I am not a superhero I only play one on TV To lend the world some inspiration And sell it back its self-esteem I'll give you something to grow up with Until you look behind the scenes And find the secrets of my power Are tin and polyethylene I am not a superhero I'm not the man up on the screen Carving clear lines through crooked questions With lightning fists and laser beams I hide my fear with fog and mirrors They make it easy to believe But I wonder, when this costume's gone Will you still look up to me I am not a superhero Though I can't say I never tried To be the one who held the world for you And wiped away the tears you cried And if the act has lost its magic And if I'm not all that you dreamed I hope you won't forget my best attempts And everything they used to mean