This track seems to follow the process of a narrator marked by the social transgressions of a more defined individual that he looks up to in more ways than one, and struggling with his concept of self as a result.
Throughout are references to the bildungsroman “Demian” by Hermann Hesse (1919). The...
[Verse 1]
Your sullen face was almost frozen in time
Said all your secrets could surely be mine
And all that I wanted was already alive
What does it mean, then, to be yourself?
While they all hide in comfort you wouldn't know
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear your call
Standing alone
I know you well
Demian
[Chorus]
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
[Post-Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
[Verse 2]
You knew all along it was only half of the world
Said all your secrets would be clearer in time
And all that I needed was inside all along
What does it mean then, being yourself?
[Pre-Chorus - Variation]
I hear your call
Demian
[Chorus]
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
[Post-Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
[Chorus]
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
I become a devil
When I'm with you
Dance around my shadow
And let it through
[Post-Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I’m with You was written by Josh Hodges.
When I’m with You was produced by Josh Hodges & Jeffrey Brodsky.
STRFKR released When I’m with You on Fri Nov 04 2016.