I’m pretty sure this song is about a child who saw his father as his hero, he finds out one horrible night that his father isn’t as good as he thought. He broke down realizing that many things he thought were true, weren’t. His childhood basically ended right then. It’s about a kid growing up, realizing the world isn’t like how it used to be as a nieve kid.

@alexanderryan7615

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I think the same thing lol

@declan_joseph

5 жыл бұрын

in a interview he said it’s actually about seeing his idol doing drugs

@anaccount4354

5 жыл бұрын

D: that is so deep.

@chocoborodeogir3220

5 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ that explanation *claps*

@tonyadouglas931

5 жыл бұрын

Thats deep i was just thinking of a kids imagination being riuned

thanks for the upload !

@mayanemaman2306

5 жыл бұрын

Love your work you are amazing!!!!!!!

@activediamond7894

5 жыл бұрын

Omg, oh my dear lord, you're supporting this video and sharing your work! This so epically awesome of you! You're such a sweet person, as always. Also, obviously, absolutely lovvvvvvvve all of your work! Settle Down has to be my favorite, as hard as it is to pick just one! I love your voice and how much emotion you put out, through the lyrics, the singing itself, and even the instrumentals! Keep doing exactly what you're doing, mate! Can't get enough of your stuff! And best, best, best of luck! Oh, Worst Day of My Life is a verrrrry close second, I just lovvve the lyrics to that one so much as well! Heck, All of your songs, really. xD Again, Keep up the great work as always, And, bessssst, best of luck!!! Much love and support o' plenty, Ha!

@preetirani5236

5 жыл бұрын

oh my god I love your songs Alec specially wolf and The sheep

@jadedavis5463

5 жыл бұрын

You’re amazing and so is your voice and songs. Before I heard any of your music I was sad but then I started listening to your music and I instantly fell in love with it!

@chickennuggret9704

5 жыл бұрын

Alec Benjamin who is this song for

who lovs alec?

@user-fz6qw5nn7f

5 жыл бұрын

Meee

@willowsith

5 жыл бұрын

The question is...who doesn't?! ❤❤

@carmen4942

5 жыл бұрын

a paradise bird mEeEE

@Djouher

5 жыл бұрын

The question is who doesn't haha

@naomi-chandarkbaddepressed4691

5 жыл бұрын

a paradise bird ME

For people wondering what this song means: Alec explained in an interview that the song is about someone he looked up to, but he caught them in the bathroom doing drugs or something. Then he realized he had to grow up.. so basically that’s why the song is called Death of a Hero. :) -Alexios

@karenvallesoto3444

4 жыл бұрын

why this sounds like someone i looked up

@Rose-gp3cx

4 жыл бұрын

I know. That's why I left a prediction. I watched the interview. Thanks for doing this, though. :)

@pipikculture6150

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rose-gp3cx can you say name of this interview? plss

@bluebells4541

3 жыл бұрын

@@pipikculture6150 by zahng shang show Alec Benjamin talks let me down slowly

@pipikculture6150

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluebells4541 thankss

Everyone is saying how “Superman” represents his dad, but I thought he just saw a man dressed up as Superman doing cocaine

@sxarsfade

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@irl_yoshi.nanase2586

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the thing

@heyheywhatup

4 жыл бұрын

Thought the same

@popi5476

4 жыл бұрын

SAME

@hauntedmuppets1470

4 жыл бұрын

I was today years old when I learned that it /wasn't/, infact, a random dude in a superman costume doing cocaine. Thank you for helping me realize this.

“That night I put my youth in a casket and buried it inside of me” I felt that... that hit me right in the feels

@Remmy81

3 жыл бұрын

The world needs more people like you.

@riotinn

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you.. and I am sorry you had to go through this..

The physical pain of “That night I put my youth in a casket” really gets to me every time.

