This Song-fic is based of of Riven. Riven is writing the parts that aren’t in italics. The italicized words are apart of the song Demons by Imagine Dragons.


When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

In a world like this you can’t trust anyone, or anything. I mean, you can give them a chance if you dare but they’re 99.99% gonna be dark inside. Just hiding it behind a wall. Everyone pretty much knows this and don’t even give any chances anymore. The people we think are pure like that of snow eventually reveal themselves to be as dark as they come. We’ve simply given up on trying to trust. We’ve lost the ability to because we trust the deceptive ones.


When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood's run stale

With all the dark deceivers in this world around every corner it makes life hard for those who rely on others. In order to live in this world you have to learn to rely on yourself. And to sometimes fool others into thinking you’re good to get what you need. The one’s at the top of the chain are always the ones with fame and fortune. It’s no secret. No one shows enthusiasm anymore, or passion or the unique things that make them. We’re all the same. We’re all dark deep down. This whole world is dark. But maybe there is some light...


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

When you’ve found what you think that bright spot in your life, that beacon of light. You want to take it and try your best to keep it from the shadows. You don’t want it to become infected with the surrounding darkness and just turn into another deceiver. You take and you run, and run but no matter where we go we can’t escape it. You’ve already experienced it. And you’ve embraced it. And once you’ve embraced it there’s no way to get rid it and I know I’m part of the reason.


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

The bad things I’ve done have ingrained in me. And keeping you around me is a risk. A risk that you’ll become as dark as I. I try to say I’m good but I’m not. I want to keep trying to rid that from you and keep it from you but I don’t think I can. I may have to accept that I’m one of those people. And it’s not a dream it’s reality...like it’s always been. Well...I guess this is as good as it’ll get.


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

When you look at me and think that I’m a better person seeing me from the outside. It saddens me because I’m just as bad as everyone else. I’m just as dark, as deceiving and deceptive. When you look at me with your Violet eyes I just wish I could change. And it angers me that I know I can’t. It’s a game I lose everytime.


Don't get too close
It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
At the curtains call
It's the last of all
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

You’re too light for me. Too innocent. You’re light overpowers my darkness I don’t believe I deserve you, But does it matter?
You’ve finally seen the darkness of those surrounding us. Those who act nice but demons inside and have the smallest of hearts toward everyone else. But they don’t care they keep ear to ear grins on their face and keep acting. But have you seen it in me?


So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
Will come calling out
At the mess you've made

They claim that you’ll fall in with them and they just keep on waiting because they know you will give in. They already have a spot just for you. Everyone is fake but they still wait to get the chance to criticise you and bring you down to their level and make you lose your light. And they are certain that they will succeed which is why they have already made a spot for you. It’s not going to happen though, no matter how much they try.


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

I won’t give up on you, I can’t give up on you. I know this’ll hurt and I don’t want to hurt you but you must trust in me. I need you in my life. I don’t want to break your heart but you have to know the truth that I’m just like them. I’ve only hid it all this time because I was afraid at what’d you think and that you’d just leave me. But I need you to stay, you’re my beacon of light in the middle of the woods, the light at the end of the tunnel, my everything.


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

Everyone thinks that it’s about what you do and how how you work, and fight that determines the outcome of life or a relationship. But I think that what happens is what happens, and you can’t change it. No matter how much you try, beg, and plead to change it nothing happens. Everythings the same. Fate molds it into whatever it wants to in it’s hands and you have to like whatever it decides to give you. Fate molded this darkness to stay inside of me. I can’t get rid of him. He’s made his home in me and there’s nothing I can do about him. Your innocent, your light and I’m guilty and dark. I can’t have you. I fear that if you stay with me What’s in me will rub off on you. And I don’t want that. You have to leave me my love...


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

This is all for you. You must keep that light inside of you as you leave, don’t let anyone turn it off as you go. Light can disappear forever, just as the darkness is inside me forever. They won’t leave me now. But now that I think about this thoroughly before I leave. You...maybe you could help me get rid of them. The light in you, could destroy the dark in me. But just in case...



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 light inside
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide