Several words in these printed lyrics may be incorrect according to comments but even with the ambiguity they still point to the same growing awareness or “waking up”.
Despite what some might call negative lyrics the tone and feeling of the song is incredibly uplifting.
I love the name of this band since I Do;-) (imagine dragons that is, all the time!)
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August 23, 2013 at 10:33 pm
I dont’ think it’s a negative message at all! Such a powerful song. 🙂
December 25, 2013 at 1:20 am
I believe that imagine dragons focus a lot on rebirth and spiritual awakening and they do acknowledge that we all have the potential to be great. They are one step ahead of us on the road to he spiritual revolution. The reason is love them is the meanings under their lyrics.