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Physical test need daily rested and cleared by plyed any one mistaked God sorriyed no mashed no life isany sampled shot time harted feel not all plyed not saved any thing backed deported saved see good

I interpret this song as someone who grows up looking at people like public figures (actors, musicians, authors, show creators, youtubers, ect) as role models. But as they get older they start to realize that their idols aren't perfect people and some are really shity. They try to ignore the news about them doing bad things but "you can't look away from a train wreck". Eventually, they accept that the person they looked up too isn't a good role model and they separate themselves from the fanbase thus ending their blissful period of youth. that's just me tho idk what Alec was inspiered by hdsfgdshf

@tree1270

5 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea of what the song is about 🤔

@roxanam3856

4 жыл бұрын

Ah....Hdsfgdshf A true idol

This makes me think about a boy or something who sees his father as his hero when he's younger, but when they get older things get rough and he finds out his father turned to sour and the boy's ideal is crushed as he realized the view he had of his father when he was younger was gone

@mattiloo4835

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking along the same lines

@Djouher

5 жыл бұрын

i tought the same

@boingusoingus

5 жыл бұрын

Thats what i was thinking

@jessicaels4130

5 жыл бұрын

This is the exact thing I was thinking

@Cat-ms1tx

5 жыл бұрын

so Jason Todd?

I WAS AT WORK YESTERDAY, AND HIS SONG WAS PLAYED OVER THE SPEAKERS, I HAD TO STOP FOR A SECOND I WAS SO FREAKIN HAPPY ♡

The sad thing about so many of Benjamin’s songs is that a lot of us can relate to them🙂

I've looked up to my dad for so long, only to realize that he lies to me and my family all the time and he just doesn't care about anyone but himself. He even told me he'd help me learn better coping methods to deal with my anxiety(I punch walls, I know but it helps) but I guess he didn't care enough to remember. (Sorry about the small rant, just calmed down from a small panic attack)

@greenneko8020

2 жыл бұрын

This morning, I had to take medicine but I was scared to because my dad was yelling. When he stopped, I opened my door and saw him pacing the kitchen and I debated going back to my room

I'm diggin the nostalgic feel I'm gettin from this song. gr8 work as always, dude!

@raywilliamson2781

3 жыл бұрын

are you gay?

@raywilliamson2781

3 жыл бұрын

that was weird you have a catra pfp sooo just wondering

@Hoshi_Hoshi_21

3 жыл бұрын

@@raywilliamson2781 yes

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

By any not mistaked me pleyed man some all bad tocked any one some thing tacked what mistaked

My interpretation of the song is about an adult looking at himself from a younger perspective. He realizes as he grows and goes through life, he encounters obstacles (idk prob getting a job, adulting stuff and such😂) gets burden by responsibilities and getting things by any means necessary be it good or bad. The line "The night I put my youth away in a casket." and "The night I see through all the magic" imo means it's time for me to grow up and stop fooling around and start acting like an adult. "I barely recognized him at all" probably means he didn't picture himself turning out this way so he "burned the pictures in the attic and threw away the magazines" because the memory of him growing up is just too overwhelming for his younger self. "I tried to look away but you can't look away from a train wreck" means I can't do anything to change it but I'll have to accept what I've become and move on. IS WHAT I THINK?? HAHA idk man I just found this song today and now it's giving existential crisis but it's a good song tho,, 👌✨✨✨

@jonabellejundarino6163

5 жыл бұрын

*slow claps*

@nightwalker4126

5 жыл бұрын

My interpretation of this is that he look up upon Matisyahu but then he saw him in different shade of light and now he's a witness. Far as I know Matisyahu is doing drugs..

@m20persie21

5 жыл бұрын

love this totally agree!!!!!

@MEXTguide_yoyo

4 жыл бұрын

The idea that it's the same person looking at themselves in different timelines is a cool concept....I didn't think of it in those lines. Nice one

@sadie_wolfepancakes4651

4 жыл бұрын

Its about his idol who was doing drugs and it broke his heart so he made this song about him and mentioned his idol in another video relating to this one

This song reminds me of my older brother, when I was younger I looked up to him. I thought that there was nothing he couldn't do, and that he was perfect. It's been a couple years, and I realized that he wasn't perfect. He vaped, argued with our parents often and snuck out with friends. Although this may seem like "normal teenage behaviour" it still hit me like a truck. We don't talk anymore. Thanks for reading.

