I always think of two people who really want to be together, but something's stopping them. Maybe one (or both) of them is already in a relationship, maybe it's a distance thing, maybe an age gap... anything really.
I think this song is the singer saying that if they can't keep what they really want forever, then they could maybe try and have it for one day. 24 hours of pretending they can have it all.
At times I think the singer allows themselves to get carried away ("We can be heroes forever and ever"). Maybe they kid themselves into thinking that that one day will make a difference... who knows, maybe it will. In my mind this song's saying "Let's give it one shot, it probably won't change anything, but maybe it could... if not, at least we'll always have that one day that'll be ours forever."
I always think of two people who really want to be together, but something's stopping them. Maybe one (or both) of them is already in a relationship, maybe it's a distance thing, maybe an age gap... anything really. I think this song is the singer saying that if they can't keep what they really want forever, then they could maybe try and have it for one day. 24 hours of pretending they can have it all. At times I think the singer allows themselves to get carried away ("We can be heroes forever and ever"). Maybe they kid themselves into thinking that that one day will make a difference... who knows, maybe it will. In my mind this song's saying "Let's give it one shot, it probably won't change anything, but maybe it could... if not, at least we'll always have that one day that'll be ours forever."