Blue Stahli is a surgeon of sound. He stitches together chopped up guitars,… Read Full Bio ↴Blue Stahli is a surgeon of sound. He stitches together chopped up guitars, bass synths, electro beats, and vocal hooks into lush mixes of varying genres with surprising prowess and authenticity. In one turn, his catalog will take a listener from metallic heaviness to electronic ambience.

Influenced by movies such as Hackers, Johnny Mnemonic, Bubblegum Crisis, and other 90s cyberpunk, Blue Stahli started making music in the tracker programs Scream Tracker and Impulse Tracker (which were a big part of the demoscene and used to create videogame soundtracks). The modern tracker, Renoise, continues to be Blue Stahli’s canvas of choice for producing his brand of electronic rock, bass music, French electro and even sophisticated videogame scores in the tradition of the original tracker pioneers.

Beginning in 2009 with his smash single, ULTRAnumb, Blue Stahli continues to blend genres and media having appeared in films and TV shows such as Lights Out and American Horror Story in addition to creating original songs for videogames like Cyberpunk 2077, and appearing in trailers for Destiny 2, and Call of Duty. As an evolving and prolific songwriter, producer, and artist, he has released 11 studio albums including the deadchannel_Trilogy consisting of Quartz, Copper, and Obsidian. He also releases material under his secondary moniker, Sunset Neon.

Blue Stahli’s latest release, Break and Enter, is a collaboration with DJ and fellow producer, Hyper. The track fuses elements of their electronic rock, breakbeat, metal, and cyberpunk styles together in this electro punk rock single.

Demon
Blue Stahli Lyrics

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I said, "Lord, Lord, Lord, it's a long dark road"
And my tongue's a sword when speaking gold
In my deep down soul, I am flies and blood
And it's black as coal in this heart of mud

And they say, "You got a demon"

And I'm home sweet home like a herd of swine

And the seeds I've sown, well they're mine, all mine
They're down so low, in floorboard rest
There's a great big hole straight through my chest

And they say, "You got a demon
You got a demon, you got a demon"

Hey-ey-yeah
He-e-ey-yeah

Hey-ey-yeah
He-e-ey-yeah

Overall Meaning

In Blue Stahli's song "Demon," the lyrics convey a profound sense of internal struggle and darkness. The opening lines, "I said, Lord, Lord, Lord, it's a long dark road, And my tongue's a sword when speaking gold," suggest a plea for guidance and assistance in traversing a difficult journey. The singer acknowledges their ability to speak eloquently and convincingly but also recognizes the darkness within their soul, comparing it to flies and blood and describing their heart as black as coal in a swamp of mud.

The repetition of the phrase "And they say, 'You got a demon'" adds to the internal conflict portrayed in the song. It implies that the singer is aware of the negative perception they may have earned due to their struggles and insinuates that others see them as possessed or influenced by some sort of evil force. The lyrics further emphasize this struggle by using vivid imagery to describe their situation, with lines like "I'm home sweet home like a herd of swine" and "There's a great big hole straight through my chest."

Overall, "Demon" explores themes of internal darkness, internal conflict, and the external perception of one's struggles. It reflects on the struggle to reconcile one's own demons and suggests a longing for acceptance and understanding amidst personal turmoil.

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Bret Autrey

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