Superman-It's Not Easy

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Superman is stuck in an endless loop. His duty calling, he is constantly needed in Metropolis to defeat villains, and keep the peace. Yet, no one ever tries to put themselves in his place. Everyone is just content with the fact they’re safe. They don’t wonder what he feels, while saving the town. Can’t we assume there’s a point where they wonder if he doesn’t feel? In the song “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” John Ondrasik expertly uses Superman’s situation to express his views on humanity, explain how hierarchy doesn’t affect pain, and eliminate some false perception of perfection. /I can't stand to fly / I'm not that naïve/ The tune, having no sense of severity, is not hooking. Nonetheless, the very few words that open the song are emotionally overwhelming. In the first two lines, the first nine words, he expresses all sorts of frustration in an almost solemn way. Explaining how what he’s meant to do, and what’s expected of him aren’t what he wants for himself. /I'm just out to find/ The better part of me/ There’s more to him than just the perfect guy everyone seems to know. …show more content…

/Even heroes have the right to bleed/ Encased in much more iconic lines this one is seemingly just details, but this describes the entire song in barely a breath. This beautiful metaphor is trying to say that just, because he seems perfect does not mean that he has no right to have problems. “Superman may be invincible, but he has feelings too” (Songfacts.com 1). Many times in real life if some is better off everyone else dismisses their problems as less important, or as redundant whining. Ondrasik is saying that everyone falls down, and everyone has the right to be human. It is a fact that humans feel pain. Hierarchy doesn’t affect

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