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, …
I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm1
And the scars that mark my body, they’re silver and gold
My blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones
It keeps my veins hot, the fires find a home in me2
I move through town, I’m quiet like a fire
And my necklace is of opal, I tie it and untie it
And our people talk to me, but nothing ever hits3
So people talk to me, and all the voices just burn holes4
I’m going in5 (ooh)
This is the start of how it all ever ends
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it6
I’m speeding up and this is the
Red, orange, yellow7 flicker beat sparking up my heart
We rip the start, the colors disappear
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here8
So I just try to keep up with them
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
I dream all year, but they’re not the same kinds
And the shivers9 move down my shoulder blades in double time10
And now people talk to me I’m slipping out of reach now
People talk to me, and all their faces blur11
But I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison
And I’m locking up everyone that ever laid a finger on me12
I’m going in (ooh)
This is the start of how it all ever ends
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it
I’m speeding up and this is the
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
We rip the start, the colors disappear
I never watch the stars there’s so much down here
So I just try to keep up with them
Red, orange, yellow flicker beat sparking up my heart
And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat
Sparking up my heart
And this is the red, orange, yellow flicker beat-beat-beat-beat
Right from the beginning, the song describes Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of The Hunger Games, a young lady forced to fight other youths to the death by a political regime of the future.
All of these vivid descriptions are not meant to be literal. They are figurative statements used to describe one very tough girl.
Once someone like Katniss Everdeen has gone through tragic circumstances of life and death, verbal communication seems to be meaningless.
“The voices just burn holes” means that others’ words “go right through her.” She pays no mind to them.
“I’m going in” is a more petrifying way of saying “the time has come.”
Someone who was once a hero has become a feared villian.
Red, orange, and yellow are the colors associated with fire.
“So much down here” refers to the tragedies that surround us in our day-to-day lives.
Shivers are symbolic for fear.
“Double time” means “with great haste.”
Lorde describes from Katniss Everdeen’s perspective the numbness one feels when engaged with life-or-death situations.
These lyrics describe the human desire for retribution.
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