All the lyrics, except for the last line, occur just the intro. The rest of the song is instrumental with the line, “sounds of silence (surround me)” being constantly repeated. The intro starts off positively explaining how this anonymous character has always enjoyed helping people.
I am the superman
The great enemy of evil
I fight for goodness
Fight for what's right
The superman with superpowers
The super good, against bad behavior
I've always been a superman
When I was a boy I wanted to be a fireman
Run through the flames with my super helmet
Pump up water and fight the fire
Hot flames and evil smoke
Smash things up with a big hammer
And rescue all the good people
The proper citizens
I wanted to make my mom proud of me
She was my superwoman
I wanted to be a doctor
Fight against diseases with my knowledge
Make my mom immortal
Help everybody who was in trouble or feeling bad
And I wanted to be an officer
A policeman with a blue uniform
Put bad people into jail and keep crime off the streets
Chase gangsters with my super car
And shoot them up with my bullets
I wanted to be a great man, like my father
The good man, taking care of his loving family
Wife and son
Coming home everyday after work and read a newspaper
Build a house in the countryside I'd go fishing
Now I got it all
My wife doesn't love me anymore
But that's ok
I've got the other plans already
I have it all figured out
I am the superman
Fight against the bad
One day I'll fly away
Like a butterfly high up into the sky
And I'll touch the sun
Sounds of silence (surround me)