B2.1 Imagine Dragons

 

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Song Meaning

"when the days are cold" - things are dark and depressing "the cards all fold" - everyone has given up "the saints we see are all made of gold" - there isn't anyone truly good left "when your dreams all fail" - life is getting hard and things aren't happening for people "and the ones we hail are the worst of all" - the people who have the most influence are the people are are the worst influences (famous musicians, etc.) "the bloods fun stale" - nobody has passion anymore "I wanna hide the truth, I wanna shelter you" - he wants to hide the terrible world from someone he loves "but with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide" - the things that make man fallen are inside of him, so he could cut her off completely from bad people and she would still have a beast inside her "no matter what we breed, we still are made of greed" - same idea...man's fallen traits are engrained in him, and you can't make them go away "this is my kingdom come" - this is my reality, i realize that now, and this is as good as it's getting

"when you feel my heat look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide" - I may seem like a better person on the outside, but in reality I'm just as bad as everyone else on the inside, I've got problems too "don't get too close, it's dark inside" - you're too innocent for me

"when the curtain call is the last of all" - the show's over, now you see who the people really are, but they've still got smiles on their faces "when the lights fade out all the sinners crawl" - but when your not looking anymore, the people are just humble sinners on their hands and knees just like everyone else "so they dug your grave" - everyone is just waiting for you to fall too, because they know you will "and the masquerade" - like I said before, everyone is just a fake "will come calling out at the mess you made" - even though they're just fakes, they are just looking for their chance to criticize you and pull you down, which s why they've dug your grave 'don't wanna let you down, but I am hell-bound" - I really don't want to hurt you, but even though I know you trust in my, I'm gonna have to burst your bubble cuz I'm as bad as everyone else "don't wanna hide the truth, know this is all for you" - he wanted to hide he truth earlier, but now he knows he can't keep deluding her, she needs to know who he really is, who people all really are, and it may hurt her but it's all for her in the end "they say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate" - some people say that what you do and how hard you work determines the outcome of life our a relationship, but he thinks it't just gonna happen like it happens and there's nothing he can do to change it: people will always have demons inside them "it's woven in my soul" - his demons are a part of him, he's never going to shake them "I need to let you go" - she's innocent, and he doesn't want to ruin that and since he's stuck with his demons forever, he needs to separate himself from her "your eyes they shine so bright, I want to save that light" - again, he wants to preserve her innocence "I can't escape this now" - again, he thinks he's stuck with his demons forever "unless you show me how" - here's the note of hope in this song. He thinks he's pretty much stuck like he is forever, but whoever he is talking to is so innocent and 'her eyes shine so bright' that he thinks just maybe possibly she might be able to show him the way out.