Imagine Dragons

Songwriter: Imagine Dragons Andrew Tolman Andrew Beck Dave Lemke Aurora Florence Dan Reynolds

Producer: Dan Reynolds Aurora Florence Dave Lemke Andrew Beck Andrew Tolman Imagine Dragons

[Verse 1]
Broken homes, fighting brothers
Drugs sold upon the streets
Terrorism and alcoholism
These selfish motives guide the world
Weeping mothers, woah, crying fathers
What has this world come to?

[Chorus]
They are so broken but, oh, we hear them singing, oh-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh
Can you believe it, it's what we're seeing?
It's just a dream, dream, can you believe-lieve it?
They are so broken but, oh, we hear them singing, oh-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh
Can you believe it, it's what we're seeing
It's just a dream, dream, can you believe-lieve it?

[Post-Chorus]
Let me be your brother, you can be my sister
Singing to the people
Let's live until we die

[Verse 2]
Grew up for business
I'll do whatever it takes
Don't work a day unless you're paid
One night stands and broken hearts
We forgot how to love
I shoot 'em up and take 'em down
I don't bleed on my ground

[Chorus]
They are so broken but, oh, we hear them singing, oh-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh
Can you believe it, it's what we're seeing?
It's just a dream, dream, can you believe-lieve it?
They are so broken but, oh, we hear them singing, oh-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh
Can you believe it, it's what we're seeing
It's just a dream, dream, can you believe-lieve it?

[Post-Chorus]
Let me be your brother, you can be my sister
Singing to the people
Let's live until we die
Let me be your brother, you can be my sister
Singing to the people
Let's live until we die

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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