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[Verse 1]
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When I was 5, I wanted to be a Star Wars character
              Ab
I would bounce around the walls and use the force to control all
          Cm
Yoda would visit me and I would smile at him and then we'd defeat the Sith
            Fm
See, I didn't need anyone to play with because I was happy with myself
    Eb
The lightsabers, imaginary wars, and pretend heroism

            Eb
When I was 8, I wanted to be a soldier
           Ab
So I wrote stories about great adventures fighting a war
               Cm
And through my words, I soared high above burning landscapes

And kept my people safe
      Fm
I mean, it didn't matter who I was fighting as long

As I was fighting because that's what a hero did
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    I wanted to be a hero, and I wanted to save everybody around me

             Eb
When I was 11, I wanted to be a comedian
             Ab
So I cracked jokes to pass the time and I wouldn't ever rhyme
            Cm
And I would force my parents to listen to the same jokes over
                                  Fm
And over, and over, and over, and over until it was told just right
                                   Eb
God I love them because they would laugh even after the thousandth time
            Ab
And I would smile and hug them as my heart grew full from the sound of their chuckles
      Cm                                 Fm
I mean, I just wanted to make them happy

             Eb
When I was 14, I wanted to be a mountain biker
            Ab                                                      Cm
I wanted to zoom past hikers, discover new worlds, and find myself
                                   Fm
I longed for dirt paths leading to nowhere
                Eb
I yearned for a concrete jungle just waiting to be explored
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I wished to be isolated in nature with nothing but the trees around me
                     Fm
And also with all of my friends
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I mean, I wanted to find myself while searching the woods for answers

[Verse 2]

        Eb                                   Ab
So I sit and I think to myself of everything I ever wanted to be
                  Cm                                         Fm
And how no matter what how I feel that I will never be happy with, with just being me
                                       Eb
Because now instead of wanting to be a hero
                                                                    Ab
I desperately want someone to be a hero and save me from my own mind

And instead of wanting to defeat the Sith
                               Cm
I want to defeat the Darth Vader that lives inside the Anakin Skywalker of my mind
             Fm
And to replace my want to be a soldier is a want
       Eb                                             Ab
To end my own mental country and use bullets to do so
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And instead of wanting to tell jokes and make people laugh I just want them to hear me
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But they can't hear me over their laughter because I don't know how to breathe
                                               Eb
I don't know how to sing, I wish I knew how to sing
                                              Ab
Because maybe if it sounded pretty they would hear me
                                                             Cm
Maybe if it formed a melody they would hear my plea but they won't
                                             Fm
Because now I want my mountain bike to crash
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I don't want to explore the dirt, I want to be buried in it
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I still want to find myself but I want to find it my way
                  Cm
I don't want them telling me, directing me, instructing me
            Fm
Pulling the corners of my mouth up in a crooked smile like
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I'm a puppet and they're the masters
                                           Ab
I just want to find what I'm seeking after
                Cm                                                          Fm
Because trust me, I still want to be a hero, and I still want to get the girl
                  Eb
I just want to be remembered and I want to be sure
            Ab                                                          Cm
That when I throw myself off this building like Superman waiting to fly
                                                              Fm
That hopefully no one I love will shed too many tears and cry

Because I just want to be a hero
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I dream to be a hero and when I don't grow up
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I want to be a hero