A Review of The Lyrics and The Music Video Of ' Demons'

A Review of The Lyrics and The Music Video Of ' Demons'

Hello my fellow soulmates.I'm Tew and I'm here to give my opinion on the lyrics and music video of the song 'Demons' by Imagine Dragon. Just to justify, our group members are doing our reviews seperately so you might wanna leave more time on this page(evil laughs).This song is so deep that my poor weak girl brain can't process it.Not to fear(comforting myself). We will work through this deep song of deepness. We will do this thing. We will do it TOGETHER. Much like when girls visit the bathroom in a massive group because that's what girls do, right? Okay,let us begin. 

            When the days are cold

         And the cards all fold

         And the saints we see 

         Are all made of gold

My opinion is that the narrator here is referring to difficult times. "And the cards all fold" is when he is hopeless. "The saints we see are all made of gold"? This is a matter of shifting his perspective, my friend. YOU are the one who chooses to disregard all flaws and views these "saints" as something non-human. The line "Are all made of gold" means means that the "saints" the narrator saw is so far away from him.

When your dreams all fail

In my opinion our friend the narrator is again referring to difficult times. He had goals and ambitions, but he has been unable to achieve them.

And the ones we hail 
Are the worst of all

In my opinion,"And the ones we hail" is talking about the demons inside human beings. "Are the worst of all" refers that they are going to be the demons that hurt our loved ones the most.

And the blood’s run stale

Here, our narrator reveals that he is, in fact, a vampire, and that he has even lost his bloodlust. This is quite unfortunate. But even Dracula went through these periods of ennui, so all hope is not lost, dear Narrator. You will feel the joy of ripping out virgins' throats again, I promise.

I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There’s nowhere we can hide

The Narrator has a dangerous secret and he wanted to keep the secret to protect his loved ones. But in his heart he hides a beast and it is not hiding itself from the narrator's loved ones.

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed

The narrator is saying that no matter how, human beings are still not fulfilled with their hopes and they still are greedy.

This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

The narrator thinks that his kingdom is slowly building up.

When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

When anyone feels the emotions in the narrator, look into his eyes because that's where he would show his feelings.

Don’t get too close
It’s dark inside
It’s where my demons hide
It’s where my demons hide

The narrator is warning people not to be close to him because he might harm them and he doesn't want his old, bad memories to haunt him down again.

Curtain’s call
Is the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

My opinion is that " The curtain call is the end of the play, "and thus, of life. The narrator postulates that those who have not played their parts well will no longer be able to walk upright at this point.

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made

"So they dug your grave" means that someone is preparing a trap for the narrator to step in. The people setting the trap are ready to expose the secrets hidden by the narrator.

Don't wanna let you down
But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you
Don't wanna hide the truth

Again, the narrator is stating that things are beyond his control. he didn't want his loved ones to be hurt but he has no other choices.

No matter what we breed
We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come

Repetition of previous chorus that humans are still greedy no matter what.

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

Repetition of statement that Narrator is Not Good People. Warning of Dangerous Secrets.

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

The Narrator acknowledges that others have stated a need for him to take responsibility for his own actions, but that he has denied this and placed all blame others.and that is why he's breaking up with his loved ones.

Your eyes, they shine so bright
I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now
Unless you show me how

Narrator indicates that "you" has high wattage bulbs in her eyes and wants to insure that they do not burn out. He wants to protect her from his Bad Secrets, but at the same time feels that she could be his salvation.

Now let's go through the meaning behind this music video.First, take a look at the music video of the song.

Imagine Dragon was having a concert.

As the camera zoomed into a girl's eyes, she looked very emotional and hopeless as her she was in one of her parents funeral before she attended this concert and both of her parents weren't there already.

Another pair of perplexed eyes looked into the camera as he has some kind of disease known as Anorexia that'll make him as thin as a pole and he was being bullied before that because of his body shape.

The camera caught another teen who looked very hopeless as he was in his father's violence because his father was drunk every time he got home and the teen was already numb every time his father hit him because he got used to it.

The pair of helpless eyes belong to this grown man whose a soldier who used to fight for his country while watching his own teammates sacrifice themselves as he had to carry them back with his bare hands during the war.

Generally, this video is giving out a message that each and every one of us have our own secrets and flaws so don't judge a book by its cover and that the eyes is the soul to your emotions as you cannot hide your emotions through your eyes no matter how hard you try.

To the "loved ones" of this song, and to anyone who thinks it is the BEST SONG EVER, although i quite like the rhythm of this song but I have one piece of advice: RUN! Because this might be the most DARK+EMOTIONAL song that you've ever heard... By the way it's only my opinion.