Action Movie Hero Boy

Action Movie Hero Boy
Song
Artist	Lemon Demon
Written by	Neil Cicierega
Appears on	Dinosaurchestra
Sung by	Neil Cicierega
Duration	3:42
Tempo	145
Genre	Rock
Language	English
Links:	Needlejuice Remaster Original 2006 mix

Action Movie Hero Boy is the second track on Dinosaurchestra. It is a cautionary tale about a child imitating action movie clichés.

Lyrics

I gotta figure out where mommy keeps the dynamite 
I’ll get some measuring tape so I can time it right 
I know it’s dangerous 
I know you’re thinking I am a fool
But it’s the only chance I’ll ever get to look so cool 
(Look so cool) 
Hey, look at me, casually 
Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy 
In slow-mo, everything glowing and 
Blowing to bits right behind me
You see it all the time in theatres on the silver screen 
Like when the good guy blows the bad guy’s house to smithereens
I’ve got a movie-making camera and a dozen grenades
I’m looking tough, I’ve got the stuff I’ve got the spiffy shades
(Spiffy shades) 
Hey look at me casually 
Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy 
In slow mo, everything glowing and 
Blowing to bits right behind me
I am aware it’s just a movie
I’m aware it’s a cliché
I am aware I’m being stupid
I’m aware of that
but hey
This is just something that I gotta do. 
Yeah
(Yeah) 
Hey, look at me, casually 
Stumbling down like action movie blooper reel
In slow-mo, everything glowing and 
Blowing to bits including me

Trivia

• The beginning of this song samples a voice line from the 1988 NES game Bad Dudes.