Am I Demon
Danzig/Glenn Danzig Lyrics

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When death had no name
Time stood still
Life had no ending then

Before the word there was no end
No fear, no mortal pain, no name
Nothing

And this thing mortals fear
Dubbed evil, hungry
Waiting to no avail withering

Life without an end
Death without a name
Without a name

And our Eden burns in flames
Can our Eden still remain
Still remain

Can you really make it end, yeah

And this thing mortals fear
Dubbed evil, hungry
Waiting to no avail withering

Life without an end
Death without a

Yeah, when death had no name
Time stood still
Life had no ending then, yeah

Oh, oh yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Glenn Danzig's song "Am I Demon" revolves around the concept of life, death and the afterlife. The song transports the listener to a time before death was a reality, before the end of life existed, and everything stood still. It speaks about a world where there was no fear or pain, and there was no name given to anything. The lyrics describe a world that was pure and everlasting, it was an Eden where nothing could touch or destroy it.

However, the song explores the idea that there is something mortals fear and dub as "evil," a feeling of hopelessness and waiting, though it cannot be destroyed. The singer then poses the question, can our Eden still remain even with the introduction of this new idea of death and evil? The song's protagonist seems to be questioning whether there is any hope for life to continue without the looming presence of mortality.

Overall, "Am I Demon" is a contemplative and reflective song on the concept of life and death. It explores the idea of an Eden-like world where everything was perfect but contrasts it with the inevitability of death, which turns paradise into flames.

Line by Line Meaning

When death had no name
Back when death was an unknown concept and had no name

Time stood still
There was no concept of time

Life had no ending then
Life was eternal, without the eventual prospect of death

Before the word there was no end
Death had no name or definition before humans gave it one

No fear, no mortal pain, no name
Death wasn't scary, painful, or even a named concept before humans named it

Nothing
Death was just nothingness before humans created an idea of it

And this thing mortals fear
Death is the thing that humans fear most

Dubbed evil, hungry
Death is often seen as an evil and insatiable force

Waiting to no avail withering
Despite being feared, death is an inevitable and unstoppable process

Life without an end
Before death was a concept, life was thought to be eternal

Death without a name
Death was just an unknown, unnamed, undefined concept