Song Lyric Sunday: Foo Fighters, “My Hero”

Song Lyric Sunday, Song of the Day 1 Minute

This week, Jim wants grunge, another genre where I have no idea what I’m doing, so, here’s another shot in the dark. Genius tells us that this is track 7 on The Colour And The Shape, their second album, isued in 1991, and gives us this piece of information…

[lead vocalist and guitarist Dave] Grohl has claimed he didn’t have any rockstar rolemodels growing up. This song is a tribute to those he did look up to: the everyday people.


The sentiment on this track is simple. You don’t have to be rich, or famous or successful to do something good or heroic.


As with many Foo Fighters songs, fans have tried to appropriate the lyrics to Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain, but Dave insists that they refer only to the average man on the street. Whatever the case may be, “My Hero” was still a top 10 rock smash.

Too alarming now to talk about
Take your pictures down and shake it out
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around

There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He’s ordinary

Don’t the best of them bleed it out
While the rest of them peter out?
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
Use that evidence, race it around

There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He’s ordinary

Kudos, my hero
Leaving all the mess
You know my hero
The one that’s on

There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He’s ordinary
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He’s ordinary

Source: Genius

And that’s Song lyric Sunday (and Song of the Day) for March 26, 2023.

Published by John Holton

Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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29 thoughts on “Song Lyric Sunday: Foo Fighters, “My Hero””

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  3. With the 1 year anniversary of Taylor’s passing yesterday, there’s a resurgence of Foo Fighters this week. Absolutely love them.

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  6. I knowvrge song and the band and they sound grungy. Lol ….it’s a good song and Nirvana must be grunge along with this Canadian band that many love to hate which, right now, I can’t remember their name.

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  11. I’ve heard that song a heap on the radio, but never listened to the words. Nice to read them and see what the song is about. To be honest, for me it is a song that disappears into the background when I am driving.

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