Nickeback - Hero - About the song
"Hero" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Chad Kroeger (lead vocalist of Nickelback) and American musician Josey Scott (then lead vocalist of Saliva) for the soundtrack to the 2002 film Spider-Man. It was written by Kroeger and recorded specifically for the film.
The song was the result of a collaboration between Kroeger and Scott. Scott told Yahoo!'s entertainment news service LAUNCH,
Scott explained:
"(Kroeger) had the idea for the song 'Hero,' so I came up to Vancouver and met him. He pitched me the idea, and I thought that was pretty dope. Real dope. So we sort of tweaked it, together, laid down some harmonies on it, and played everything from congas to acoustics on it."
A dispute over profits from this song led to a rift between Kroeger and Scott. Scott, in his band Saliva, included a lyric in one of the bands songs that insults Nickelback because of it.
Hero - Lyrics
I am so high, I can hear heaven I am so high, I can hear heaven Whoa, but heaven, no, heaven don't hear me [Chad Kroeger & Josey Scott:] And they say that a hero could save us I'm not gonna stand here and wait I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles Watch as we all fly away Someone told me love would all save us But how can that be? Look what love gave us A world full of killing and blood spilling That world never came And they say that a hero could save us I'm not gonna stand here and wait I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles Watch as we all fly away (Ah-ah) Now that the world isn't ending It's love that I'm sending to you It isn't the love of a hero And that's why I fear it won't do And they say that a hero could save us I'm not gonna stand here and wait I'll hold on to the wings of the eagles Watch as we all fly away And they're watching us (Watching us) They're watching us (Watching us) As we all fly away And they're watching us (Watching us) They're watching us (Watching us) As we all fly away And they're watching us (Watching us) They're watching us (Watching us) As we all fly away Whoa