| Imagine Dragons – On Top of the World Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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First verses: (Don't hesitate to exchange true feelings with someone because they could be gone -pass away- at any moment) (You don't know when anyone could die and you won't know how they feel about you, or what could have been with your relationship except when you see them again in heaven after you also pass away at an unknown time.) (He's been in a deep depression.) (You can be rich or famous and have all the materialistic things in the world but it doesn't matter in the end. Your loved ones could die at any moment and your time with them is precious.) Pre-Chorus: (He savors all the happiness he's found but doesn't dwell on the past because he's terrified of relapsing.) Chorus: (He's finally found happiness he knew was possible but he had to strive for it. He's been paying respect to loved ones buried in the dirt and they are also the 'soil' that has provided the nourishment for him to bloom into the happy person he has become) (He wants to share this happiness with with anyone he can help out of their depression as well -referencing his previous lyric, the way out of the depression is not worshipping materialistic idols but rather spending time with loved ones-) Second verses: (He was probably experimenting with drugs or other materialistic idols that promise happiness but they always failed him. Or it could be a little more literal as if he wanted to take the easy way out of issues but he tried to avoid them instead of dealing with them and fixing the problems in his life.) (He could've stopped trying to be happy maybe even commit suicide but he felt that there had to be a purpose to his life and he had worked too hard to find out what is was to give up.) Bridge: (He's trying to help others that are also depressed, and questioning their existence. He says he knows it's horrible and it's very hard to get out of depression, but it's possible, and you have to get up and try to walk again no matter how many times you fall. Life is what you make it.) Hope this helps! This is my first SongMeanings post! -Spencer |
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