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superhero

written by ani difranco
ani difranco, [dilate] (1996) 수록

sleepwalking through the all night drug store,
baptized in fluorescent light.
i found religion in the greeting card aisle.
now i know hallmark was right.
and every pop song on the radio is suddenly speaking to me.
art may imitate life, but life imitates tv.
'cuz you've been gone exactly two weeks.
two weeks and three days.
and let's just say things are different now.
different in so many ways.
i used to be a superhero.
no one could touch me, not even myself.
you are like a phone booth that i somehow stumbled into.
and now look at me, i am just like everybody else.

if i was dressed in my best defenses,
would you agree to meet me for coffee?
if i did my tricks with smoke and mirrors,
would you still know which one was me?
if i was naked and screaming on your front lawn,
would you turn on the light and come down screaming,
"there's the asshole who did this to me."
stripped me of my power, stripped me down.
i used to be a superhero.
no one could hurt me, not even myself.
you are like a phone booth that i somehow stumbled into.
and now look at me, i am just like everybody else.

yeah you've been gone exactly two weeks.
two weeks and three days and now i'm a different person.
different in so many ways.
tell me, what did you like about me
and don't say my strength and daring.
'cuz now i think i'm at your mercy
and it's my first time for this sort of thing.
i used to be a superhero.
i would swoop down and save me from myself.
but you are like a phone booth that i somehow stumbled into.
and now look at me, i am just like everybody else.