Imagine Dragons

Released: August 10, 2010

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

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

[Verse 1]
Good morning, my love
It's been a while since we have talked
You have grown
Your eyes are older than the tallest tree you see
Thirty lives can be extraordinarily long

[Chorus]
Lay me down, lay me down
Again, my friend
I know it's been a while since I could look you in the eye
'Cause I am foolish and I'm sorry
But sorry never made it feel alright, alright

[Verse 2]
Good morning, myself
It's been a while since we have talked
And you have changed
For better or worse is yet to determine
But I am sure
That you'll keep living and breathing until this world turns over

[Chorus]
Lay me down, lay me down
Again, my friends
I know it's been a while since I could look you in the eye
'Cause I am foolish and I am sorry
But sorry never made it feel alright, alright
1, 2, 3, 4

[Verse 3]
Do you realize it's almost come?
Do you realize it's almost come?
Walkin' for a while until its done
Beatin' on my back and tell it to run
I'm gonna make it into much
I'm gonna breathe until I burst open, open

[Chorus]
Lay me down
Lay me down

[Refrain]
'Cause you were right, and I'm wrong
The old and the young
Save me from myself
Starlight
'Cause you were right, and I'm wrong
The old and the young
Save me from myself
Starlight

[Verse 4]
Do you realize it's almost here?
Do you realize it's almost here?
Walkin' for a while into this year
Beatin' on my back until it's here
I'm gonna make it into much
I'm gonna breathe until I burst open, open

[Chorus]
Lay me down
Lay me down

[Refrain]
'Cause you were right, and I'm wrong
Could this be over for too long
Save me from myself
Starlight
'Cause you were right, and I'm wrong
Could this be over for too long
Save me from myself
Starlight

[Bridge]
Covered moonless night
Light my night, starlight
Light the sky
Light our sky, oh
Again, my friends

[Outro]
'Cause you were right, and I'm wrong
Could this be over for too long
Save me from myself
Starlight
'Cause when this world is beating down on me
I'll search for light to set me free
Oh, save me, starlight
And when this love is all you used to know
I'll search for light to let you go
Oh, save me, starlight

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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