Song of the Day – I Play Dead (Demon Hunter Month. Lyrics Included) From Summer of Darkness Album (2004)

I Play Dead by Demon Hunter is a song from their second full-length album, 2004′s Summer of Darkness.

Powerful. If you had to sum up “I Play Dead” in one word, that would be my choice. This song will shake you to the core, the way the phenomenal lyrics are said absolutely grips you and leaves you gasping by the end. The words truly cut you to the bone, and this song still gives me chills even today. Everything about the song is unnerving, and done in that twisted style that only Demon Hunter can pull off. It builds and builds to a perfect crescendo. If you aren’t left pondering your life by the end of this song, check your pulse. You may already be dead.

Lyrics:

I play dead again…
It just might stop before the end
If I pretend…
You may not see the pain I’m in
So close to me…
Can’t tell what I’m supposed to be
Don’t stop to breathe…
Can’t bear to think what you might see
This tourniquet
These blessed hands around my head…
So I can keep from…

BLEEDING!
I’ve got to find a way to stop before it STARTS
Finding its way through my veins right to my HEART
I never thought it something everyone could see
And it KILLS WITHIN ME

BLEEDING!
I’ve got to find a way to stop before it STARTS
Finding its way through my veins right to my HEART
I never thought it something everyone could see
And it KILLS

I won’t
I won’t leave without a trace
I won’t
Be erased
I won’t
I won’t leave without a trace
I won’t
Be erased

It’s in my head…
I can’t forget what you once said…
The words I read…
The fractured soul that I can’t mend
Right here with me…
Killing the void I used to be
Remembering…
Through fading sparks of memory
Two broken hands…
Lift seven wounds and fight to stand
To keep the lungs from…

CAVING!
I’ve got to find a way to stop before it STARTS
Finding its way through my veins right to my HEART
I never thought it something everyone could see
And it KILLS WITHIN ME

CAVING!
I’ve got to find a way to stop before it STARTS
Finding its way through my veins right to my HEART
I never thought it something everyone could see
And it KILLS

I won’t
I won’t leave without a trace
I won’t
Be erased
I won’t
I won’t leave without a trace
I won’t
Be erased

Turning
It’s moving
Escaping
Right through me

I care not.
I bleed not.
For You…
I believe not.

I. Play. Dead.

About Demon Hunter Month
January 2013 is dedicated to the Christian metal band Demon Hunter, arguably my favorite band; and will feature songs from their entire catalog featured daily throughout the month, one a day. Whether you like metal, believe in God or not, check these songs out as you may be pleasantly surprised and hopefully you will discover some new-to-your-ears music to enjoy. Demon Hunter’s sound is extremely diverse, not all songs feature screams and growls, some are slow, sung ballads; others are heartfelt, all are deep with powerful lyrics that will make you think and ponder, as the sound takes you away.

Previous Demon Hunter Month Songs
January 1st 2013: A Broken Upper Hand
January 2nd 2013: God Forsaken
January 3rd 2013: The Wind
January 4th 2013: Ribcage
January 5th 2013: Incision
January 6th 2013: I Have Seen Where It Grows
January 7th 2013: Beheaded
January 8th 2013: Desire the Pain
January 9th 2013: Annihilate the Corrupt
January 10th 2013: Dust & Smoke
January 11th 2013: I Am You
January 12th 2013: Deteriorate
January 13th 2013: We Don’t Care
January 14th 2013: Fiction Kingdom
January 15th 2013: Relentless Intolerance
January 16th 2013: Feel As Though You Could
January 17th 2013: Shallow Water
January 18th 2013: My Throat Is An Open Grave
January 19th 2013: I Play Dead
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