I
really identify with Five for Fighting’s song “Superman.”
It may sound absurd...but don’t be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me
Since childhood, over and over again, I've heard people say how wonderful I am. I’m so strong,
I’m so brave, I’m so inspiring. But guess what? I didn’t
sign up for this gig. I didn’t want to be any of those things. I just wanted to be. I didn’t get a choice though, because
if I wasn’t those things, this illness would have taken me long ago. So I'll continue being those things, in order to cling to whatever this world will let me have.
But
I never wanted to be a hero. Remember that.
