"Leader of Men" adalah sebuah lagu yang diciptakan oleh band rock asal Kanada, Nickelback. Lirik lagu yang ditulis oleh Chad Kroeger ini mengeksplorasi tema isolasi dan perasaan tidak berdaya. Tokoh utama dalam lagu merasa tidak mampu memimpin orang lain, lebih memilih untuk mengikuti daripada bertanggung jawab. Ia berjuang dengan perasaan hampa dan kesepian, memintanya minuman untuk menenggelamkan kesedihannya. Meskipun lagu ini tidak menyertakan chorus tradisional, bagian bridge yang berulang-ulang memberikan sentuhan yang menghantui dan beresonansi, menyoroti keinginan mendalam sang tokoh untuk terhubung dan mendapatkan dukungan.
Leader of Men Lyrics
Nickelback
Tell your friends not to think aloud
Until they swallow
Whisper things into my brain
Your voice sounds so hollow
I am not a leader of men
Since I prefer to follow
Do you think I could have a drink
Since it's so hard to swallow
So hard to swallow
So turn the television off
and I will sing a song
And if you suddenly have the urge
You can sing along
I touch your hand, I touch your face
I think the fruit is rotten
Give me lessons on how to breathe
'cause I think I've forgotten
I think I've forgotten
One day, up to a cliff
That overlooks the water
I jumped in to save a girl
It was somebody's daughter
And now the ring that's on my hand
It was given to me by her
And to this day we all sit around
And dream of ways to get higher
To get much higher
Until they swallow
Whisper things into my brain
Your voice sounds so hollow
I am not a leader of men
Since I prefer to follow
Do you think I could have a drink
Since it's so hard to swallow
So hard to swallow
So turn the television off
and I will sing a song
And if you suddenly have the urge
You can sing along
I touch your hand, I touch your face
I think the fruit is rotten
Give me lessons on how to breathe
'cause I think I've forgotten
I think I've forgotten
One day, up to a cliff
That overlooks the water
I jumped in to save a girl
It was somebody's daughter
And now the ring that's on my hand
It was given to me by her
And to this day we all sit around
And dream of ways to get higher
To get much higher