I'm just a little guy from the suburbs Who learned to kill before the others Romantic activist, I'm the joker I say, "Vive le Québec libre" But if you hear this, no, when you hear this You'll know I didn't, I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would But you know, you know, yes, you know No heroes Just those who care more for their legend than their life There are no heroes in this life I tried, yes, I tried, with a shy girl To live respectably, but decided Fake existentialist, I'm the martyr Steal from the bank of Jean-Paul Sartre But if you hear this, no, when you hear this You'll know I didn't, I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would But you know, you know, yes, you know No heroes Just those who care more for their legend than their life There are no heroes in this life I am the little guy from the suburbs But I learned to kill better than the others What's that you said about execution? Oh, bring on the beatification But if you hear this, no, when you hear this You'll know I didn't, I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would I didn't make it like I hoped we would But you know, you know, yes, you know No heroes And I don't care For my legend or my life There are no heroes in this life