@oFancys

2 жыл бұрын

Hey hun, are you doing good?

@Lobstir

2 жыл бұрын

@@oFancys It's been a good year since I've wrote this, lol. But yes. He's moved out and is doing better now. Thank you :]

Alec's all songs are so deep it tells a story about how the things were all magical and then reality hit them in the face..his every song has meaning literally each one and that's why he is my favorite singer

I’m in love with all his songs and I mean ALL OF THEM And yes I did like my own comment 👌🏻

@KelWilke1

5 жыл бұрын

You too 😁

@moxedmaverick7974

5 жыл бұрын

Noice

@personiguess2453

5 жыл бұрын

Always like your own comments

@elysev3253

5 жыл бұрын

I do that to!! Lol

@brandyryan6470

5 жыл бұрын

Me tooooo!

Holy frick. Does anyone understand the true meaning of these lyrics?? So deep!

@Itsgreenueu

5 жыл бұрын

i like total drama :I sorry i just say your pic and i had to say somthin plz forgive this weird bean

@haileyheart5968

5 жыл бұрын

He explained it in an interview

@wagnersilva9344

4 жыл бұрын

I mean.. it's not that complex, but it does have a lot of interpretations.

@reno8494

3 жыл бұрын

It's about his idol. He looked up to him and considered him a 'hero' once . But one day he saw him doing drugs and other dirty things. The same day he threw away his magazines and put everything aside. It's like he was forced to grow up and realise no such thing as heros exist . Humans are humans, no one is perfect. Sometimes we get too attached to someone only to realise everything they've shown us was a lie , either that or they're hiding a complete other side of them that makes us lose all respect towards them. I can relate to this too~ Now I don't look up to people much, and definitely aren't attached to anyone. I play it safe now.

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Allha seeadwho this creactd

Is this "hero" or "superman" his dad?? P.S his voice is freaking amazing!!

@ZeroTwo-ir5th

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, It's about his dad doing drugs.

@Arcaelia

5 жыл бұрын

Don't think it was his dad but someone he knows. He said that he couldn't say who. He talks about it in his interview with Zach Sang Show -- kzread.info/dash/bejne/gItltpezk66umNI.html

@pooktafyte3989

5 жыл бұрын

it's meant to be about someone he looked up to for a long time and they did something he didn't approve of.

@LemonTwist-

5 жыл бұрын

most likely

@nightwalker4126

5 жыл бұрын

It's Matisyahu.

ah....the days when we were all so young and pure...when we didnt know what the world was...now, there are kids as young as 7 commiting sucide. (also just saying I love pretty much all of alec Benjamin's songs)

@helloandwelcome1486

5 жыл бұрын

Mychaela Cameron ikr

@helloandwelcome1486

5 жыл бұрын

I remember I when I read books like Harry Potter (I was, like, 8) it would describe these terrible wounds and I would just picture little paper cuts

@mychaelacameron2123

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, I remember once, my friends mom had told me a story about how when she was little her father was very mean and that I should always tell someone if someone did what he did. I (at the time) thought she meant he wouldn't let her have ice cream after dinner... later learned that she wasn't talking abput that. she's a great person though for what she's been through

@sxarsfade

4 жыл бұрын

It really is sad

@addy6543

4 жыл бұрын

@@helloandwelcome1486 paper cuts are the worst types of pain in the world

I know many people are saying its his dad, but I thought of it like a younger sibling talking about his older brother.

Alec is the most wholesome and relatable music I have ever seen. He's not going to sing about sex or how much he loves drugs. He's singing from somewhere deep inside that we all have a piece of. He's being an honest person and probably one of the best I've heard

I'm binging all Alec's song and I'm 5 in, and basically just crying a lot 😂

@madisonboddy6356

4 жыл бұрын

Ima burrito mood

@karmaakabane4929

3 жыл бұрын

Wait your 5?

