KIMMUSEUM
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HERO

A song about refusing the role of a savior, set against a backdrop of fading memories and quiet distance.

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A song about refusing the role of a savior, set against a backdrop of fading memories and quiet distance.

There's a quiet vanity in insisting 'Heroes are always alone' twice at the end.

It turns the refusal of a heroic role into its own kind of pose, a shield against the mess of actually being seen.

Editor's note

KIMMUSEUM's HERO and the weight of not saving anyone

A song about refusing the role of a savior, set against a backdrop of fading memories and quiet distance.

Heroes are always alone

There's a quiet vanity in insisting 'Heroes are always alone' twice at the end. It turns the refusal of a heroic role into its own kind of pose, a shield against the mess of actually being seen. The lyric knows the trap it's setting for itself.

The phrase 'hollo namgyeojin daneun geon nal saranghaneun bangbeop', 'the way of loving me is always left behind', gets at something stubborn. It's not about a breakup in the usual sense; it's about watching someone's affection become a method that keeps you isolated. The words answer a kind of resigned pressure, the slow realization that being loved in a certain way can feel like being abandoned.

Saying it twice makes it sound less like a truth and more like a thing you tell yourself to make the loneliness bearable. It's a closing line that doesn't resolve anything, just rests there.

The way 'yeogi i jarieseo', 'here in this place', repeats, it feels less like a location and more like a stuck moment, a room you can't leave.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Heroes are always alone" the pull of "hollo namgyeojin daneun geon nal saranghaneun bangbeop" how "yeogi i jarieseo" turns into a mantra
Lyrics

HERO

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I don't want to be a hero

ne nunbicheun maen dwiro

geu eotteon nari dwaetgeon

ne jonjaereul tto mirwonae

sumgyeoyaman haneun

uri durui gwangye ttoneun

amureochi aneun ilsangjocha

gamchwoyaman haneun

eogeunnabeorin haru

nolleo gaja namdeulcheoreom

sajin jjigeo namdeulcheoreom

ijen kkwaena doneul beoreo

You can handle me

seoro meoreojyeoseo

neukkineun sarangimyeon

chagaun geuttae geu mareul

ppareuge arachaesseoya hae

I don't want to be a hero

nae heunjeogeun neul dwiro

hollo namgyeojin daneun geon

nal saranghaneun bangbeop

neol baraboneun geotgwa

neol dulleoboneun geonman

iksukaejin nuneun neoreul tto

deryeoogi bappa

gihoeneun namainna

maeil sego inneun gyeolmal

sseurin chueokdeulman nama

yeogi i jarieseo

yeogi i jarieseoseo

yeoyureul neukkigo

barameul majeumyeo

dwireul dulleoboneun sigan

naui geoul ttohan

naui somundo

heurithaejyeo boyeo

haru da gamyeon

kkumeul da jjanaeseo nam mollae sippin

machare nopajin ondoga imi

seulpeume deyeo geu hyungteoreul ganjikae

namdeurui gonggameun neoreul tto mireo

baksuwa bakkwineun neowa nae yaegin

nugureul salligo nugudeun wirohae

geuge tto neoege hyungteoga dwaesseo

uriui modeun ge dolgo doraseo

I don't want you see me ireon geoneun no

neoui yeopen joeun geoman chaewo more

hyungteodeureul deouk gamchul geoya deo

dachiji antorok neon

geureoni tteoreojyeo naegeseo jeojeun baege

jeoldaero nege boil sun eopgie

mareul deo marajwo

ne modeun maldeuri naege naraol ttaen

michidorok muneojyeojigoman sipeojyeo

nappeun saenggakdeureul banbok

trynna stop it nan babo

I can never change jeoldae an bakkwieo

geugeol da algo itjiman

niga eomneun bame

hansumi damgin jane

geoji gateun maldeureul neureonokoseo jallae

iksukaejyeo beorin I'm sorry

heunjeokdeureul jiwo meolli

I don't want to be a hero

nae heunjeogeun neul dwiro

hollo namgyeojin daneun geon

nal saranghaneun bangbeop

neul moreun chae man haetdeon

modeun ge da tteonago

Heroes are always alone

Heroes are always alone

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What is "HERO" by KIMMUSEUM about?

A song about refusing the role of a savior, set against a backdrop of fading memories and quiet distance. There's a quiet vanity in insisting 'Heroes are always alone' twice at the end. It turns the refusal of a heroic role into its own kind of pose, a shield against the mess of actually being seen.

Who performs "HERO"?

KIMMUSEUM performs "HERO", and this lyric page sits inside the KIMMUSEUM catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "HERO"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "KIMMUSEUM's HERO and the weight of not saving anyone", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "HERO"?

Yes. The related section below points to GUARDIANS and Cullinan with a short reason for opening each page next.

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