Imagine Dragons - Demons Meaning
Song Released: 2013
Covered By: Jasmine Thompson
Demons Lyrics
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 want to hide the truth
I want to shelter you
But...
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In the beginning, it mentions that "the saints we see are all made of gold." To me, this says that people who we think are perfect (or close to perfect) have a greedy side too (because they are metaphorically made of gold). It is also possible that the song may mean that something is causing the person to be nice that most people may be disappointed in. For example, if a teenager's parents pay them to be nice, are they really nice?
Later, it states that our role models are the worst ones to follow: "When your dreams all fail and the ones we hail are the worst of all." This line simply says that idols are dangerous. If you really look up to someone who has flaws (because everyone has flaws), you will eventually, whether you know it or not, take on those flaws in an effort to be like that person. It's sad but true. It has also given me second thoughts about role models.
Later on, it says, "I wanna hide the truth/I wanna shelter you/But with the beast inside/There’s nowhere we can hide." Basically, the person singing the song wants to help the one they love, but end up confessing that there's nothing they can do to shelter them from the cruel and unforgiving world. The singer knows that, although they try to be as good of a human as they can, there is no way to stop the sin that is waiting to emerge from inside. The singer could try to protect them from the world, but it would be pointless because the flaws would emerge on the person they were trying to protect. This is also sad but true, but reenforces the idea of the song interpreting that no one is perfect.
Thus, the chorus to the song:
"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"
Of course, the author does not actually mean that they have physical demons inside of them, but demons are a reference to the sin and flaws that rest within. The rest is pretty much self explanatory:)
The rest of the song goes on to support the "thesis" more if you take the time to read into it.
Overall, the singer loves the person they are singing to, the intended audience. He wants to protect the intended audience from the darkness of the world, but it comes out as warning of the lingering dangers because he can not do anything to prevent his inner "demons" from hurting them.
If you ask me, this is a pretty depressing song. It is also and eye opener to see that other people actually notice that this world has become crueler over the years. -
This song was written in memory of a boy named Tyler Robinson. Tyler was just like any other one of their fans- only he had cancer. He died at the age of 18, in 2013. Imagine Dragons wanted to write a song in memory of him, because the band has a connection with their fans, one most bands these days don't have. If you look up the music video, at the end there is footage of Tyler singing the last chorus of "It's Time" with Dan Reynolds, the band's lead singer. The actual meaning of the words in this song is very deep, so deep Adele couldn't roll in it: Bad things have happened to the singer of the song, and he wants to shelter the person he loves from the world, but he can't, because demons stay with you forever. The line "unless you show me how" is a ray of hope: the singer's so messed up, but the person he loves is so pure and innocent she/he might be able to show the singer how to get out of the cage made by his demons.
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My boyfriend used this song as an example of what he's feeling... He's been acting weird and began getting more and more distant. When I decided we needed some space from each other, he told me, "take a quick listen to this song. it'll explain why i haven't been wanting to hang out with you." He's been holding in his anger the entire time and is scared he might do something to me that he would regret... "i don't want to hit you." that was what he said...
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I personally think that this message fits the song best. Throughout the song the lyrics are written as if it is about two people coming from the point of view of one of them. It talks about a person wanting to protect and shelter someone he loves from other people’s inner demons, his demons and the world’s cruelty and that he can only do that by letting the person go because he has no other option but to settle to the fact that he has these demons. At the end of the song it talks about a small glimmer of hope being that the person he loves is so innocent and pure that only they can save him from the reality of the world and himself.
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i believe that the song means that we as human beings are all greedy and do care about one another showing hatred. it tells us that we all need to love one another and care about each other no matter what and to give up our selfish ways
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This song was made for a man who had cancer. It basicly means, we all have troubles ( aka: demons ) with certan things. It's not evil, it just refers to hard times and stress.
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This song is about the fact that everyone has a secret to hide.And everyone has something that is killing them. That is what this song is about to me.
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MY bf and I broke up and he is using this song to tell me what he is...how sad that after 5 years I am learning what he really is. SO now my daughter and I are so confused because since he heard this he has completely sheltered us out
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MY bf and I broke up and he is using this song to tell me what he is...how sad that after 5 years I am learning what he really is
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The band members are Mormon, so I believe that part of this song is from the POV of Jesus: "This is my kingdom come."
Some of it is how he (the singer) cannot be rid of what he has done in the past, and he has learned from has mistakes, and they have made him who he is. -
Everyoe has a demon, everyone has something from their past, or that is still with them (baggage) that affects their life. this song is about the most dangerouse of demons, the kind that will stay with you forever and will never leave you alone, constantly holding you back from the life you were born to live.
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This song is a boy that had cancer. Like when it said "With the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide," the 'beast' is cancer.
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