Imagine Dragons

Released: November 19, 2013

Songwriter: Alex da Kid Imagine Dragons Josh Mosser Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon

Producer: Alex da Kid

[Verse 1]
Up in the morning
Up in the evening
Picking up clocks
When the birds come back to eat
Oh, to eat
Up on the mountain
Down in the king's lair
Pushing these blocks
In the heat of the afternoon
Oh, afternoon

[Pre-Chorus]
We were never welcome here
We were never welcome here at all
No

[Chorus 1]
It’s who we are
Doesn’t matter if we’ve gone too far
Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day
Oh, won’t you save us
What we are?
Don’t look clear
'Cause it’s all uphill from here
Oh

[Verse 2]
Up in the attic
Down in the cellar
Lost in the static
Coming back for more
Oh, for more
Out with the reason
In with the season
Taking down names
In my book of jealousy
Jealousy

[Pre-Chorus]
We were never welcome here
We were never welcome here at all
No

[Chorus 2]
It’s who we are
Doesn’t matter if we’ve gone too far
Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day
Because it's who we are
Doesn’t matter if we’ve gone too far
Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day
Oh, won't you save us
What we are?
Don’t look clear
'Cause it’s all uphill from here
Oh

[Bridge]
They say we’re crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy

[Chorus 2]
It’s who we are
Doesn’t matter if we’ve gone too far
Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day
Because it's who we are
Doesn’t matter if we’ve gone too far
Doesn’t matter if it’s all okay
Doesn’t matter if it’s not our day
Oh, won’t you save us
What we are?
Don’t look clear
'Cause it’s all uphill from here
Oh

[Outro]
They say we're crazy
They say we're crazy

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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