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Better Demons Lyrics
[Intro]
Children so traumatized in the first years of life that they do not bond with other people. They are children who cannot love or accept love. Who could hurt or even kill without remorse. Could a great deal of this be demons?
[Verse 1]
We both know that there's a season
A time and place to believe in
The stranger's gonna come and we both need it
To give this up right now
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And there's no easy way to say that we both changed
The life we knew, well it won't ever be the same
[Chorus]
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
[Verse 2]
No holy ghost, no holy spirit
I'm on my own right now
Do the angels sing if you can't hear them?
Cause I don't hear a sound
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And there's no easy way to tell you that I'm gone
[Chorus]
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
[Interlude]
[?]
[Bridge]
Leave me [?] only for the [?]
On my own I face down all my enemies
[Chorus]
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
[Outro]
In your nightmare what happens?
I get really scared
Where are you in the nightmare? What happens in the dream?
I'm in my house upstairs
And then what happens next?
And then he comes upstairs and, um, hurts
Children so traumatized in the first years of life that they do not bond with other people. They are children who cannot love or accept love. Who could hurt or even kill without remorse. Could a great deal of this be demons?
We both know that there's a season
A time and place to believe in
The stranger's gonna come and we both need it
To give this up right now
And there's no easy way to say that we both changed
The life we knew, well it won't ever be the same
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
No holy ghost, no holy spirit
I'm on my own right now
Do the angels sing if you can't hear them?
Cause I don't hear a sound
And there's no easy way to tell you that I'm gone
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
[?]
Leave me [?] only for the [?]
On my own I face down all my enemies
I'm just holding on to my better demons
And I really need them not to fail me now
I speak in tongues but I can never free them
And my spirit weakens but I won't back down
In your nightmare what happens?
I get really scared
Where are you in the nightmare? What happens in the dream?
I'm in my house upstairs
And then what happens next?
And then he comes upstairs and, um, hurts
Song Info
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Sep 15, 2018
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I believe this song is about troubled youth. That certain kids have no one to turn to for help. At the beginning of the song some guys says that "Children are so traumatized in their first years of life, That they do not bond with other people, They are children who cannot love, or accept love, Who can hurt, or even kill, without remorse, Could a great deal of this be demons?" I think he's talking about how certain kids are abused by their parents and are also bullied at school and that those kids have no one to turn to for help, and could hurt or even kill without feeling bad for what that child did. This is just my personal opinion (BTW).
The beginning of the song refers to a short documentary titled. Child Of Rage: A Story Of Abuse, i personally believe the song is telling a story of a child going through life experiencing abuse of any kind, i believe the "Better demons" being referred too is the child trying to find the better parts of themselves hence in the song "I\'m just holding onto my better demons" may even be the better portion of the child\'s life they\'re trying to remember hence "My spirit weakens but i won\'t back down, No holy ghosts no holy spirit, i\'m on my own right now" Stuck in a position of abuse where there\'s no where to run or hide, the "Better demons" are the thoughts, memories, words the child can\'t get out of themselves while in a horrible situation whatever that might be.