I've been thinking lots about my life and
How quick I'd wash it down the drain
Past tense the future, nothing matters now
I act on my own and I'm to blame
Living's a wicked dream, when things turn out all wrong
We're all so weak, no matter how strong, yeah

I tried running away from me
Convince me that I've grown, but I can't
Change so unnaturally, Demons they follow me
I quit running away from me
Convinced that I had grown, but found out
All my reasons for insanity, all a part of me

I don't like that you're calling me a liar
I don't like that you found out I'm a snake
Been sneaking around for far too long now
I don't like how fast my intentions fade
Karma has beat me down, but the worst is yet to come
Many mistakes and still I'm so young, yeah

I tried running away from me
Convince me that I've grown, but I can't
Change so unnaturally, demons they follow me
I quit running away from me,
Convinced that I had grown, but found out
All my reasons for insanity, all a part of me

I can't
Count how many times
Awakened in fear, nightly
(Palms sweating)
Dreams
Where promises are made
To no one but myself
(Help him)
Crushed daily

Don't lend me your hand
I can't trust my self
So how can you trust me?

We've all made selfish bad decisions
We've all tried dishing out the blame
Convinced ourselves of our own actions
My problem is I'll never change
In doubt, some good comes out
I'll fold before its time
Can't promise you that it's my last time, yeah

I tried running away from me
Convince me that I've grown, but I can't
Change so unnaturally, demons they follow me
I quit running away from me
Convinced that I had grown, but found out
All my reasons for insanity, all a part of me

Truth won't help you now
All the loves gone too far
(Ooh, ooh)

Truth won't help you now
All the loves gone too far
(Ooh, ooh)

I'm scarred, yeah-yeah
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity

I'm scarred, yeah-yeah-yeah
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity

I'm scarred, yeah-yeah
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity

I'm scarred, yeah-yeah-oohh
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity

(Aaaaooohhh)
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity

(Aaaaooohhh)
Demons they follow me, cause my insanity


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  • +3
    General Comment

    I didn't like shadows voice on this song at first, but it grew on me after a while. There is still not a single avenged sevenfold song I don't like.

    mono_potassiumon November 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment

    Just hearing this song for the first time it really caught me. I would say it was about someone's own personal demons, the worst parts of themselves. The pieces of themselves they don't like but personally he seems to think he'll never be able to change them. There are mistakes he has made and parts of himself he hates and he feels like he's always being punished for them. But he also feels like it is rightly deserved. He tried to ignore, hide, escape them but they resurface and he finds out he never had changed for the better like he thought. He is also upset someone else has recognized these parts of himself and is warning them about him and his flaws. Pretty straightforward I guess but I think very easy to relate to.

    screams in silenceon September 17, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Best bit: I can't count how many times...awakened in fear, nightly, palms sweating. Dreams of promises I've made to no one but myself, I've been crushed daily. Don't lend me your hand. I can't trust myself, so how can you trust me?

    lostprophet86on October 22, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    fuck,this song is too amazing

    stefan333on September 13, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i believe it's Tears,not Truth,on that section :-?

    stefan333on September 15, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    To Me it sounds like he's saying prayers wont help you now all loves gone too far

    Mr_Deathbaton October 02, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    ok. i love this song so much. but. its a little too long. like...i think it just gets repetitive after a while... i love the first few minutes though...just cut the last minute out...

    speech_geek_101on November 12, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    "Living's a wicked dream when things turn out all wrong"

    this song relates with grace.

    josuf7xon February 19, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is the shit, i loved it rite away, but it is kinda long....other than that, its perfect

    Lucifer666on May 05, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning

    The song meaning seems kind of obvious. It's about a man who basically loses control of himself and becomes insane. He tries to control it, but he can't. The "demons" represent the "people" who caused the insanity, a metaphorical way of saying the devil is behind insanity.

    Mskibajr51on March 28, 2013   Link

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