Released: February 17, 2015

Songwriter: Imagine Dragons Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon

Producer: Imagine Dragons Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon

[Verse 1]
If only for a second
Let me have you
Tell me all your secrets
Let me know you
Ooh, ooh
Paint me all your pictures
Hang them on my wall
Show me all your colors
Show me all

[Chorus]
Open up your eyes, open up your mind
Fall in line with what you're meant to be
Open up your eyes, open up your mind
Fall in line with what you're meant to be

[Verse 2]
A fire burns into you
Purifying all
And what I saw was opulence
And that's not for me
And that's not for me
And that's not for me

[Bridge]
Only in the summertime (only in summertime)
Only in the summertime (only in summertime)
Things will change with time (things will change with time)
Only in the summertime

[Chorus]
Open up your eyes, open up your mind
Fall in line with what you're meant to be
Open up your eyes, open up your mind
Fall in line with what you're meant to be

[Outro]
Only in the summertime (only in summertime)
Only in the summertime (only in summertime)
Things will change with time (things will change with time)
Only in the summertime

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.