When the Demons Come
The dark doesn’t break you—it reveals you

When The Demons Come — Savage Thunder

Quick Summary

“The dark doesn’t break you—it reveals you.”

This is not just a song—it’s a reckoning. A lyrical journey into the dark to retrieve one’s voice, strength, and self-worth. The songwriter harnesses language like a lantern, exposing every cracked wall and unspoken wound—not to judge them, but to understand them.

Its brilliance lies not in triumph over darkness, but in its transformation of it—from threat to teacher, from fear to fuel.

“When the Demons Come” is the anthem of the haunted who choose to stand.

Behind the Song

“When the Demons Come” was born in the quietest part of the night—the part where the noise in your head is louder than the world outside. I wrote it not to escape the dark, but to walk into it—and name every fear, every doubt, every memory I used to run from.

I didn’t want to write about victory. I wanted to write about choosing to stay in the fight, even when it’s messy, raw, and unresolved. This song is for those moments when your inner demons show up with receipts—and you don’t flinch anymore. Instead, you listen, you learn, and you rise.

Every verse pulls back another curtain, revealing the strength we find when we stop hiding our hurt. The chorus doesn’t provide answers—it asks the listener to look within. That’s the point: What do you see when you’re in the dark? That question stays with you long after the song fades.

By the final verse, the “I” in the song isn’t just me anymore—it’s us. It’s anyone who’s ever fought with themselves and chose not to run.

Song Credits

Artist: Savage Thunder
Songwriters: Taf and CC
Producers: Taf and CC
Genre: Dark Pop / Alt-Electronic
Release Date: May 1, 2025
Duration: 5:27
Publisher: Savage Thunder Music

Lyrics Preview

The chorus is about lyrical inquiry, refusing the temptation to resolve pain with clichés. Instead, it leans into ambiguity:

“Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?”

These rhetorical choices allow the listener to locate themselves inside the narrative.

The pre-choruses are particularly effective, acting like philosophical hinges between narrative verses and thematic hooks. Lines like:

“Maybe ghosts are just unhealed songs…”
and
“Do I close my eyes to stay alive? Or stare them down and choose to rise?”
show a deep command of metaphor and pacing.

See full lyrics below ↓

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I close my eyes but I’m wide awake
The silence louder than the noise I fake
There’s a knock in my chest like a war drum beat
Every shadow crawls up from beneath my feet
They circle close, but I don’t fall
I’ve made peace with having flaws
I see the dark for what it shows—
The only truth is the one you know
[Pre-Chorus]
Is it fear or is it truth I run from?
The dark just asks what I’ve become
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be.
[Verse 2]
The past wears faces I used to know
They whisper secrets I never chose
Every regret’s got a voice and name
And none of them leave when I call for change
I see a storm I’ve lived through twice
A soul that never needed ice
They thought they’d win, but I still breathe—
Stronger now with scars that speak
[Pre-Chorus]
But maybe ghosts are just unhealed songs
That echo loud ‘til you sing along
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?
[Verse 3]
I see the hurt, I see the past
But I don’t flinch, I don’t look back
The pain, the fear—they come and go
But I’ve got roots too deep to show
I stare them down and stay awake
I’ve got more fire than they can take
The dark’s a place I’ve made my own—
A war-torn heart that’s fully grown
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you fight the shadows or let them win?
Do you face the dark or just cave in?
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?
[Verse 4]
What I see is not your fear
It’s my own voice, raw and clear
I may tremble, I may bend—
But I fight until the very end
It’s not the dark that makes me bleed
It’s the lies I used to believe
Now I wear truth like second skin—
And let the healing war begin


[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear the truth in the midnight hum?
Do you chase it down or do you run?
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?
[Verse 5]
I see the me I used to hide
The one I buried deep inside
Now when they come, I let them know—
The fear I feel, I will outgrow
I walk through hell and call it mine
The demons scream—I draw the line
I know what waits inside of me
A light they’ll never get to see
[Pre-Chorus]
When you’re alone, do you wear your scars?
Or do you wish on fallen stars?
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?
[Verse 6]
I see a spark that won’t burn out
A heart that screams beneath the doubt
Even when the night’s undone
I don’t break—I just wait on the sun
I see my name etched in the flame
Not for glory, not for fame
But to remind the ones who break—
You’re still enough, you’re still awake
[Pre-Chorus]
Do I close my eyes to stay alive?
Or stare them down and choose to rise?
[Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?
[Bridge]
Maybe the dark’s not here to kill
But to show the parts you hide until
You’re brave enough to face their stare—
The broken child still standing there
[Final Chorus]
What do you see when you’re in the dark
And the demons come to test your heart?
Do you hold your breath or scream it out?
Do you kneel in fear or stand and shout?
Do you light a match and face the flame?
Or let the silence speak your name?
What do you see—what do you see
When the night shows you who you might be?

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