“Am I Demon” is a song about the darker side of self-reflection. The speaker questions his own morality and even humanity.
[Verse 1]
Hordes of faces, empty eyes, I see nothing new
Seasoned schemes of slimy curs
Offer up their flu
[Chorus]
Am I beast or, am I human? Am I just like you?
Power seething, really reeling
Reaching out for you...
Am I demon? You need to know!
[Verse 2]
Faces of a million hells, rage inside these veins
Pounding out deserved pain to anyone in need
[Chorus]
Am I beast or, am I human? Am I just like you?
Power seething, really reeling
Reaching out for you...
Am I demon? You need to know!
[Post-Chorus]
Demon am I?
No way!
Whoa!
Whoa, yeah!
[Bridge]
Am I demon? You need to know!
Need to know!
Demon am I?
Oh, well then I like it!
Whoa!
Whoa, yeah!
[Verse 3]
Every world and every limb, torn asunder base
Everything I need is me - Everything I am
[Chorus]
Am I beast or, am I human? Am I just like you?
Power seething, really reeling
Reaching out for you!
Am I demon? You need to know!
[Post-Chorus]
Demon am I?
Oh, then I like it!
Whoa!
Whoa, yeah!
[Outro]
Am I demon? Need to know!
Am I Demon was written by Glenn Danzig.
Am I Demon was produced by Rick Rubin.
Danzig released Am I Demon on Tue Aug 30 1988.
In a 1989 interview with Kerrang! Glenn Danzig reflected,
My songs are somewhat autobiographical, and ‘somewhat’ is the exact term. My songs can go anywhere, they capture my thoughts and experiences… they don’t always relate to something that physically happened to me but they all come from me some...