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Demons

Imagine Dragons · 2012

Demons by Imagine Dragons (2012) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • It's where my demons hide
  • It's where my demons hide
  • Don't get too close, it's dark inside
  • It's where my demons hide

Sing it again — final chorus

  • It's where my demons hide
  • It's where my demons hide
  • They say it's what you make
  • I say it's up to fate

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

And theall fold

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Ihide the truth

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

There'swe can hide

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

It's where myhide

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

At thecall

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

It'sin my soul

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And the ones we hail

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I wanna shelter you

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

No matter what we breed

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So they dug your grave

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I am hell-bound

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

When the ? are cold

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I wanna ? you

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

When you ? my heat, look into my eyes

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

When the ? fade out, all the sinners crawl

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

It's ? in my soul

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?

"it's"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "hide" in the whole song?

"hide"

Exercise 24

Rewrite the chorus of "Demons" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

it'shidedemonsdon't

Exercise 25

If you had to summarize "Demons" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

it'shidedemonsdon't

Exercise 26

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Demons" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

it'shidedemonsdon't

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wanna
  • there's
  • it's
  • don't
  • you've
  • can't

Exercise 28

Who in your life would you dedicate "Demons" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

it'shidedemonsdon't

Exercise 29

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

it'shidedemonsdon't

Exercise 30

Compare "Demons" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

it'shidedemonsdon't