Demons by Imagine Dragons (Catcher Scene)
Verse/ Hook/ Chorus
Analysis
When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold
When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood's run stale
Holden, as this first verse suggests, was dealt a bad hand. He has undergone traumatic events that no child or person should have to endure; he has been molested, has watched someone commit suicide, is addicted to drugs, and watched his little brother suffer and die of cancer. The next line goes into the fact that we idolize material items and people, in which Holden looked down upon. He suggests that materialism and celebrities, especially people from Hollywood, are phonies. The last line relates to Holden’s frustrating unwillingness to apply himself, almost as if he has lost all his ambition.
I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's …show more content…
Holden takes a few taxi rides while galavanting around the city. The second line represents the taxi ride in which Holden continues to question the driver about the ducks in the pond, and their profound (or rather profound) meaning. This verse as a whole, as Holden has the money to leave the meter running. The last two lines represent Holden’s desire to rid himself of all that is plaguing him, whether that be his identity crisis, school issues, lack of closure with Allie, or his painful relationship with females.
He said allahu Akbar, I told him don't curse me
But boy you need prayer, I guess it couldn't hurt me
If it brings me to my knees
It's a bad religion
This unrequited love
To me it's nothing but
A one-man cult
And cyanide in my Styrofoam cup
I could never make him love me
Never make him love me
Love me
Love
Verse/ Hook/ Chorus
Analysis
When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold
When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood's run stale
Holden, as this first verse suggests, was dealt a bad hand. He has undergone traumatic events that no child or person should have to endure; he has been molested, has watched someone commit suicide, is addicted to drugs, and watched his little brother suffer and die of cancer. The next line goes into the fact that we idolize material items and people, in which Holden looked down upon. He suggests that materialism and celebrities, especially people from Hollywood, are phonies. The last line relates to Holden’s frustrating unwillingness to apply himself, almost as if he has lost all his ambition.
I wanna hide the truth
I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside
There's …show more content…
Holden takes a few taxi rides while galavanting around the city. The second line represents the taxi ride in which Holden continues to question the driver about the ducks in the pond, and their profound (or rather profound) meaning. This verse as a whole, as Holden has the money to leave the meter running. The last two lines represent Holden’s desire to rid himself of all that is plaguing him, whether that be his identity crisis, school issues, lack of closure with Allie, or his painful relationship with females.
He said allahu Akbar, I told him don't curse me
But boy you need prayer, I guess it couldn't hurt me
If it brings me to my knees
It's a bad religion
This unrequited love
To me it's nothing but
A one-man cult
And cyanide in my Styrofoam cup
I could never make him love me
Never make him love me
Love me
Love