@hedgehog7364

3 жыл бұрын

@@karmaakabane4929 good joke

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Not any beady mentioned no slefed poelyc

stupid, almost 15-year-old me listening to this song for the first time: What's wrong with running over your script? 17-year-old me re-listening to this song: running lines...oh....OH

@raymondthecartoonenjoyer4803

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA-

@ariavalentinaestelle

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I was also fifteen.. now seventeen 😅

@softkookie-ii9ph

3 жыл бұрын

I am 14 but I’m confused as to what it means lol

@softkookie-ii9ph

3 жыл бұрын

@Gabriel Vessels ohhh ok

@demigoddessofwisdom2712

2 жыл бұрын

Fifteen!?!? I’m not even a teen and I know what it is.

Everyone: this song is about a child who sees his dad doing something... Me, an intellectual: its about iron mans death😎

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Bad habitted bodey dethed some thing gived charted some sweater lifes on dished give seeing mistaked go cleand no dine

@BigMacc

2 жыл бұрын

@@jullyscainl7623 What the fuck

Am I that one nerd who thought of Deku and all might???? Idk it fits in my mind for some reason

@katsukibakugo521

5 жыл бұрын

No but BAKUGO came to mind for me he’s my hero

@amiigdala

4 жыл бұрын

I thought of Todoroki and endeavor

@saismol8287

4 жыл бұрын

yes damn me too

@ember0045

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from the future season 4 ep 3 is out go watch hahahahahha *cries*

@kirierjiro6436

4 жыл бұрын

Spoilers for season 4 That prediction from sir night eye, I'll start on the fan art

1. I woke up 2. I went to school 3. I saw my crush 4. I hugged him 5. I kissed him. Sooo.... Its 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 *Then 1.*

@cheetah_kitty

5 жыл бұрын

Love that😂

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Schoolwokedup ,sawed rushed not any thing received ok crush everything

listen this back right after knowing my hero did smth dirty,, he really was my inspiration but now it's even hurts to say that i love him.

"witness a death of a hero" ......i cant breathe right now...

@jullyscainl7623

3 жыл бұрын

Witnes death of hero bad habited any matter some storytelling plyed some self hide other depolmazeedumeyganna

Feelings after Infinity War 😭

@TheKidblazer1

5 жыл бұрын

oh dude why'd u have to post this

@kyrier9827

5 жыл бұрын

This comment doesn't make me feel so good.....

@sistalove15

5 жыл бұрын

ΘΗΣΕΑΣ ΑΙΓΕΥΣ Ikr

@xxwolfydoesgamingxx9832

5 жыл бұрын

oh my god yes ;^; that movie made me wanna throw hands with Thanos

@amberbarnard9977

5 жыл бұрын

me 2

I really relate to this song. My dad was my hero. I thought he was a good guy but deep down he isn’t. I saw the heroic facade crumble away and it hurt. A lot.

@skickerdoodlesthegreat1222

Жыл бұрын

Same,, I know what you’re feeling dude and that shit sucks. I’m so sorry:(

For me "Super man" represents my older sister. I didn't know that anything was wrong. Then a year or two ago, my mom told me. And this is what it felt like. I keep hoping and praying that something will change. But even if it does I'm never getting back my childhood. I'm just a teenager. My dad says that I have been through more pain and heart break then most people will in their entire life. This song makes me cry every time.

He is soo underrated but why?? His voice and the song they are just perfect! Everyone has to know him

This song hit me hard. I used to look up to my dad till he started hitting me ( he doesn’t anymore ) and calling me a mistake whenever he got mad and I found out he does drugs, this song just reminds me of that

"I tried to look away but you can't look away from a trainwreck" that hurt.

