Demons
Imagine Dragons · 2012
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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
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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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
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Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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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).
Exercise 25
If you had to summarize "Demons" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
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.
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?
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.
Exercise 30
Compare "Demons" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?