We are all living the same way
We are escaping the same way
Circling
We are a part of the same play
We think we're making our own way
Circling

You don't have to hold your head up high

Round and round
I won't run away this time
Till you show me what this life is for
Round and round
I'm not gonna let you change my mind
Till you show me what this life is for

We are afflicted by fiction
Building a case for eviction
Circling
Guarding a tower of ancients
Shooting down arrows of patience
And patiently circling

You don't have to hold your head up high

Round and round
I won't run away this time
Till you show me what this life is for
Round and round
I'm not gonna let you change my mind
Till you show me what this life is for

All the emptiness inside you
Is hard enough to fill
Without a sense of purpose
We're setting up to fail
You don't have to make it right
Just hold your head up high

Round and round
I won't run away this time
Till you show me what this life is for
Round and round
I'm not gonna let you change my mind
Till you show me what this life is for


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    The Imagine Dragon’s song Round and Round relates the authors hardship in finding a purpose in life, while observing the falseness of the lives around him.

    In a way that neither condemns nor agrees, he tells how many live their lives lying to themselves thinking they are more than what they truly are. “We think we're making our own way”. Here, he relates the error in feeling in control of one’s life telling how people are all born with the same mindset, and are “all living the same way”, and they can’t escape it. In addition, he sarcastically points out the falsehood in self-righteousness. “You don’t have to hold your head up high”. Although he is critical of people around him, the tone of the song indicates he is simply disappointed and wants more.

    Although his inclination is to hide from the truth he decides to confront it. “I won’t run away this time, till you show me what this life is for”. His persistence is truly what sets him apart from others. While everyone else abandoned hope of finding what was real, thus becoming callous to their doubts, he sought to answer these questions even though it meant perseverance and waiting.

    Basically, the song tells people that if one doesn’t seek answers and face the darkness in life, they end up living a lie.

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