'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down
Slip out the back before they know you were there
'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down
But just under appreciated and overwhelmed
I know you felt unprepared
And I know the way I left wasn't fair
It momentarily cuts off your air, and like you
But I had to protect you from me
Forget perfect, I'm trying not to be worthless
Slip out the back before they know you were there
Of rights and wrongs, but like you used to say
And what he said just seemed so right it stuck with me
I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life
I don't need to tell you that life isn't fair, it doesn't care
And at the worst you'll see nobody cares
But every single time I was around I just bring you down
Please remember this isn't how I hoped it would be
Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there
'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down
You understand when I'm saying that you always did
I'm spinning around in circles again
Even heroes know when to be scared"
Tried to figure out my way through the maze
But he walked funny like he was too big for his frame
'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down
To the point where everything was going end over end
But you got to know when to fold your cards and take a rest
Even heroes know when to be scared"
And I could tell that it was time to be scared
This is where you come in all of this to explain to you why
And at the worst you'll see nobody cares
But in the truest parts of our hearts everybody's afraid
I didn't want to be around just to bring you down
And at the worst you'll see nobody cares
Nothing feels like it's really worth it
I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know
Even heroes know when to be scared
Listen it's like poker you can play your best
Since I last saw you I been lookin' for a purpose
All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control
But it's different in the words of a cowardly kid said
Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there
And hope that nobody else is stacking the deck because
He had a weird way of lookin' at it this is what he said
And know when to hold your cards and hold your breath
And at the worst you'll see nobody cares
Just over five foot but he weighed a buck fifty
"Slip out the back before they know you were there
Well I met this kid who thought like I did
Fighting so hard to hide our fear that were scaring ourselves
"Slip out the back before they know you were there
Now I don't remember where I met him or remember his name
I want someone to say "It's okay"
Even heroes know when to be scared
