I M Not Your Hero Tegan Meaning

“I’m Not Your Hero” by Tegan and Sara is from their album ‘Heartthrob’. Sara sent it out to her sister, Tegan and what struck Tegan was the line “standing in the shadow of a damaged heart.” Tegan and Sara explained that most people look at this song as a love song, however the sisters emphasize that its much more. “I’m Not Your Hero” is about feeling different, alienated from the people you’re surrounded by. "There have been times especially in the last few years where Sara and I, but mainly Sara, have felt very alone” Tegan once said. Overall, this song has a very powerful meaning of embracing yourself and being accepted in diverse ways, feeling alone among your peers.
Taylor wrote ‘Clean’ incorporating metaphors about overcoming a relationship, addiction and struggles. The song compares getting over a relationship to sobriety. Taylor expands that sometimes people come out of a relationship, or try to move on from a certain obstacle in their
‘Don’t Take the Money’ is a saying that Jack says often, so he incorporated it into this song, which is about his relationship. He emphasized that each verse represents the past, an explosive fight and finally that moment when you hit rock bottom. It’s about reaching that one point in a relationship where everything has become clear and you just have to follow your instincts on what the next step is going to be.
‘I’m A Mess’ by Ed Sheeran is a song that Ed wrote when he was at a really stressful time in his life. He said it’s a self-derogatory song when everything suddenly became clear. Ed wrote it about what was going on in his head and the many loose ends that needed to be tied. He knew that people, overall tend to relate to things they don’t and try not to talk about, like messing up and our insecurities and this became the inspiration behind the