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Nothing Left to Say Lyrics

Who knows how long I've been awake now
The shadows on my wall don’t sleep
They keep calling me
Beckoning

Who knows what’s right?
The lies keep getting thinner
My age has never made me wise
But I keep pushing on and on and on and on

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now

Below my soul I, feel an engine
Collapsing as it sees the pain
If I could only shut it out

I’ve come too far to see the end now
Even if my way is wrong
And I keep pushing on and on and on and on

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now

I keep fallin’, I keep fallin’ down
I keep fallin’, I keep fallin’ down

I keep fallin’, I keep fallin’ down
I keep fallin’, I keep fallin’ down

If you could only save me
I'm drowning in the waters of my soul

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now

There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh
There’s nothing left to say now, oh oh

I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
I’m giving up, giving up, hey hey
Giving up now
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iceblink-luck On Sep 08, 2012
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Since that LyricFind thing overwrote them, here are the correct lyrics from the booklet that I originally submitted:

Who knows how long I've been awake now? The shadows on my wall don't sleep They keep calling me Beckoning... Who knows what's right? The lines keep getting thinner My age has never made me wise But I keep pushing on and on and on and on There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now... There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now... Below my soul I feel an engine Collapsing as it sees the pain If I could only shut it out I've come too far To see the end now Even if my way is wrong I keep pushing on and on and on and on There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now... There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now... I keep falling, I keep falling down... If you could only save me I'm drowning in the waters of my soul There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now... There's nothing left to say now... I'm giving up, giving up, hey hey, giving up now...

@iceblink-luck It's because the lyrics are not wrong. On the deluxe version, the song is titled "nothing left to say now/Rocks" so the site added in the rocks lyrics since the song is in the same track with nothing left to say.

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To me, this song seems to strongly convey someone who is struggling with something, an addiction or relationship mainly, maybe even suicidal depression. It all seems to just fit. "Who knows how long I've been awake now? The shadows on my wall don't sleep. They keep calling me, beckoning." This line starts the song off, and sets the mood for it. The "shadows" are the temptations and whispers in the struggling person's ear that never go away, that must always be fought. "Who knows what's right, the lines keep getting thinner. My age has never made me wise, but I keeping pushing on, and on, and on, and on." This line makes the point to say "It's not black and white anymore." The line between right and wrong is much grayer than before. The artist goes on to say "my age has never made me wise," Meaning time and experience with his struggles has made no difference. But he keeps on, he continues to fight, because he knows he has to. The chorus, however, conveys a different message. "There's nothing left to say now. I'm giving up, yeah, giving up now." At this point it's mental ping pong, the struggling person wants to fight, but he just can't. He wants to give up. "Below my soul, I feel an engine, collapsing as it sees the pain. If I could only shut it out." This line is a bit more cryptic, but what I think the artist means by "engine" is the driving force that has kept this struggling person alive. The last bit of him is collapsing as it sees his pain, and all he wants is to shut it out and give in. "I've come too far to see the end now, even if my way is wrong. I'll keep pushing on." This is one of the last hurrahs, saying he's come to far in the fight to watch himself fall, even if his lifestyle and way of going about it was all wrong, he continues to push on. Then the chorus again, conveying defeat. Now comes the bridge, "I keep falling, I keep falling down, if you could only save me, I'm drowning in the waters of myself." This is it, this is the end for this struggling person. He says how he keeps falling and failing, and that it's no use, because the very force and mind that keeps them alive is simultaneously killing them, that no one can save them from himself. And finally, he gives up. In the final and most dramatic chorus, he says, "There's nothing left to say now, there's nothing left to say now. I'm giving up, giving up, yeah, giving up now." This giving up could be breaking off a relationship, giving into an addiction, or even suicide. All in all, this song seems to be the story of someone who wants to fight their demons, but just can't survive the process. One of my favorite Imagine Dragons songs, maybe even my favorite song.

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@vynepa

I agree, but at the end, I believe after the last chorus, the main character is in an epic battle and keeps fighting until the very end of the song. They may or may not win, but I believe the end is open to interpretation based on the listener.

By far the best imagine dragons song and my favorite right above demons.

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For me , this song talk about the research of the truth, whatever the truth, and how much hard that will be the find it. During the time you of this research you are confident, stupid like a child that see fire for the fire for the very first time . IT’s beautiful, the light , warms, and be cause you are hypnotized by all those qualities, you don’t realized you are in fire, the home also, your world your soul. And come the truth
The one that take you and blow you away The one you had never expected The one that make you collapse The one that make you give up Because that truth, is to hard to keep And to bring with you for your journey BUT what can you do, to let the truth there and to move on fooled Or to give up and stay with the truth, at least like that you are lucid about this world, about this life , about all of it You are the one that wanted to know, who can you blame for the answer of your deeply wish Nobody,
Everyone will do a choice about what to do with the truth, I think i will stay here, right here with the truth, I know it hurt me to find
I give up something of course, But it s not me. I dont give up on me. Simply because The truth Don’t give up on me too Always in the corner Where you cannot put your eyes away Where you cannot going away by the way Where you will be tight, sometime too much too But it’s the truth Dont cry, she is here for you. Together you finally can Giving up giving up now Giving up giving up now There nothing left to say i guess Ciao

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