Charlie Puth
Don’t Meet Your Heroes lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:19
I was young and so obsessed
All my friends said you're the best
So I just assumed you were nice
I love the way you were a star
I love the way you play guitar
You don't even look like you're tryin'
I wish that we never met
Every day, I'm still filled with regret
But then again, it made me who I am
There ain't a damn thing I would change except
Don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem
I just should've kept you on my TV screen
Oh, I learned my lesson when they put me through hell
No, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself
It felt like I lived in your dream
Did I hurt your self-esteem?
I hope I make it in your memoir
I don't mean to be a pessimist (I don't mean to be a pessimist)
But I would never say you're heaven-sent (I would never say you're heaven-sent)
You thought I was lightning for your jar
I wish that we never met (that we never met)
Every day, I'm still filled with regret
But then again, it made me who I am (who I am)
There ain't a damn thing I would change except
Don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem (not as they seem)
I just should've kept you on my TV screen (on my TV screen)
Oh, I learned my lesson when they put me through hell
No, don't meet your heroes without (without) knowing yourself
Don't meet your heroes, they're not as they seem (not as they seem)
I just should've kept you on my TV screen (on my TV screen)
Oh, I learned my lesson when they put me through hell
No, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself
Oh, knowing yourself
I learned my lesson when they put me through hell
No, don't meet your heroes without knowing yourself
Knowing yourself
Yes, I've, yes, I've, yes, I've learned
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Key vocabulary
- dream
- sleep images; hopeA2
- nice
- pleasant; kindA1
- play
- take part for funA1
- put
- place somethingA1
- star
- famous performerA1
- through
- from one side to the otherA1
- way
- method or directionA1
- again
- one more timeA1
- assumed
- accepted as trueB2
- best
- top qualityA1
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About this song
Charlie Puth is an American pop singer-songwriter and record producer, known for soul-pop hooks built around his piano playing and distinctive falsetto. He gained mainstream prominence through major streaming-era hits such as “See You Again,” “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” and “Attention,” and has written and produced songs for artists including Meghan Trainor and BTS.