About

I'm a Decent Man From the City of Demons, also known as Decent Man Walking Here or "City Of Demons" by Kyle Bethel, refers to a rap and R&B song by Kyle Bethel, who's from New York City, about being a "decent man from the city of demons." The lyrics continue, "Niggas be schemin'. Niggas be shootin'. Senseless violence, really so many reasons, mental health reasons, financial reasons. To be real, shouldn't love this city, but I love this city." The song was originally released by Bethel in mid-2024, but he didn't gain notable internet attention until mid-2025 when he shared a video called "Decent Man Walking Here" on his TikTok account (@kylebethel_). The song went viral as it spread as a TikTok audio. Bethel also gained fame in New York and was captured performing "City Of Demons" in the city with fans.

Origin

On July 23rd, 2024, New York rapper Kyle Bethel posted a video to his TikTok^[3] account @kylebethel_ in which he was lip-dubbing his new song "City Of Demons," receiving over 89,600 likes in a year.

On November 5th, Bethel shared a music video on YouTube^[1] for his song "City Of Demons," which gained over 75,800 views in 10 months.

Lyrics

The lyrics to the song's chorus are:

I'm a decent man from the city of demons.
Niggas be schemin'. Niggas be shootin'.
Senseless violence, really so many reasons,
Mental health reasons, financial reasons.
To be real, shouldn't love this city,
But I love this city. Woah-oh!

Decent Man Walking Here

On July 6th, 2025, Kyle Bethel shared a TikTok^[2] video to his account @kylebethel_, which had an all-caps text caption reading, "DECENT MAN WALKING HERE." Bethel was seen wearing a red flannel, crossing a street and rapping the chorus of "City of Demons." Over two months, the video received over 198,900 likes.

Spread

Starting in July 2024, others began using Bethel's TikTok sound^[4] for "City Of Demons." For instance, on July 29th, TikToker^[5] @meccavellii posted a video of herself lip-dubbing the song, gaining over 30,100 likes in a year.

In mid-2025, more users discovered the song and shared posts with it. For instance, on June 30th, TikToker^[6] @the1andonlyzoali posted a video of himself recreating Bethel's Decent Man Walking Here video, gaining over 17,100 likes in three months.

On August 30th, 2025, TikToker^[7] @jakeleflairr shared a clip from rapper Joe Budden's podcast, The Joe Budden Podcast, of him playing Bethel's song for the co-hosts and guests. Over 10 days, the video received over 41,400 likes.

On August 31st, New York rapper Sheck Wes posted a video on TikTok^[8] of him walking around and lip-dubbing "City Of Demons," gaining over 34,200 likes in nine days.

On September 2nd, 2025, TikToker^[9] @cheenzrich posted a video of Kyle Bethel at a Labor Day celebration in New York performing the song with fans, gaining over 12,500 likes in a week.

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