Imagine Dragons

Released: September 5, 2011

Songwriter: Wayne Sermon Dan Reynolds Imagine Dragons

Producer: Imagine Dragons

[Verse 1]
I can never leave you when you're lying in the bed
Face to the wall
Eyes locked on the floor
What did you mean by that, what did you mean by that?
Take it as a self invitation
Take it as your own means of salvation
If I could take it all
If I could take it all back

[Chorus]
Nothing is forgiven unless you want it to be
And if it's too late for deciding
Oh, just leave it to me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me please
Because I'm living, living
Living in the darkness

[Verse 2]
I could never beat it when you needed me the most
The more I try the less you try to come
How could I live like that, how could I live like that?
Take it as a self indication
Take it as your own means of vindication
If I could take it all
If I could take it all back

[Chorus]
Nothing is forgiven unless you want it to be
And if it's too late for deciding
Oh, just leave it to me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me please
Because I'm living, living
Living in the darkness

[Chorus]
Nothing is forgiven unless you want it to be
It's too late for deciding
So just leave it to me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me please
Because I'm living, living
Living in the darkness

[Chorus]
Nothing is forgiven unless you want it to be
Oh, it is too late for deciding
So just leave it to me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me please
Because I'm living, living
Living in the darkness

[Outro]
Living in the darkness
Please
Living, living in the darkness

One of the defining artists of the 2010s and perhaps the biggest band of the decade, Imagine Dragons is an American alt-rock band that originated in Las Vegas and led by Dan Reynolds. While the band began in 2008, the group boasted an entirely different roster than most are familiar. Before releasing their debut album, Night Visions, in 2012, the band released six EPs over four years, constantly shifting their sound and roster from folk to the crowd-shattering anthems they’ve been known for since.

The band’s roster was finalized before Night Visions‘ release with Daniel Platzman on the drums, Wayne Sermon on guitar, and Ben McKee on bass. Their break-out single, “Radioactive” was essential to putting Vegas on the map musically, citing The Killers before them. The song went on to become an international success, obliterating the record for the most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 at 87 straight weeks.

It wasn’t until 2015 the band released their sophomore album, Smoke + Mirrors. The album was extremely divergent from their freshman album, characterized by an accentuation of their Rock roots and an internal struggle, later described by Reynolds as being his bout with severe depression.

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