Rush – Nobody’s Hero Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I knew he was different in his sexuality
I went to his parties as a straight minority
It never seemed a threat to my masculinity
He only introduced me to a wider …
[Verse 1]
I knew he was different in his sexuality
I went to his parties as a straight minority
It never seemed a threat to my masculinity
He only introduced me to a wider …
[Verse 1]
I rest my case sophisticated
Reckless like I promised
And I had it, then I managed
And you talked me through it
Baby, do it
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, you saved me
Then you made me rich and …
[Chorus: Q-Tip & Cordae]
When I think it’s all she wrote, looking through my holy quotes
Looking for the antidote, and I think I’ve found that it’s life
Life, my nigga, it’s life, …
[Intro]
Yeah, uh
Hey, yo
Alright
[Verse 1]
My mom had a nigga at the age of fifteen
Was forced to drop out of school to take care of a king
She had a desire to sing …
[Intro]
Maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m na-na-na, na-na
Maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m older
[Verse 1]
Payphone calls, cigarettes, injuries, shower sex
I was holding on for dear life
Complicated, understated, …
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
Dying on top of the world1
I remember the nights
Caught up in dreaming my goodbyes
Watching the door for anything more than an ordinary life2
I remember the days
New beginnings on an open page
With something to prove, and nothing to lose, not a soul to betray3
Here I am
Living a dream that I can’t hold
Here I am on my own4
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
I’m dying on top of the world5
I remember the lies
Caught up in building paradise
The angels were slaves, and demons behaved, and everything was alright6
Here I am
Living a dream that I can’t hold
Here I am on my own7
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
I’m dying on top of the world
I hear the crowds beneath me
I’m wishing they could reach me8
But I’m on top of the world up here I’m dying alone
Inside the walls of gold, outside of happiness9
(It’s all been a show, too late to confess)
No room for heart and soul
No room for innocence, innocence10
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
I’m dying on top of the world
Dying on top of the world11
1Greek Fire begins their song by referencing the feeling one has when he feels powerful and indestructible. One may have a major adrenaline rush, causing him not to fear even death itself.
Greek Fire now sings about ambitions and aspirations.
The band members of Greek Fire, some of them previously band members of Maybe Today and Story of the Year, recall what it was like to fearlessly launch a music career.
When one achieves a great degree of success in the music world, he often encounters a sense of ironic loneliness.
Being on top of the world is now related to the idea of fame.
There is a sense of adventure in starting up a music career. The road ahead is uncharted and anything can happen. Greek Fire longs for that feeling once again.
The dream that cannot be held is that of continuing a life of fame.
Sometimes one gains so much fame that he feels isolated from society. Greek Fire uses the metaphor of a performance stage to describe feeling distances from others.
Fame and riches are no adequate reward for being distanced from those one loves.
Emotions start to become fake and forced when one gains fame. Greek Fire craves the raw emotion of a young musician again.
This song is about the tension between fame and living a fulfilling life as musicians.
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