Story Behind The Song

Skipp's love of comic books and his frustration with the self-serving 'leaders' of our civilization.

Song Description

Frustrated with the world, the narrator speaks of his plans and desires to become a supervillain. The song mentions heroes that the narrator admired but notes that the crime-fighting that they do never really changes anything for the avarage person.

Lyrics

I used to want to be a superhero---Like
Batman, Spider-man, Green Lantern or Wolverine---but
everything they did would always equal zero--- Nothing ever
changed for the people on the street just like me, just like
me yeah---The cops shot another guy on the north side of
town---Our country's always pushing everybody around---The
heroes say that they're kept too busy just fighting crime---
but that's just a symptom of the disease---that's getting
worse all the time---*I want to be a supervillain---I want to
make them pay---So now I'm working out all of the details---
No petty crimes, just biding time, and masterminding the
plans---And even if the heroes come I know I can't fail---I
know their weaknesses and how to make them all
understand---I'll make them understand yeah---if I get just a
few of them to turn my way---We can shine the light of
reason over every face---Until this whole divided world will
really be as one---And I can retire to my island in peace,
knowing that my work is done---I can understand why you
might be afraid---You haven't really thought of this world as
anything but this way---Well don't worry too much because I
don't want to harm you---Well don't worry too much
because I don't want to rule---I'm just erasing the
chalkboard, leveling the playing field---and taking all the
useless leaders and superheroes back to school