In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Ooh
Two, three, four
Helpless, my eyes are bleeding from the fear that's inside
You sealed your demise when you took what was mine
Don't try and stop me from avenging this world
No voice to be heard
Waking the Demon
Where'd you run to?
Walking in shadows
Watch the blood flow
There's not much longer so don't try and fight
Your body's weakening, walk to the light
All those painful times, so alone, so ashamed
Well I'm not coming back, there's nothing to gain
Caution, there's just no limits to the boundaries you push
I've warned you but still you just fuck with my mind
There's no escape from this rage that I feel
Nothing is real
Waking the Demon
Where'd you run to?
Walking in shadows
Watch the blood flow
There's not much longer, so don't try and fight
Your body's weakening, walk to the light
All those painful times, so alone, so ashamed
I'm not coming back, there's nothing to gain
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Whoa
Tread
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Waking the Demon
Two, three, four
Helpless, my eyes are bleeding from the fear that's inside
You sealed your demise when you took what was mine
Don't try and stop me from avenging this world
No voice to be heard
Waking the Demon
Where'd you run to?
Walking in shadows
Watch the blood flow
There's not much longer so don't try and fight
Your body's weakening, walk to the light
All those painful times, so alone, so ashamed
Well I'm not coming back, there's nothing to gain
Caution, there's just no limits to the boundaries you push
I've warned you but still you just fuck with my mind
There's no escape from this rage that I feel
Nothing is real
Waking the Demon
Where'd you run to?
Walking in shadows
Watch the blood flow
There's not much longer, so don't try and fight
Your body's weakening, walk to the light
All those painful times, so alone, so ashamed
I'm not coming back, there's nothing to gain
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Whoa
Tread
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Breathe for me
Don't wake me from this slumber
Stay with me
Possession taking over
Waking the Demon
Lyrics submitted by XSevenDustX
Waking the Demon Lyrics as written by Matthew Tuck Jason James
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I read an interview with Matt Tuck that this song is about being bullied in school.
“It’s important to us that fans can make a connection with our songs,” says the front-man. “For example, ‘Waking The Demon’ is about being bullied at school – which is something that me and most of the boys went though. The track is about one day, just turning round, and deciding to not take it anymore. I’d hope that our fans can relate to that.”
And yeah...lol.
I can relate to the song =D
i can as well i was bullied most my life mainly cuz i wouldent fight back but i finaly snapped and beat the life out of the guy that was doing it and now every one in my school fears me .... i dident want them to fear me i just wanted to be left alone
thats basicaly wat i do but i also hit a teacher in the moaking. they tried to pull be off so i hit him. i broke both the kids nose and jaw. i knew he wouldn't mess with me anymore.<br /> <br /> any young kids reading don't let any1 get the best of you or they will just think your a punk and continue to push u around. do what i did. break there nose and get a lawsuit charged against you.<br />
He also said in that article that "It's about getting a revenge on a bully at school by slicing pieces off of him"
this is my first comment on this site, and bfmv is my fav band ever!!! =]
anyway, i think this song relates to the columbine shooting. a few kids get bullied or years until they cant take it anymore and load up on guns and go to their school. they kill the bulliues first and anyone who gets in their ways.
thats wat i think this song is about, wen people cant take the bullying anymore, they "wake the demon" and just lose it.
and the last line line of the chorus "im not coming bak theres nothing to gain" basicly says that after the little killing spree the person being bullied kills themselves hence the line "im not coming bak" beacuse they've killed so many people there's nothing left to gain.
and this actually happened during the culumbine high school shooting, after the kids were done they blew their brains out.
its quite sad =[
I watched the music video very closely. For me i think it means, the guy that is getting bullied. He is counting down to the end of the month. So far the weeks straight he is counting down for the Full Moon. Every day he goes to school he gets bullied. The night he turns in to the demon he is getting revenge. He goes to the same spot and throwed a small dark blue ball at the door. He runs and the bully runs after him. He stops and gets to the ground of the woods, looks up and sees the shine and brightness of the full moon in his eyes. You pause the video when he is turning around in the demon form. He is no werewolf. The bully does get killed because if u look at the hands and the mouth of the demon it is all bloody. After that the bullys friend takes over and it goes down again untill the next full moon.
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im not too good at figuring out what songs mean, but my personal take on it is simply: a couple breaks up and now that he is alone its bringing out the demon in him. he has nothing good to go back too. he's letting all the bad consume him. "Im not coming back, there's nothing to gain"
but who knows, like i said im not good at figuring out what they mean.
it's simple, he get's bullied in school. he tolerates it and at the end of the month on the full moon, he gets one of them to come out there, and he turns into his werewolf self and kills them and eats them. then he'll do another month and do the same thing and then he'll pick another one and do the same thing. at the end of the video, you that the girl that he likes has red eyes, which probably means she's a werewolf 2.
Matt Tuck says this song is about being bullied in school. I think everyone can relate to this song
this song is one of the best on the CD. the music video is kick ass and i watched it over and over again. he is being picked on and counts down till the full moon and then finds the guy that is picking on him and turns into a demon and scares him. the guy eventually goes missing and the bully's friend is now taking over the other bully's job and starts bullying the boy and then the boy counts down till the next full moon. WAKING THE DEMON> enough said
ur half correct, he doesn't scare him, he eats him! after that, it shows the blood dripping from his mouth. then he'll go through another month of being bullied and then he'll kill another one of the gang members. he'll keep doing it till they're all dead.
the video says it all...releasing demonic rage on those who have hurted you...one by one....probably the only song in the history of music I can relate to
the video says it all...releasing demonic rage on those who have hurted you...one by one....probably the only song in the history of music I can relate to