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AmericaImagine Dragons

Released: March 1, 2011

Songwriter: Brittany Tolman Andrew Tolman Ben McKee Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Imagine Dragons

Producer: Ben McKee Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Imagine Dragons Brandon Darner

[Verse 1]
Is this just an illusion
That I made inside my head to get me by?
Twenty years in debt
Twenty years in the government
Twenty years can never get me by

[Pre-Chorus]
And I feel you close
Feel you close like you wanted me to
Feel you close
Like you wanted me to
Believe in you

[Chorus]
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry
Lift me up
Give me strength to press on
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry
Lift me up
Give me strength to press on

[Verse 2]
From farmers in the fields
To the tallest of the towers that fall and rise
1-7-7-6, the names upon the list
For all the ones who gave until they died
Don't you hold back
I can see in your mind, and your mind will set you free

[Pre-Chorus]
And I feel you close
Feel you close like you wanted me to
Feel you close
Like you wanted me to
Believe in you

[Chorus]
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry
Lift me up (Lift me up)
Give me strength to press on
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry
Lift me up
Give me strength to press on

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry
Lift me up (Lift me up)
Give me strength to press on
Rise to the top of the world
America, America, don't you cry (Oh, oh-oh)
Lift me up
Give me strength to press on

Imagine Dragons

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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