Demons
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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 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

Overall Meaning

"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.


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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Scarabyte

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 want to hide the truth
I want to 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

When the curtain’s call
Is 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 made

Don’t want to let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don’t want to 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 want to save their 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



Nikko McCarroll

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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 made

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
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



Carlo

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 want to hide the truth
I want to 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
When the curtain's call
Is 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 made
Don't want to let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't want to 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 want to save their 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



Leon Santana

Demônios
Quando os dias estão frios
E as cartas já foram lançadas
E os santos que vemos
São todos feitos de ouro


Quando todos os seus sonhos fracassam
E aqueles que aclamamos
São os piores de todos
E o sangue para de correr


Eu quero esconder a verdade
Eu quero proteger você
Mas com a fera dentro
Não há onde nos escondermos


Não importa o que fazemos
Ainda somos feitos de ganância
Este é o meu destino
Este é o meu destino


Quando você sentir o meu calor
Olhe nos meus olhos
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem
Não se aproxime muito
É escuro aqui dentro
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem


Quando as cortinas se fecharem
Vai ser pela última vez
Quando as luzes se apagarem
Todos os pecadores rastejarão
Então eles cavam as suas sepulturas
E os mascarados
Virão apontar
O estrago que você fez


Não quero decepcionar você
Mas estou ligado ao inferno
Embora tudo isso seja para você
Não quero esconder a verdade


Não importa o que fazemos
Ainda somos feitos de ganância
Este é o meu destino
Este é o meu destino


Quando você sentir o meu calor
Olhe nos meu olhos
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem
Não se aproxime muito
É escuro aqui dentro
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem


Dizem que depende do que fazemos
Eu digo que depende do destino
Está marcado na minha alma
Tenho que deixar você ir
Seus olhos, eles brilham tanto
Quero salvar esta luz
Não consigo fugir disto agora
A menos que você me mostre como


Quando você sentir o meu calor
Olhe nos meu olhos
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem
Não se aproxime muito
É escuro aqui dentro
É onde meus demônios se escondem
É onde meus demônios se escondem



Carmine Caster

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 want to hide the truth
I want to 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
When the curtain's call
Is 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 made
Don't want to let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't want to 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 want to save their 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

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Dn SHGS

00:01 (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



Guilherme Pimentel

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 want to hide the truth, I want to 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 is the last of all
When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl
So they dug your grave and the masquerade
Will come callin' out at the mess you've made

Don't want to let you down, but I am hell bound
Though this is all for you, don't want to 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 want to 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

For nothing :)



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cdubfda

When I was 10 years old , I never thought I'd come back to this at 17 and understand and feel every lyric. ❤

DEFENDER66

same

Noah Shreve

Same bro.

Konro

Every adult always talkin abt make the most of ur highschool yrs and teen yrs man i miss my childhood nostalgia is a b*tch but at the same time a good thing😢😢😢

Bunky

Same

Crying_potatoes

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

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josé oscar azevedo lopes

uma das melhores bandas musicais de todos os tempos, sem nenhuma dúvida. uma canção mais bonita do que a outra

Nardo Duarte

Verdade belíssima linda maravilhosa música

Luana Jesus

vdd concordo , nunca me canso de escutar as músicas deles ☺

Celina Moyano

"Your eyes, they shine so bright. I wanna save that light."

that part is everything.

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