Simply put, he wants them to remain uncorrupted. It is also in the bridge where the singer reveals that he isn’t necessarily fond of his imperfections. Instead, most simply explained, he doesn’t believe that it’s actually possible for someone to go from the dark side to the light. So he perceives the addressee being of the latter, more favorable side of the spectrum and wants that person to remain there. And why? Simply because this person may be negatively affected by the “demons” within the vocalist. It has been theorized that said addressee may be akin to a romantic interest, one whom Dan is leery of letting get too close. Rather, where there’s palpable conflict in this song, even if only briefly, is during the bridge. Therein, as with the chorus, there is someone like an identifiable addressee present. Of course, Dan Reynolds is not the first person to make such a statement. But what makes this song different and once again a trendsetter is the fact that he seems to be embracing that reality. Well, maybe putting forth that he’s embracing it is a stretch. But he definitely doesn’t seem to be resisting the demons within. all of us, no matter our respective aspirations or what have you, “ still” being “ made of greed”, i.e. In that sense, it is apparently pointing to the vocalist housing “ the beast inside”. Or put differently, he is speaking to a concept like human beings, including himself, being inherently sinful, i.e.
an evil spirit, the word can mean different things depending on the musical context.īut in this particular piece it can be taken more literally. As we have noted in the past, “ demons” is a term we come across pretty regularly in contemporary songs, perhaps in part due to the success of this very track. Even though we all have a general idea of what a demon is, i.e.
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