Get Lucky versus Demons

Last week at the Grammy awards the song Get Lucky was awarded Record of the Year. It is one of those songs that quite honestly gets stuck in your head, one that you keep singing over and over, probably because the same line “up all night to get lucky” is repeated over and over.

…. She's up all night till the sun, I'm up all night to get some.
She's up all night for good fun, I'm up all night to get lucky.

We're up all night till the sun, We're up all night to get some.
We're up all night for good fun, We're up all night to get lucky.

We're up all night to get lucky. We're up all night to get lucky.
We're up all night to get lucky. We're up all night to get lucky.

The present has no ribbon, Your gift keeps on giving.
What is this I'm feeling? If you want to leave, I'm with it.

We're up all night to get... We're up all night to get...

We're up all night to get lucky. We're up all night to get lucky.

(Get Lucky by Daft Punk)

Reading part of the lyrics above gives you a quick idea of what the song is about: sex, no strings attached, good fun sex. The song is about getting lucky without any strings. It also doesn’t speak of any damage caused by giving away the “gift” that keeps giving.

However, there is another song that I keep hearing on the radio called Demons. I don’t believe it had any Grammy nominations, probably because it speaks a little too clearly about human darkness.

…. I wanna hide the truth, I wanna shelter you
But with the beast inside, There's nowhere we can hide

No matter what we breed, We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come! This is my kingdom come!

…. Don't wanna let you down, But I am hell bound
Though this is all for you, Don't want to hide the truth

No matter what we breed, We still are made of greed
This is my kingdom come! This is my kingdom come!

…. They say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate
It's woven in my soul, I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright, I wanna save that light
I can't escape this now, Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat, Look into my eyes
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, It's where my demons hide

(Demons by Imagine Dragons)

There really is something about the lyrics to this song that pulls me in. I love the lines “No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed. This is my kingdom come! This is my kingdom come!”

The true state of the matter is we are all selfish, we deserve hell. The songwriter believes that the only thing that breaks through the darkness is love for someone else, moving outside of ourselves. While this is true on some level, the songwriter is missing the most important part: God.

Love God and love others, without God we are doomed to hell. I am selfish and full of greed; without Him, this is my kingdom come! With Him, I have hope!