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* ''Smoke + Mirrors'' (2015)

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* ''Smoke ''[[Music/SmokeAndMirrors Smoke + Mirrors'' Mirrors]]'' (2015)
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** Younger is an energetic, adventurous song, but it's about growing older and watching helplessly as your body deteriorates and your loved ones die and you can only wish you were young again.

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** Younger "Younger" is an energetic, adventurous song, but it's about growing older and watching helplessly as your body deteriorates and your loved ones die and you can only wish you were young again.

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* GriefSong: The singer of "Clouds"[[note]]A song that Imagine Dragons performed live during their indie days, but didn't include on any of their [=EPs=]; it also didn't make it onto any of the band's first three studio albums.[[/note]] apparently had his heart broken, and consequently proclaims that he wants to die. He changes his mind after the third chorus, but still acknowledges the mortality of man. Additionally, said chorus says something about "prisoners" in London waiting "for their turn to be dead."

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* GriefSong: GriefSong:
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The singer of "Clouds"[[note]]A song that Imagine Dragons performed live during their indie days, but didn't include on any of their [=EPs=]; it also didn't make it onto any of the band's first three studio albums.[[/note]] apparently had his heart broken, and consequently proclaims that he wants to die. He changes his mind after the third chorus, but still acknowledges the mortality of man. Additionally, said chorus says something about "prisoners" in London waiting "for their turn to be dead.""
** "Wrecked" is explicitly about the death of Dan's sister-in-law and discusses how he is a "wreck without you here" and has difficulty moving on.
** "I Wish" is also about his sister-in-law and focuses on how he wished he had made more time for her before her death.



* HorribleHollywood: "Sharks" angrily condemns the entertainment industry as the titular animals and notes that they will "take advantage of your niceness" while pretending to be your friends. The animated music video plays it for laughs by featuring people trying to escape from vicious, business suit-clad sharks who are caricatures of various Hollywood celebrities.



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* LargeHam: It's rare for one of their songs to ''not'' have a screaming section in the chorus.



** The chorus of "Giants" has Dan screaming "TIPTOEING QUIETLY!", ironically enough.



* LonelyAtTheTop: "Gold" makes material wealth sound like an inadequate replacement for human companionship.

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* LonelyAtTheTop: A prevalent theme, particularly in "Smoke and Mirrors".
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"Gold" makes material wealth sound like an inadequate replacement for human companionship.companionship.
** "Smoke and Mirrors" and "Dream" both condemn how the upper classes live in a fake world that becomes unsatisfying when they realize the truth.
** "Sharks" is a rant against the entertainment industry, discussing how famous people do not have real friends and are instead "swimming with sharks" who will screw them over if they sense weakness.


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** Younger is an energetic, adventurous song, but it's about growing older and watching helplessly as your body deteriorates and your loved ones die and you can only wish you were young again.
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* ''Loom'' (2024)

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