The song has been a commercial success, becoming their second top ten single after "Radioactive". It spent twelve weeks in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, four of which were spent at its number six peak. It is Imagine Dragons' second song to stay more than one year on the Hot 100 (61 weeks). The song has sold over 4.1 million copies in the United States as of January 2015, making it the eighth most downloaded song in rock history. It has also been a moderate commercial success worldwide, charting in several countries. The song won a MuchMusic Video Award for International Video of the Year - Group (2014) and an iHeartRadio Music Award for Alternative Rock Song of the Year (2014).
Demons
Imagine Dragons Lyrics
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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
I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's nowhere we can hide
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
At the curtain's call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl
So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made
Don't wanna let you down
But I am hellbound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go
Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how
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
"Demons" by Imagine Dragons is a song about hiding and suppressing one's darkest thoughts and emotions. The lyrics describe the feelings of an individual who is struggling with their inner demons while trying to maintain a facade of normalcy. When the day is bleak and everything goes wrong, and when our dreams and aspirations fail us and we begin to doubt ourselves, our true nature, which is greedy and selfish, tends to come out. This is our kingdom of greed.
The chorus of the song goes, "When you feel my heat, look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide." These lines suggest that the singer is afraid of revealing their true self to those around them. If someone gets too close to them, they might see the darkness lurking inside—their demons. The singer admits that he does not want to hide the truth, but he is hellbound and can't change who he is. He needs someone to help him overcome and get rid of his demons.
Overall, "Demons" is a song that portrays the complex emotions that arise when we try to keep our inner demons under control. We want to be good and do good, but we need help to overcome our darkness.
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Line by Line Meaning
When the days are cold
When life gets tough
And the cards all fold
And things aren't going our way
And the saints we see
And the people we look up to
Are all made of gold
Are not really what they seem
When your dreams all fail
When everything we hope for falls apart
And the ones we hail
And the people we praise
Are the worst of all
Are often the most flawed
And the blood's run stale
And everything feels dead inside
I wanna hide the truth
I want to protect you from the reality
I wanna shelter you
I want to keep you safe
But with the beast inside
But with my own inner demons
There's nowhere we can hide
There's nowhere to escape
No matter what we breed
No matter what kind of person we are
We still are made of greed
We are all driven by selfishness
This is my kingdom come
This is the end of the line for me
When you feel my heat
When you feel my intensity
Look into my eyes
See the real me
It's where my demons hide
My weaknesses are hidden within me
Don't get too close
Don't get too involved
It's dark inside
There are things in my mind you don't want to see
At the curtain's call
At the end of the show
It's the last of all
It's the final curtain
When the lights fade out
When everything falls apart
All the sinners crawl
Everyone is helpless
So they dug your grave
So they gave up on you
And the masquerade
And the lies we tell ourselves
Will come calling out
Will be exposed
At the mess you've made
At the mess we've made
Don't wanna let you down
I don't want to disappoint you
But I am hellbound
But I am trapped within my own sins
Though this is all for you
Even though everything I do is for you
Don't wanna hide the truth
I don't want to lie to you
They say it's what you make
They say you have control over your own life
I say it's up to fate
I say it's out of our hands
It's woven in my soul
It's a part of me
I need to let you go
I need to move on
Your eyes, they shine so bright
You have a spark in you that inspires me
I wanna save that light
I want to protect you and your innocent soul
I can't escape this now
I am trapped in my own darkness
Unless you show me how
Unless you can show me a way out
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Joshua Francis Mosser, Alex Grant, Benjamin Arthur McKee, Daniel Coulter Reynold, Daniel Wayne Sermon
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DoctorPulpo remasted
lyrics:
When the days are cold
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 wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's nowhere we can hide
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
At the curtain's call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl
So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out at the mess you've made
Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell-bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go
Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how
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
eduardo
Lyrics:
When the days are cold
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 wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's nowhere we can hide
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
At the curtain's call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl
So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out at the mess you've made
Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell-bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go
Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how
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
Amalia Miron
When the days are cold
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 wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's nowhere we can hide
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
At the curtain's call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl
So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out at the mess you've made
Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell-bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth
No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
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
They say it's what you make
I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul
I need to let you go
Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how
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
K Pranav
This song is 9 years old and still a masterpiece and will be a masterpiece
Wildan 354
Anj sama baru nyari sekarang saya
Azenrith
Yes
Furrywolfbladen
agreed
Richard Carrel
Biblical song and sadly most will never understand! Turn to Jesus!!!
karan sanghvi
I saw this performed live , Lollapalooza Mumbai 2023. I love you guys you were amazing I cried, this song got me through some tough times, hope to see you guys live again ❤️
Brian's Corner
This song is incredibly strong. I believe it has spoken to many people, including myself, and will continue to do so. I would like to extend a cheers to Tyler Robinson and his family. (I have raised a drink as posting this) Losing someone close to you is not easy, but may Tyler forever be immortalized here and in the minds of his loving family and friends. May he continue to inspire us every day.
Donna
😘💫TYLER... STILL RIP..!
Cakmak Muhammmed
Why drinking?
Yvonne Fletcher
I just skip reading that and commented