Imagine Dragons

Released: March 12, 2021

Songwriter: Wayne Sermon Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Ben McKee

Producer: Imagine Dragons Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
I've been waiting patiently
I built this tower quietly
And when my well of Wellbutrin is
Running dry of serotonin
I can say things I don't mean
Or maybe it's the truth in me
I feel it building, bubbling up
My t-t-time is up

[Chorus]
I'm so (Mis-) misunderstood (-un)
But I live for this (-der), my money's good (-stood)
And I came to win (Mis-), so step on up (-un)
And I promise you—
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive

[Verse 2]
I've been making my Gethsemane
Since I was young, my ancestry (Cutthroat)
Was marching martyrdom across the
Radadada dumbla plains of Utah (Cutthroat)
I can't lie, I've been played
By powerful pеople who get their way
But I, in timе, will climb my mountain
I, in time, will rise

[Chorus]
I'm so (Mis-) misunderstood (-un)
But I live for this (-der), my money's good (-stood)
And I came to win (Mis-), so step on up (-un)
And I promise you—
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive

[Outro]
Try me
Try me
(Ra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Cutthroat
Only one of us, only one of us, not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us, only one of us
Only one of us
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Get on the knee, get on the knee
Cutthroat (Get on the knee)
Cutthroat (Get on the knee)
Cutthroat (Get-get-get, get-get-get)
Cutthroat

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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