the best
You know my hero, the one that's on

I always thought that kudos seems a little sarcastic as a word, that could be everyone else giving him praise that falls short of the original and continuing accomplishments. Then the speaker says:
"You know _______ the one that helped you, saved you, rebuilt you, deterred danger etc.... and is still doing so." Reminding everyone else what the hero did for them even though the speaker knows.

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Reagar
12-07-2008

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If you read the interview on fooarchive.com you'll find it is not about Kurt Cobain at all, it's about how idolising ordinary people. Grohl thinks that's how it should be. "He's ordinary". And if you watch the video, it's about a normal guy becoming a hero.

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GrungyBeatle
11-13-2008

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the whole thing about Kurt Kobain and Dave Grohl is so ironic. I saw a documentary about Nirvana that said Kurt didn't like being the front man and so now look, Dave used to be the drummer and now he's a front man/lead singer. I'm very surprised I've taken a liking to this song, i'm not a foo fighters fan. but this song is very neat and the video too.

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Unknownsage
11-11-2008

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I believe David said in a recent interview it's about seeing the potential in ordinary people.

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Shewboy
10-11-2008

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sorry to dissagree with username, but this song is about Kurt Cobain. It would make sense since Dave Grohl used to be a member of Nirvana.

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selfishisgorgeous
10-08-2008

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'My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential." - Dave Grohl, (quite rightly) pissed off about John McCain using it as his campaign song.

It is NOT about Kobain, although i'm sure other songs are.

source: http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/081008/340/i8axw.html&e=l_news_dm

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sublime109
09-30-2008

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This song isn't about Kurt Cobain.

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Sun_witch
08-22-2008

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I heard Dave on Howard Stern and he confirmed it was indeed about Kurt Cobain. It could be considered to be about something else but it was written for Kurt.

It makes sense...how else would a songwriter pay homage to a great friend?

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Trunk99
08-13-2008

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He says its about "regular everyday heroes" but he really wrote this song for his dad.

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erebelwen921
08-06-2008

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MY HERO
What kind of hero were you thinking of?
"Heroes are a funny thing. When I was young I had KISS posters and I listened to Rush and thought the Beatles were magicians. But the real heroes in my life were people that I was close to. Pete Stahl who was the singer of Scream (Grohl's pre-Nirvana band) was one. I was 17 years old when we hit the road and that guy showed me the ropes, so to me he was a hero. And family members ...my mom's a saint. She raised two kids with no money and we managed to be a happy family, so she seems like a hero to me."
Did Kurt Cobain figure in your thinking at all?
"After Kurt died, the whole idea of hero worship or idolatry warped into something I thought was strange. You take a human being and you turn them into a deity. It's really bizarre. I remember I was driving around Ireland when I was trying to get away from that whole fiasco after Kurt died. I was in the middle of nowhere and it was beautiful. But then I was driving down a country road and I saw a hitch hiker with a Kurt Cobain t-shirt on so my perception of a hero kind of changed. If you listen to the lyrics to the song it's all about an ordinary hero. Just a regular person."

THERE YA GO.

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John13
07-12-2008

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i wish this song was about kurt. but dave really distanced himself from nirvana one he started his own band

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another DA
06-28-2008

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A) was Kurt K normal/ordinary ?
B) is Dave sining about 1 person (KK) when he says "Don't the best of them bleed it out
While the rest of them peter out"
C) Dave wouldn't need to tell people to "watch" Kurt as he goes as everybody was already looking at him due to his being so 'unordinary' (in a good way)

i do think dave sings for the everyday solid reliable person....but think what i will great song

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omilos
06-19-2008

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Listen to the man, random is right!!!

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randomjerk77027
04-06-2008

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This song is not about Kurt. Why does everybody think every song is about Kurt? He's said its about regular everyday heroes.

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RS085
03-24-2008

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he wasn't close to either of them. he says this a million times in a million interviews, that he was the stranger.

besides, lets take a look at something:

the lyric "..don't the best of them bleed it out, while the rest of them peter out.."

cobain certainly petered out, which is completely contradictory to what hes writing about.

this is also explained at this link:
http://www.fooarchive.com/features/kerrangjune06.htm

after reading that, you should now see that this song is NOT ABOUT cobain. it is inspired by how others view their heroes.

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RS085
03-24-2008

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he wasn't close to either of them. he says this a million times in a million interviews, that he was the stranger.

besides, lets take a look at something:

the lyric "..don't the best of them bleed it out, while the rest of them peter out.."

cobain certainly petered out, which is completely contradictory to what hes writing about.

this is also explained at this link:
http://www.fooarchive.com/features/kerrangjune06.htm

after reading that, you should now see that this song is NOT ABOUT cobain. it is inspired by how others view their heroes.

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Charlie3322
03-01-2008

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I don't think this song is about just Kurt, I think it's bout Krist aswell. They're still really good friends.

I think it can relate to anyone though.

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RS085
01-21-2008

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Its about everyday ordinary heroes.

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Godzuki
01-12-2008

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nah I know where Nadine is coming from but I reckon the song is both.
I think he's saying, there goes my hero; he's ordinary - like any ordinary guy he admires because he feels that he's pressured to live under the 'rock and roll lifestyle'' and he admires Kurt because kurt didnt buckle under the media - he was just himself the whole time and he didnt care.


PS nobody make any wise cracks about ''Kurt not buckling under media pressure'' - i get the irony

kisses,
godsmuki

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