Demons

Welcome to the Behind the Scenes Stories, Videos, and Music for my song Demons!

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ABOUT THE SONG

‘Demons’ was one of the first songs I wrote that felt like it belonged to a solo project rather than a band.
 
It had this slow, electronic, ballad-like vibe that didn’t fit the style of the groups I’d been working with....
 
I remember locking myself in for a day or two, producing the whole thing, and then sharing it with one of my bandmates after rehearsal.
 
His reaction was so good that it lit a fire under me to dive deeper into solo songwriting and production.
 
From there, I kept building, and it eventually led to the fully produced songs on this record.

Demo Versions and Previous Mixes

Demo Version - First Point When the Song Started to Come Together! (definitely a rough cut)

 

Rough Mix - My Mix Before Sending to Josh (Mixing Engineer)

 

First Pass Mix - The First Mix I got Back from Josh

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Demo Version

Demons

Rough Mix

Demons

First Pass Mix

Behind the Lyrics

This song originally went by the name “Lions’ Den,” and if you listen closely to the beginning, you’ll hear a robotic, synthesized voice repeating the phrase, 'in the lion’s den.'
 
That little loop was the spark - the moment the song clicked for me. From there, the first words naturally followed: 'while I was in the lions’ den, you were waiting on my ending.'
 
Listening back to the initial place holder lyrics, I started thinking about the biblical story of Daniel in the lions’ den - a man thrown into an impossible situation, yet choosing faith and conviction that he’d make it through...
 
Although I'm not too religious, that imagery just really stuck with me, inspiring a lot of the biblical references woven throughout the song...
 
At its core, the song is about resilience. It’s a reminder that no matter how overwhelming life gets, you always have a choice: give in to the odds, or hold onto unwavering belief that you’ll make it.
 
As the lyrics say, 'cause your time is all that’s left of you now…'"

Studio Recorded Version

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Studio Version

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While I was in the lion’s den

You were waiting on my ending

Thought you were gonna be the one

Well I could admit that 

I should omit that

 

So is this what you do for fun?

Another fallen angel undone

And I was waiting by myself, like

Can I get it back

How can I get you back

 

So why you got your riot gear?

Well who was it you were defending

When you can’t face the problems here, like

Is it okay

Well are you okay

 

Tell me where that anger’s from

Show me where the pain it sinks down

Right before my demons come, well

Can I get it back

How can I get you back

 

Since it seems

Like lately I’m down

And my screams

Well they ain’t making sound

So with the time

Well what’s left of it now

Yea my time 

Is all that’s left of me now

 

And since it seems

Like lately your down

And your screams

Well they ain’t making sound

So with your time

Well what’s left of it now

Yea your time

Is all that’s left of you now

Secondary Live VIdeo Cut

When we headed outside of Payson, AZ to the Tonto National Forest in mid-February to shoot this music video – we thought it would cold, but not completely snowed out…
 
The roads we were wanting to take were completely covered, so we just did some exploring until we found a suitable spot to set up. 
 
It was freezing. 🥶 Like 15 degrees, cutting winds, horrible.  Could only do one take at a time before heading back to the van to warm up...
 
But we did manage to get some good takes, and so much so – when editing, wasn’t sure which one to use… so figured why not put together both?
 
Here is that second cut…

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Liner Notes for Demons

Drums – Nate Barnes

 

Bass – Pablo Arruda

 

Guitar – Justin Smith and case vannön

 

Vocals - case vannön 

 

Co-Production – Devin Malloy

 

Producer – case vannön

 

Mixing Engineer – Josh Tyrrell

 

Mastering – case vannön