"Demons" lyrics

"Demons"

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've 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


Thanks to Victor Ly for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Taelyn, shadyfan, JC, lisa moreschi for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Benjamin Arthur McKee, Daniel Coulter Reynolds, Alexander Junior Grant, Daniel Wayne Sermon, Joshua Francis Mosser
In this song, the singer wants to protect his loved one from his imperfections which he calls "demons".
The meaning of this track fits perfectly with the album's theme, which was explained by vocalist Dan Reynolds, "We all deal with our own demons and anxieties, but we find that nothing calms the mind more than creating. Many of the songs on the album were written late into the night, and some of the lyrical themes came from dreams I've had, even some nightmares."
"Demons" became the band's second top-ten hit after their "Radioactive".
The song won a MuchMusic Video Award for "International Video of the Year – Group" (2014) and an iHeartRadio Music Award for "Alternative Rock Song of the Year" (2014).
This song was featured in the theatrical trailer for the film "The Words" (2012).
album: "Night Visions" (2012)
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