We all love songs of ID without even knowing
what history they have and what hidden messages
did Dragons want to deliver to us.
In this video, we are going to talk about
one of the most famous songs of imagine dragons
and reveal their music video`s and lyrics
hidden messages.
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Whatever it takes
The music video begins with Dan Reynolds swimming
through a room filled with water.
It then cuts to a scene in which Reynolds
and the band are playing in the same room.
As they perform the chorus of the song, the
roof crumbles and rain starts pouring in.
Throughout the video, the rain persists and
the room eventually fills completely with
water.
However, the band still plays.
Before the final chorus, the music stops and
the band floats lifelessly on the water.
When they break into 
song again, the stage has completely changed
as the room is no longer underwater, but on
fire as the band plays on it.
As the video ends, everything is on fire and
the music stops.
But what does it mean and what message did
Reynolds want to deliver us.
Well, The lyrics tell us that the world we
are living in is divided into two parts, in
which the 1st half of the world are negative
people who wait for the drop out of a person
and the second half are "the people who want
to achieve something, love adventures and
doesn't care what the 2nd person is thinking.
They just don't want to live in a typical
way.
They are determined"WHATEVER IT TAKES"they
just want to achieve it, so they could leave
this world peacefully as a masterpiece.
I think it's about the feeling that we all
have; that we were born for something special,
something great.
A lot of people end up crumbling in the face
of the hardships and pain of this world.
This song is a celebration of the human spirit;
the strength to carry on and improve the world
in the face of insurmountable odds and terrible
tragedy.
Thunder
The song “Thunder” is mainly about Dan
Reynolds but also his band “Imagine Dragons”
of how Dan conquered everything and got his
breakthrough in the music industry despite
of all the things he faced.
Here is the lyrics breakdown:
Verse 1
The first line, “Just a young gun with a
quick fuse”, is a metaphor representing
a young person with hunger and eagerness to
take over the world and achieve his goals.
It seems as if the person is uncomfortable
in the current situation which is signified
through the line, “wanna leave my own life
behind”.
Dan didn’t comply with any rules and always
followed his own path that he built for himself.
The line, “fit the box, fit the mould”
is in reference to the record labels which
control the kind of music the artists release.
They want music that fits into the trend that's
currently trending.
They want content which “fits in the mould”
of Popular music.
But Dan was neither “a follower” nor a
guy going “yes sir”.
He followed his heart.
The line “have a seat in the foyer take
a number” is kind of representing the people
who are told to sit and wait for their turn
to come by taking a number.
This represents them waiting for their turn
for their breakthrough for the Imagine Dragons.
Chorus
Lightening always occurs before the Thunder.
The lightening here represents a young and
immature person who has a lot of dreams but
also has the ability to fulfil them.
The person who has that capability.
Then comes thunder, which is when the person
has his breakthrough.
Where he has achieved what he has always wanted.
The turning point in their life is represented
by Thunder.
Verse 2
This verse is very clear.
Here, Dan is talking about the time when he
was just a kid in school and how he was pushed
down and insulted and bullied by telling him,
by “Laughing at him” because he had big
dreams of becoming a big star.
They laughed at him because he wasn’t traditional
or wasn’t able to fit in with them.
“Who do you think you are? dreaming ’bout
being a big star” is the response of the
kids to Dan’s dreams of becoming a big star.
He was called a loser.
He was made fun of because he was such a simple,
basic guy with huge dreams and they thought
he didn’t have the capabilities to become
a big star.
Radioactive
The first stanza of "Radioactive" describes
a persons struggle or daily life in prison.
With lyrics like "I wipe my brow, and I sweat
my rust," it's easy to envision the hard,
physical labour associated with being in prison.
The lyric "I'm breathing in the chemicals"
most likely refers to the prisoner taking
a smoke break to deal with the stress of being
in prison.
When Imagine dragons mentions "I'm breaking
in" they are probably trying to describe how
prison will break a person.
"This is it, the apocalypse" helps a listener
to understand that the prisoner knew the world
is going to be very different after wasting
away so many years of their life.
The remainder of "Radioactive," beyond the
first and second stanza, describes the prisoners
