Hero – Martin Garrix/JVKE
Lyrics by:Martijn Garritsen/Benson Boone/Mark Benedicto/Jason Suwito/Jackson Lafrantz Larsen/Kennedi Lykken
Composed by:Martijn Garritsen/Benson Boone/Mark Benedicto/Jason Suwito/Jackson Lafrantz Larsen/Kennedi Lykken
Can’t you see you’re not ready
My arms are getting heavy
From the weight of the world
It’s up to me and I’m getting
Sweaty is it too much to hold
A thousand voices
Whisper noise
They plan my fall from grace
Woah oh
I know
Say you want a hero
You don’t
Say you wanna savior
Pull you off the ground
Then you wanna blame me
When you’re falling down
Woah oh
I know
Don’t wanna be your hero
Oh no
When’s it gonna sink in
That we’re sinkin and fallin apart
Cause love don’t last in the dark
Can’t you see you got old
You waited too long and you let time go
Placed your bets when it all comes down
Fold your cards and you blame the house
A thousand voices
Whisper noise
They plan my fall from grace
Woah oh
I know
Say you want a hero
You don’t
Say you wanna savior
Pull you off the ground
Then you wanna blame me
When you’re falling down
Woah oh
I know
Don’t wanna be your hero
Oh no
When’s it gonna sink in
That we’re sinkin and fallin apart
Cause love don’t last in the dark
Woah oh
Woah oh
Love don’t last in the dark
Woah oh
Woah oh
Can’t you see you got old
You waited too long and you let time go
Placed your bets when it all comes down
Fold your cards and you blame the house
Woah oh
I know
Say you want a hero
You don’t
Say you wanna savior
Pull you off the ground
Then you wanna blame me
When you’re falling down
Woah oh
I know
Don’t wanna be your hero
Oh no
When’s it gonna sink in
That we’re sinkin and fallin apart
Cause love don’t last in the dark
由荷兰知名DJ Martin Garrix与新生代唱作歌手JVKE联手打造的单曲《Hero》,于2022年12月正式发行。这首歌曲在创作背景上具有鲜明的跨界属性,它不仅是两位音乐人对于不同曲风融合的一次大胆尝试,更是漫威卡牌游戏《Marvel Snap》的官方宣传主题曲。作为一首为电子游戏量身定制的作品,《Hero》在制作上带有一定的商业化色彩,但并未因此削弱其艺术感染力。在曲风呈现上,它打破了大众对Martin Garrix传统电音的固有印象,整体更偏向于流行音乐(Pop),并在其中巧妙融入了Future Bass的元素,使得整首歌曲听感流畅且极具感染力。
在表达含义与情感内核方面,《Hero》展现了一种反传统、极具现实深度的英雄主义视角。歌词并没有一味地歌颂无所不能的救世主,而是从“被期望者”的沉重心理出发,探讨了责任、质疑以及自我救赎的命题。主歌部分通过“我的双臂愈发沉重,因为承载了全世界的重量”以及“耳边响起千种声音,他们企图让我跌落神坛”等词句,生动刻画了所谓“英雄”在面对外界过度期许与冷眼旁观时的疲惫与挣扎。这种对重负的描写,将英雄从神坛拉回了充满血肉的现实之中。
副歌部分的转折则是整首歌曲的核心灵魂所在。“你说你需要一位英雄将你拉出泥沼,但当你再次跌倒时,又会责怪是我害了你。”这句直白而犀利的歌词,无情地戳破了人们习惯性依赖他人拯救的幻想。歌手借此宣告“我不愿成为你的英雄”,并抛出了振聋发聩的质问:“你何时才能明白,我们正在崩溃绝望,因为在黑暗中,爱无力为继。”这不仅是对盲目索取者的回应,更是一种深刻的觉醒呼唤。结合《Marvel Snap》的游戏背景,这首歌最终传达出的励志内涵是:真正的英雄从来不是从天而降的拯救者,唯有直面困难,拒绝无谓的依赖,爬出泥沼与黑暗,每个人才能最终成为自己的英雄。
