Hero/Heroine

Boys Like Girls · Boys Like Girls [2006]

It's too late, baby

There's no turning around

I got my hands in my pocket

And my head in a cloud

This is how I do

When I think about you



I never thought you could break me apart

I keep a sinister smile and a hole in my heart

You wanna get inside

Then you can get in line

But not this time



'Cause you caught me off guard

Now I'm runnin' and screamin'



I feel like a hero

And you are my heroine



I wont try to philosophize

I'll just take a deep breath and I'll look in your eyes

This is how I feel

And its so surreal



I got a closet filled up to the brim

With the ghosts of my past and their skeletons

And I don't know why

You'd even try

But I won't lie



You caught me off guard

Now I'm runnin' and screamin'



I feel like a hero

And you are my heroine

Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin



And I feel a weakness coming on

Never felt so good to be so wrong

Had my heart on lockdown

And then you turned me around

And I feel like a newborn child

Everytime I get a chance to see you smile

It's not complicated

I was so jaded



And you caught me off guard

Now I'm runnin' and screamin'



I feel like a hero

And you are my heroine

Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin



I feel like a hero

(And i feel a weakness coming on)

And you are my heroine

(Never felt so good to be so wrong

Had my heart on lockdown

And then you turned me around)

Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin

(And I feel like a new born child

Everytime I get a chance to see you smile

It's not complicated)

(I was so jaded) [repeat and fade]

Hero/Heroine

Boys Like Girls' 2006 debut album, Boys Like Girls, opens with the upbeat pop anthem 'Hero/Heroine.' The track establishes the band's signature sound, blending catchy melodies with a polished production style that defined the mid-2000s pop-rock era. Featuring the distinctive vocals of lead singer Ryan Reynolds, the song explores themes of self-worth and the duality of being a hero versus a heroine, delivered with an infectious energy that became a staple of their discography. As a key track from their self-titled release, it showcases the group's ability to craft radio-friendly hits while maintaining a cohesive musical identity that would carry them through subsequent albums like Love Drunk and Crazy World.