AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial commercial success with their fifth album, The Art of Drowning (2000), which peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200. They then broke into the mainstream with their sixth, Sing the Sorrow (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks. The album was supported by popular singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "Silver and Cold", both of which peaked at number seven on America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was also released as a single, reaching number 16 on the chart. Sing the Sorrow was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2006 and is AFI's best-selling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies as of September 2009.
AFI's seventh album, Decemberunderground (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single "Miss Murder", which topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "Love Like Winter", reached number four on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2013.[6] Decemberunderground was followed three years later by Crash Love (2009), and then four years later by Burials (2013); both albums were also successful, peaking at number twelve and number nine, respectively, on the Billboard 200. The band's tenth and latest album, AFI (The Blood Album), was released in 2017, and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, making it their second-highest chart position.
Demonomania
AFI Lyrics
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Look upon me, I am the beast...
Demonomania, demonomania, demonomania, my father was a wolf.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my mother was a whore.
You check and see we aren't like other wolves.
It's in the blood, I wanna be the fucking savior.
Humans are weak, what else you fucking do?
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my father was a wolf.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my mother was a whore.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my mother was a whore.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, My father was a wolf.
The lyrics of AFI's cover of The Misfits' Demonomania are quite straightforward, yet enigmatic. The song talks about a person or being that identifies with being different from the norm. The repeated line "Demonomania, demonomania, demonomania" suggests a fixation with demons or demonic entities, and serves as a kind of mantra or declaration of identity. The lyrics also claim that the singer's father was a wolf, and their mother was a whore, implying a sense of shame or impurity in their lineage.
The verses go on to express a desire for power, control, and superiority over humans, whom the singer deems as weak. Bloodthirst and violence are also present in lines like "I want your blood." The song seems to be exploring themes of alienation, animalistic urges, and a rejection of conventional morality. The final repetition of the line about the father and mother serves as a closing affirmation of the singer's identity, as if to say, "This is who I am, and I embrace it."
Line by Line Meaning
Look upon me, I am the beast...
I am a demonic creature, look at me and see my true nature.
Demonomania, demonomania, demonomania, my father was a wolf.
I am consumed by my demonic nature, inherited from my father who was also a creature of the dark.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my mother was a whore.
My mother's profession echoes the immoral and sinful nature of my existence.
You check and see we aren't like other wolves.
We are not like other creatures of the wild; we are something else entirely.
It's in the blood, I wanna be the fucking savior.
My demonic nature is part of who I am and I am determined to embrace it and use it to become a savior.
Humans are weak, what else you fucking do?
Humans are feeble and pitiful creatures, there is nothing else they can do except be prey for creatures like me.
Humans are weak, I want your blood.
I crave the blood of humans, as it is the essence of their weakness and the source of my strength.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my mother was a whore.
My mother's profession still haunts me and reinforces my demonic nature.
Demonomania, Demonomania, Demonomania, my father was a wolf.
My father's legacy as a creature of the night looms over me and fuels my demonic desires.
Lyrics © REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: GLEN DANZIG
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David Leyh
Whoever mixes AFI typically accentuates the drums. Otherwise, a remarkably short Misfits song.
Niño Zombi
I miss exactly this
Ran Aground
My father was a fruit
mac_money_80
I like this version way more than the misfits version
Diamond miles8
You are now my worst enemy.
Drake Engelhart
No bad badddd both are great
defective kid
Hahahahaha. Imsupidashell
Erick Herrera
Too slow