My Heroine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The drugs begin to peak
A smile of joy arrives in me
But sedation changes to panic and nausea
And breath starts to shorten and heartbeats pound softer
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't try to save me
You just want to hurt me, and leave me desperate
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't leave me alone
Chisel my heart out of stone, I give in every time
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
The drugs begin to peak
A smile of joy arrives in me
But sedation changes to panic and nausea
And breath starts to shorten and heartbeats pound softer
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't try to save me
You just want to hurt me, and leave me desperate
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't leave me alone
Chisel my heart out of stone, I give in every time
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
[Bridge]
I bet you laugh at the thought of me thinking for myself
I bet you believe that I'm better off with you than someone else
[Verse 2]
Your face arrives again
A hope I had becomes surreal
But under your cover's more torture than pleasure
And just past your lips there's more anger than laughter
Not now or forever will I ever change you
I know that to go on, I'll break you, my habit
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
[Outro]
I will save myself!
I bet you laugh at the thought of me thinking for myself
I bet you believe that I'm better off with you than someone else
[Verse 2]
Your face arrives again
A hope I had becomes surreal
But under your cover's more torture than pleasure
And just past your lips there's more anger than laughter
Not now or forever will I ever change you
I know that to go on, I'll break you, my habit
[Chorus]
You taught my heart a sense I never knew I had
I can forget the times that I was
Lost and depressed from the awful truth, how do you do it?
You're my heroine
[Outro]
I will save myself!
About
Genius Annotation
Silverstein vocalist Shane Told revealed in an Alternative Press video that he wrote the lyrics to “My Heroine” while drunk on a train from Paris to London. He compares heroin the drug to heroine the female hero.
Told also shared that “My Heroine” almost didn’t appear on Discovering the Waterfront because the rest of the band didn’t like the demo version Told recorded in his basement. After throwing a tantrum in the studio, “My Heroine” ended up making the album and turned into a huge Silverstein anthem.
An acoustic version of “My Heroine” is featured on Silverstein’s compilation album 18 Candles: The Early Years.
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August 16, 2005
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