Some people honestly think
That there is a Build-a-Hero workshop.
A store that they can go to.
And all of their heroes are on the wall.
The ones they like right at the window.
So that these people can say.
I’ll have this hero right here.
With these qualities
Yeah, give me charisma
And honesty
And good looks
And the gift of words.
But don’t give me struggle
Don’t give me pain.
I already have that.
I don’t need a hero with flaws
That I see in myself.
That would make them real.
I can't have a hero with flaws
That I don't approve of.

So they take the hero to pay for them.
They give them a sugarcoat.
And the cashier looks at them.
And takes their card
But tells them that it is insufficient funds
Because they cannot afford this hero.
No one has that amount of money
Such people don’t exist.
But if they want this hero to be real
They should look in their everyday lives
And at the actual lives of their heroes
To take the sugarcoat off
So that they are free to admire those who inspire
Because there is no inspiration without pain.
And no pain without struggle
But the struggle they endured
Bring our heroes closer to us.