https://soundcloud.co… Read Full Bio ↴1) Florida-based producer & popwurk innovator
https://soundcloud.com/dvemon
https://ddddjdaemon.bandcamp.com/
https://mechayuri.bandcamp.com/album/luv-ep
https://mechayuri.bandcamp.com/album/sad-day-loops
2) Daemon was a Death metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally a side project of Konkhra and Entombed members.
Anders Lundemark - Vocals, Guitar (Konkhra)
Thomas Fagerlind - Bass (Dawnfall, Thorium, Iniquity, Swollen, Downlord)
Gene Hoglan - Drums (Dark Angel (USA), Death, Dethklok, Devin Townsend, Forbidden (USA), Just Cause, Meldrum, Naphobia, Old Man's Child, Phantasm, Pitch Black Forecast, Strapping Young Lad, Tenet, Testament, Unearth, Wargod (USA), Zimmers Hole, Mechanism (Can), Fear Factory)
3) Daemon is also the alternate musical handle of Monster-0's Daemon Hatfield who makes pastoral electronica on his home computer. His first album, Background Processes, is a collection of songs written from 2003-2009. Several tracks were commissioned for theatre and film projects, but others haven't been heard anywhere before. Daemon tries to make the biggest emotional impact possible with the least amount of musical elements, resulting in simple electronic lullabies.
Envy
Daemon Lyrics
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Of what I can is what I am
I've built around me a castle of dreams
What I have is what you want
I bought a gun to protect my property
I pull to kill on every occasion
So in court, when they charge me, I say:
Judge, it was only for protection .
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Why don't you get a life so you don't envy mine
Come clean, you know what's nagging you
Could it be, what the next guy has
You have a girl, yet you want his too
She is younger and she will give it all to you
No life could be like this
Having all, and then some more
My beating heart, the closed fist within me
To have my property and then some
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Why don't you get a life so you don't envy mine
Spent my life under the spell
Of what I can is what I am
I've built around me a castle of dreams
What I have is what you want
I bought a gun to protect my property
I pull to kill on every occasion
In court, when they charge me, I say:
Judge, it was only for protection .
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Life
Is becoming the knife
That takes every life
Of what they are
Blind with envy
Why don't you get a life so you don't envy mine
The song "Envy" by Daemon is a commentary on the destructive nature of envy and the lengths people will go to protect what they have. The lyrics tell the story of someone who has become consumed with the idea that what they have is valuable and enviable to others. They have built their life around this idea and are willing to do anything to protect it, even resorting to violence. The chorus repeats the idea that envy is like a knife that takes away the essence of who someone is.
The verse about buying a gun is particularly telling. The person is so consumed with the idea that what they have is valuable that they feel they need to protect it aggressively. They are willing to use lethal force to defend their property. The line "it was only for protection" is a common excuse used by those who commit violence out of fear or envy.
The second verse is directed at someone else who is also struggling with envy. The singer encourages the other person to focus on their own life instead of fixating on what others have. The line "why don't you get a life so you don't envy mine" is a direct challenge to the other person to stop fixating on what the singer has and start working towards their own goals instead.
Overall, "Envy" is a warning against the destructive power of envy and a call to action to focus on creating a fulfilling life rather than obsessing over what others have.
Line by Line Meaning
Spent my life under the spell
I have spent my life under the influence of the belief that what I possess is what defines me.
Of what I can is what I am
I have based my identity on what I am capable of achieving rather than who I am as a person.
I've built around me a castle of dreams
I have created a fantasy world for myself in which I believe my possessions and accomplishments are everything.
What I have is what you want
I assume that everyone desires what I have and that they are envious of my possessions and status.
I bought a gun to protect my property
I have taken extreme measures to protect what I believe defines me, even to the point of violence.
I pull to kill on every occasion
I am willing to harm others in order to maintain my position in life.
So in court, when they charge me, I say:
When confronted with the consequences of my actions, I try to justify them by claiming self-defense.
Judge, it was only for protection .
I plead with the judge to understand that my violent actions were solely to protect myself and my possessions.
Life Is becoming the knife That takes every life Of what they are Blind with envy
The constant desire for material possessions and status is destroying people's sense of self and causing them to become envious and bitter.
Why don't you get a life so you don't envy mine
Instead of being consumed by envy, focus on building your own life and identity instead of coveting what others have.
Come clean, you know what's nagging you
You are aware that your envy is eating away at you and causing you to feel dissatisfied with your life.
Could it be, what the next guy has
You are envious of what others possess, and it consumes you to the point of obsession.
You have a girl, yet you want his too
You are always wanting more, even if it means taking what others have, including their partners.
She is younger and she will give it all to you
You believe that possessing others will fill the void in your life, even if it means taking advantage of their youth and innocence.
No life could be like this
This way of living, always wanting more and never being satisfied, is a miserable existence.
Having all, and then some more
The desire for more can never be fulfilled; it only leads to a constant sense of inadequacy.
My beating heart, the closed fist within me
My constant desire for more possesses me to the point where my heart beats to the rhythm of greed and violence.
To have my property and then some
I am consumed by the fixation on possessing more and always wanting more than what I have.
Contributed by Jason C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.