The tracks “Demonism” and “Prisoner” are incorrectly separated on the PIAS version of Asylum (or maybe all versions, I have the PIAS). Various PIAS editions of 1980’s LPD albums have tracking problems. These are in fact two independent songs, but since they are mixed that way, they can be considered related. “Demonism” is the brilliant instrumental violin thing lasting about a minute, and “Prisoner” is the dark electro-pop song that follows. And the lyrics end like this: “A small release. An anaesthetic. This headache's driving me insane.” Edward must have had a terrible headache when he wrote this :-)
The tracks “Demonism” and “Prisoner” are incorrectly separated on the PIAS version of Asylum (or maybe all versions, I have the PIAS). Various PIAS editions of 1980’s LPD albums have tracking problems. These are in fact two independent songs, but since they are mixed that way, they can be considered related. “Demonism” is the brilliant instrumental violin thing lasting about a minute, and “Prisoner” is the dark electro-pop song that follows. And the lyrics end like this: “A small release. An anaesthetic. This headache's driving me insane.” Edward must have had a terrible headache when he wrote this :-)