Current Song Obsessions

Demons- Imagine Dragons

Demons- Imagine Dragons

Album: Night Visions

Released: 2013

Genre: Indie Rock

Here's a translation of the song I found on the Net:

""When the days are cold / And the cards all fold / And the saints we see / Are all made of gold.”

 Things are not always what they seem, except, perhaps, when things start going south? Is that when the true colors are seen and when someone shows they are made of gold? Or do they let their dark side prevail? You find out if the tough get going when the going gets tough.

 “I wanna hide the truth / I wanna shelter you / But with the beast inside / There’s nowhere we can hide.”

 Despite his best efforts, the narrator cannot bury or drown the dark side. He is making a valiant effort to protect someone from experiencing that element of his personality, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Perhaps it’s best to stop stuffing it down and let it out and move on, since trying and failing to suffocate it can only exacerbate the problem and create further tension. Resolve the conflict and move on, maybe?

 “No matter what we breed / We still are made of greed / This is my kingdom come / This is my kingdom come.”

 Ah, the band uses a bit of a religious metaphor. We can try to live a good life, but there are still elements of darkness. It’s best to accept and acknowledge it, and manage things from there."

So as you can see this is a very deep song. Personally, I listen to it when I'm depressed (you know, to get even more depressed lol). My favorite part is the chorus :)

Lyrics:

When the days are cold

And the cards all fold

And the saints we see

Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail

And the ones we hail

Are the worst of all

And the blood’s run stale

I wanna hide the truth

I wanna shelter you

But with the beast inside

There’s nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed

We still are made of greed

This is my kingdom come

This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

At the curtain’s call

It's the last of all

When the lights fade out

All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave

And the masquerade

Will come calling out

At the mess you made

Don't wanna let you down

But I am hell bound

Though this is all for you

Don't wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed

We still are made of greed

This is my kingdom come

This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

They say it's what you make

I say it's up to fate

It's woven in my soul

I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright

I wanna save that light

I can't escape this now

Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide

Don’t get too close

It’s dark inside

It’s where my demons hide

It’s where my demons hide