Ben Travis: Music
Demon
(c)2001 Ben Travis)
I actually wrote this before I found out my dad had cancer. I wrote it in the spring of 2001. I saw him struggling more and more with alcoholism, and I had the idea for a song using the "demon" as a metaphor for the alcohol that he found himself so addicted to.
(verse 1)
the taste of wine still lingers in my mouth
as i wake up
and i guess i must have passed out
when i finally had enough
and the world is spinning all around
as i stumble down the hall
and I can't remember why I ever
started this at all...
(chorus)
Why can't I put this demon down
why can't I throw it to the ground
why can't I put this demon down?
(verse 2)
I look back on my life and I could say
I tried my best
But if I get a grade for this
I guess I failed the test
Now... I put on my coat
and wander out the door
And take a swig so I don't
think about this anymore