I dont know why this reminds me of Tony and Peter Ps. Alec s music is awesome

...I wish more people knew about this guy!!!!!!!!! I love him and his music so much

When he said “and I’ll cover his grave” it made me think about when one day my dad will die and I will be there to witness his funeral even though I never want to. Love you dad ❤️

I just love how peaceful Alec’s songs are ❤️💙❤️

Ugh, all these songs are to perfect, honestly, props, Alec.

This reminds me of Tony Stark's death buhuhuhuhu T~T

@kirierjiro6436

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you dare make everone cry

@wagnersilva9344

4 жыл бұрын

If that's the first thing that pops into your head when listening to this, then that means you are not as f'd up as the rest of us. Good for you.

@luucidhighs165

4 жыл бұрын

You’re telling me iron man did coke 😂

My uncle used to buy me all sorts of things. He would always act crazy and cool he was my hero* l later learned he was on drugs and stealing robbing people ...at first I wanted to help so for years I tried to help until he did something unforgivable so I disowned him this reminds me of this song

My dad has been an alcoholic my whole life,I realized how bad it was when I was 8. I found this song a while back and it make me think of him. Today I woke up and he was gone. My parents got in a big fight last night and the past few nights. I'm 13. My dad didn't even say I love you,nothin. Hopefully he comes back. Last night mom took his keys because he tried to leave then but she stopped him. I guess he got them back lol

@hiccup2056

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 16 now

I always relate this to Boku no hero academia. Especially Hawks and the Todorokis. He always idolised Endeavor and I'm sure if he finds out/ found out about his actual behavior he would be distraught.

@sixshion

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect anime fans to be here

His voice is so peaceful I love it

I bet you really love Alec Benjamin, because you’re making his songs very enjoyable with all the pictures and fonts. Some people like you deserve more than they have because they are grateful and show no hate. Oh, god would love you.

Sending love to all those whose Daddies and or Mommies are missing ❤️.

I relate to this. I thought of my dad as a hero for so long

This made me think of my brother, I looked up to him, he was my hero, my hee ya superman. Now he's in and out of jail, addicted to drugs, A domestic abuser and so much. It hurts to see the person I used to look up to stung out on drugs. I buried the little girl who saw her brother with adoration. Now all I see is a sorry man, whose still stuck in the mindset of a child.

Why his all songs are so magnificent ♥️✨

I’m surprise that this has 158 dislikes this is one of the best songs from Alec Benjamin:3

This is melancholic art.

This is possibly my favourite song from Alec.

I like to picture Superman as life . When we're Young we love life so much , we're full of Hope , hope of being successful , of finding love , then soon enough the reality of life hits you so hard , nothing you planned happens , people disappoint you all the time , people you love die , you work at a job you hate , you see how ugly humanity has become and those sweet moment become so so rare . So for me when I was young life was my hero , as I gotten old i'am seeing the death of it.

After hearing Just Like You, I think this song could be about how as children, we admire characters and concepts without knowing the reality behind them. And then when you grow up, and you learn about the real people behind your childhood "heroes", it can end up hurting you because those people go down dark paths and ruin the images you had of them. Basically killing your childhood, and killing your "hero"

Been on repeat for weeks

This song is so relatable. I had to "put my youth in a castet" at a vary Yong age to survive this harsh world too😢

This song feels so familiar some how. Like even the way it sounds feels like a childhood memory

this song hurts because i relate to it

I just want to know the story behind this song, like I want to know if he's talking about his dad or he saw someone wearing a superhero's costume, and he saw that person do something that changed how he saw that/ his mind about that person. Or that he saw his dad die and he thought that heroes don't die. Sorry for any English mistake, English is not my first language so yeah. P.S this is just my little tiny theory about this song

When the "subscribed?" Poll came up instead of keeping the second option at 100% I picked the first option, "y e s" and ruined it by making 33%.

@Lma331.

5 жыл бұрын

The Magical Kitty-Tato you madlad

At 0:42 till 0:53 it reminds me of the relationship Luke and Percy had or the relationship of Luke and Annabeth

His voice is so good!!!!!!!!

god i still love Alex Benjamin, i saw him at a concert on the 13th February and omg i actually love him so much!!!

Love this song. Song to me is about losing your innocence. Something we unfortunately all have to face. They say death is at the end of life, but death happens us all throughout life, losing our innocence is one of them. Death of a hero, death of our innocence. A role model we looked up to as a child, we realize to be as flawed as the rest of us. The world isn’t fair. No ones perfect. We all have flaws. Santa Claus doesn’t exist, but the companies profiting off Christmas do. No fun to hear? Yep, I know, that’s losing your innocence. Great song mate, we all can relate.

for me, i saw my parents as my heros but as i grew up i realized my mom was emotionally abusive, and the only reason she brought me to life was to look succesfull, but never wanted to actually know me. sucked realizing at a young age that my mother geninely couldnt care less if i hopped off a cliff.

This song means so much to me. This song was playing late at night in my room. Then it suddenly stops and I got a call from papa saying “be wala na si daddy” meaning “you’re daddy (grandfather) is gone” he died in the ICU at midnight, and literally, That night I saw through all the magic now I’m a witness to the death of a hero. And even though years has passed I still miss my daddy.

I can’t stop listening to this. This made me feel better after I left this amazing place in Virginia and I had to go back to New York.

Is it just me or did anyone think of Ironman when u saw the title. I thought he wrote a song on Ironman after endgame,but this was not even close...

i'm addicted to this song- it's official

The poeple who dislike cannot handle greatness.

His voice is so beautiful

I came here immediately

This song needs to blow up !

After he says hero there’s like this uplifting music that makes it really emotional

Alec Benjamin is one of the most underrated singer I’ve ever seen

comparing this to stuff in my life, way to hit me in the feels ahh!!

This song reminds me of my dad. He taught me everything I know. He was always there for me. I Love him so much. But He is an alcoholic. My dad is slowly drinking and working himself to death. I feel like I'm watching him slowly fade away but I can't stop it.

@hiccup2056

2 жыл бұрын

Well update. A year ago my parents divorced bc of now he is just killing himself where I can't even see a few of the good moments

No joke this song helped me through depression and COVID. This song and just like you

Good job! I'm glad your not giving up! Idk if you remember me or not but if you don't that's okay. Your doing great!💝😍😎

More love in my heart for him and his music than I knew was possible💜

i heard this in a jason todd playlist and ive been listening to it nonstop thinking abt how well it fits.

I love it when the Heroes die...

@springsgaragedoors7199

Жыл бұрын

L. O. L. 😂😂😂😂😂

2:20 Sorry just a time stamp to my favourite part-

@kylestamps5817

3 жыл бұрын

Wow same😂

I am a Very big fan of DC, This song has made me cry, Thanks for the good music!

Unfortunately the world is full of broken people who put on a fake appearance for others..can't save them all but sounds like A lec may have learned you can't t count on everyone..put your trust in your creator❤

I think this is about a kid talking about his father and how far he had gone

I have been listening to Alec Benjamin for years and most of the songs that i like and go to when i want to listen to something good are his

God this song his so GOOD all his songs slap man

This would be great for a my hero video.

@RI0TED

4 жыл бұрын

Like future wise -w-

2021 anyone ❤️

I’m from Pittsburgh and this hit hard

この歌何故か分からないけどalecの曲で1番毛嫌いしてたけど歌詞の意味知った瞬間めちゃすきになったんだよね。 やっぱりalecの曲で悪いやつなんてひとつも無いわ

The greatest instrument is his voice.

Damn I came from a mini amv all sad but hot damn these comments just made me cry my eyes out

These hits home with me and my dad

That's deep... I might cry...

My song for my dad used to be “one call away” by Charlie Puth. But now it’s this song. It’s a really horrible, sad story. I can’t help but cry every time I hear one call away, because he used to be my hero, but now, eight years later, he’s just the “superman” that Alec Benjamin put into this song. Life is rough lmao

This is my new favorite song❤

So good as always I'm so excited for you to come to salt lake for the tour concert 😄👍👍👍