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Wake Your Demons

by Jon Porobil

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People who've heard early versions of "Wake Your Demons" have said the following about it:

"Wow."

"Damn Jon. Wow."

"HOLY S***."

...and, "Damn. Just, damn."

This song begins as a quiet and somber meditation on generational abuse, but soon builds into a cathartic orchestral crescendo as our main character vents her frustration.

Released today as a standalone single, "Wake Your Demons" will also be featured on my upcoming full-length album, The Camouflage Kid, spring 2023!

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Some people raise their kids to look and think just like them
They tell them it’s love to buy them the objects they taught them to want
But some kids run away as soon as they possibly can
They venture to find a place of their own to gradually haunt

Some cars run longer than they have any right to run
So you fill her with fuel, freshen her oil, and shower her with love
She flies down the desert, unaware she should long since have stopped
There's oil in the lines, blood in the oil, and sand in blood

The time has come to wake your demons
Let them roam free for the night
They can bother someone else for a change
Give them excitement, give them a fright

And they'll go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise

Some people live longer than they have any right to live
They siphon the blood in their veins and replace it with venom
The daughter you took it all out on, she sleeps 'til it's late in the day
She's hoping to dream the dream of the stranger who approaches in denim

Some dreams are persistent to the point that they start to feel real
The dream becomes hope, the hope becomes want, the want becomes lust
Lust for a man who doesn't exist to come darken her door
Whisk her away in a shambling car, disappear in the dust

The time has come to wake your demons
Let them roam free for the night
They can bother someone else for a while
Give them excitement, give them a fright
Give them excitement, give them a fright
Give them excitement

And they'll go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise
Go away with the sunrise

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released September 2, 2022
Music and lyrics by Jon Porobil. All instruments and vocals by Jon Porobil. Mixed and mastered by Jon Porobil. Art by Ben Wright-Heuman.

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Jon Porobil Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jon Porobil is a solo singer/songwriter making music from his home in Pittsburgh. Jon's music explores many genres, including rock, pop, folk, country, soul, and more.

Jon's fifth album, The Camouflage Kid, a concept album about moving on from an abusive cycle, will be released in late Fall 2022. ... more

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