Hero – English Lyrics

• By: Cash Cash, Christina Perri

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Hero" by Cash Cash and Christina Perri, an electrifying electro-pop track that's not just catchy but also carries a profound message of self-empowerment. Through its clear and emotive lyrics, you can explore vocabulary related to relationships, resilience, and personal growth, making it an excellent song to enhance your English listening and comprehension skills while being inspired by its story of finding strength within.

[English]

i let myself fall into you i never thought i'd  fall right through i fell for every word you said

you made me feel i needed you  

and forced my heart to think it's true  but i found i'm powerless with you

now

cause i already saved my life

i fell into your fantasy but

you and me

is

don't need a hero to survive  cause i already saved my life

i already saved my life

this time

i

always say

now i don't need your wings to fly

wow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward under gravity verb - to become affected by something
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue or preserve
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live or exist
powerless /ˈpaʊərlɪs/ B2	adjective - lacking power or strength
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things
hero /ˈhɪəroʊ/ A2	noun - a person admired for courage or achievements
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air
wing /wɪŋ/ A2	noun - a body part of a bird or insect used for flying
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
force /fɔːrs/ A2	verb - to make somebody do something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body noun - the center of emotion or affection
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language

Key Grammar Structures

• i let myself fall into you i never thought i'd fall right through

  ➔ Past Simple & Conditional with 'would'

  ➔ The sentences use the **Past Simple** tense (e.g., "let," "thought," "fell") to describe completed actions in the past. The phrase "I'd fall" is a contraction of "I would fall", indicating a conditional action. The first sentence is a simple past, while the second uses 'would' to show a hypothetical past action.

• you made me feel i needed you

  ➔ Causative verb 'made' + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "made" is used as a causative verb here. It means "caused". The structure is: *Subject* + *made* + *Object* + *Base Verb (without 'to')*. Here it is: *You* + *made* + *me* + *feel* (feel without 'to')

• but i found i'm powerless with you

  ➔ Present Simple 'am' (linking verb) and 'powerless' as an adjective, prepositional phrase 'with you'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with the linking verb 'am' to connect the subject ('I') to an adjective ('powerless'). The prepositional phrase 'with you' modifies 'powerless', describing the context of the powerlessness.

• cause i already saved my life

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple ('saved')

  ➔ This uses the present perfect simple tense, 'saved' is the past participle, and implies an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• i already saved my life

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple ('saved')

  ➔ This uses the present perfect simple tense to emphasize a completed action with significance to the present moment. "Saved" is the past participle of the verb "to save."

• now i don't need your wings to fly

  ➔ Present Simple, modal verb 'need' + infinitive, Possessive pronoun 'your' + Noun

  ➔ This sentence uses the present simple tense ("don't need"). It includes the modal verb "need" followed by an infinitive ("to fly"), indicating necessity. "Your" functions as a possessive determiner before the noun "wings".