If he did endure some psychological pain as a child, there probably wouldn’t have been much room for an open discussion on this. He did talk about his Mormon upbringing in a large family of nine children, which would mean that he was just another child in the mix. In the second pre-chorus of “Believer,” Dan Reynolds tells us how he had all his issues bottled up growing up. But it is supposed to help you make a stronger and a more wholesome person. Religion is not supposed to grant your wishes.
In the third verse, Dan Reynolds pays tribute to his religion, talking about the “ones up above.” Much like what religion is supposed to do, Dan Reynold found that through religion he is able to convert his pains into blessings.
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But all of this made him and the band grow a thicker skin and grow.Īnother sea-faring quote to match would be “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor” by Franklin D. Even studying something difficult could be phrased ‘painstaking.’ Dan Reynolds’ and Imagine Dragon’s beginnings must have been painstaking too. ‘Pain’ does not necessarily mean physical or something bad. The singer reveres ‘pain’ as if it was a religion, and thus his faith in pain to make him grow or succeed in life. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
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The full chorus is dedicated towards the ‘pain’ or ‘pains’ that the singer endured growing up. However, the most positive thing about this song is that the singer sees something beautiful in the transformation that he endured through the pain. He further confesses that there was a lot of heartaches that he drenched up from the innermost parts of his soul and poured them into his music. He says that he tried to console himself by narrating his pain in his poems. Whichever the exact reason is, Dan’s idea is to let us know that he endured some sort of pain in his childhood. The lead vocalist, Dan Reynolds confesses that he was “broken from a young age.” This could have several meanings from being abused mentally or physically, trauma, poverty, bullying, and so on.
Only in the pre-chorus of “Believer,” do we come across the root of the story Imagine Dragons is about to tell us. To have mastered the sea, is to have mastered one’s own life. A sea is a dangerous place, even on a boat, and the same is true to our life in general. Dan Reynolds uses themes of sailing to send through this message. Through this message, the singer sends an empowering message to all the listeners on self-confidence and self-mastery.
Pre-order Evolve on all major music sites, and listen to Imagine Dragons’ ‘ Believer‘ as featured on ‘ Riverdale‘ in the official VEVO video below.The second ordeal of the song is to let all of us know that Dan Reynolds is a man of his own creation. Related: Listen to Imagine Dragons’ ‘Levitate‘ as featured on ‘ Passengers‘Įvolve itself will be released on June 23rd, and is expected to be just as successful. It also proved its worth overseas as it made it into the top 10 in the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, Austria, Portugal, and Switzerland as well. ‘ Believer‘ made it to the top spot on six different Billboard charts including Hot Rock Songs and Alternative Songs. The song was released in February of this year, and is a massive hit for the Las Vegas band, with its marching rhythm and its theme of using life’s hurts to give you strength to achieve what you want to achieve. ‘ Believer‘ is from Imagine Dragons’ upcoming third studio album Evolve, and is the lead single from the album. It continued playing through the rest of the show’s closing montage. It was played when Betty and Jughead are making out, and are then interrupted by The Serpents.