LAVAGXRL's "demon" is a haunting voice for the experience of losing yourself

Boston-based singer-songwriter LAVAGXRL dives into an intense zone with "demon", a new song that looks into disorientation, depression, dissociation, and the frightening feeling of being disconnected from yourself. Written by Sophia Higgins and produced by Lavagxrl, the track carries its emotional weight in the struggle to find light while being pulled in every direction.

"Demon" is about fighting to stay grounded when everything around you feels overwhelming. That concept captures a time when external noise and internal unrest are hard to distinguish, when you feel physically present but emotionally elsewhere. "Demon" is a personal, emotionally heavy subject, and it offers an intimate exploration of what it can feel like to lose your footing.

One of the most striking ideas in the song is the way it describes depression as something that can seem almost like an unwanted presence living inside the body. The feeling is not expressed as simple sadness, but as engulfing, invasive, and capable of diminishing a person's sense of vitality. LAVAGXRL takes that difficult emotional territory and turns it into a focused musical statement. Rather than turning away from the darker side of depression and dissociation, "demon" looks right at the experience.