Although these guys will happily admit they love to chase their thrills, they take their music and art quite seriously. They write their own songs and live by the standard that everything they record must be real and performed by human hands. "We won’t play to a backing track and we don’t use auto-tune. The way the tracks sound are the way we played them," they explain.
After releasing their 2011 album Lovely to critical acclaim, The Demos immediately returned to the studio to develop their next LP Paramount Clouds through Young Lion of the West Recording Company. This time around, the once duo has now grown into a full six piece band, including Lovely producer Mike James, and musicians Caela Moore and Adam Ford.
Using their mantra of simplicity and clarity, The Demos insisted on exclusively using live instruments and steered away from all backing tracks in order to provide the audience with a true representation of their music.
The success of "Lovely" landed The Demos slots performing at CMJ 2012, New York City's inaugural Catalpa Festival, NxNE 2012, Midpoint Music Festival 2012, The International Pop Overthrow Festival 2012, CBGB Fest 2013 and CMJ 2013. In 2013, The Demos were chosen by CBGBs to perform on the headlining stage in Times Square for the festival in support of My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear, The Wallflowers, and Divine Fits. Their performance at Catalpa gave them a mention in SPIN Magazine's coverage of the event. The Demos have also toured with Jukebox The Ghost (Yep Roc) and Maps & Atlases (Barsuk).
For now, they have released the first single, “Better,” off the upcoming album. The song is filled with indie pop melodies that are matched seamlessly with their Beach Boy influenced harmonies, and all of this makes it a perfect summer song. The "Better" Single is available now, and Paramount Clouds will be released soon.
If You Only Knew
The Demos Lyrics
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What I'm after:
The line that′s gonna win your heart
If you could imagine
The life we'd be having
You'd love me like no one else
No one else
If I were the sunrise
When it catches your eyes
I′d pull you from a fantasy
Until an expression
It′s hard not to question
If you love me like no one else
No one else
If you only knew
You could learn to look beyond
Once it's done, will we start over?
And if it′s done, will we start over?
Lay your head down on my shoulder
And I'll love you like no one else
No one else
Love you like no one else
No one else
Yeah I′ll love you like no one else
Yeah I'll love you like no one else
If you only knew
The song "If You Only Knew" by The Demos is a love song in which the singer is trying to win the heart of the person he loves. The first verse starts with the line "Pretend I'm an actor." It appears as though the singer is pretending to be someone else in hopes of winning over the person he loves. He wants to say the perfect things that will make her fall in love with him. He imagines the life they could have together and sings: "If you could imagine the life we'd be having, You'd love me like no one else, No one else." This line conveys the sense that the singer believes that if his love only knew the kind of life they could have together, then she would love him as much as he loves her.
The second verse follows a similar theme, but this time the singer is comparing himself to the sunrise. He wants to appear as something magical that catches her eye and makes her fall in love with him. The line "It's hard not to question if you love me like no one else" suggests that the singer is unsure if his love is reciprocated. He's hoping that the person he loves will learn to look for something beyond what he is presenting to her.
The chorus repeats the line "If you only knew" several times. It is also in the chorus that the singer asks the question "Once it's done, will we start over?" This line adds a sense of hope that, even if things don't work out, they could start over and try again. The song ends with the line "And I'll love you like no one else, No one else." This line reinforces the message that the singer loves her more than anyone else ever could.
Line by Line Meaning
Pretend I'm an actor
Imagine I'm not myself and I'm playing a character.
What I'm after: The line that's gonna win your heart
I'm searching for the perfect words that will appeal to your emotions and make you fall in love.
If you could imagine
Visualize and think about what I'm about to say.
The life we'd be having
Envision the kind of life we could have together in the future.
You'd love me like no one else
You would love and cherish me in a very special and unique way, unlike anyone else.
If you only knew
If only you knew the depth of my love and the sincerity of my words.
If I were the sunrise
If I was the beginning of the day and you saw me first thing in the morning.
When it catches your eyes
When you meet my gaze, fixes your sight on me.
I'd pull you from a fantasy
I would take you out of your own imagination, showing you what's real and authentic.
Until an expression
Up to when you change your facial expression or gesture that shows you are moved in your emotions.
It's hard not to question
It's difficult to stop wondering if you truly appreciate me and my efforts to win your heart.
You could learn to look beyond
You could try to understand me better, beyond the surface level of my words.
Once it's done, will we start over?
After everything has been said and done, will we give ourselves another chance?
And if it's done, will we start over?
If it's all over, will we try again?
Lay your head down on my shoulder
Rest your head on my shoulder out of affection and trust.
And I'll love you like no one else
I'll love you unconditionally and deeply, like nobody else could.
Yeah I'll love you like no one else
Yes, my love for you will be exceptional and incomparable.
If you only knew
If only you knew the true extent of my love and desire for you.
Writer(s): Jeremiah O'reilly, Daniel Armbruster, Callan Saunders, Caela Moore, Jason Milton
Contributed by Mackenzie O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.