'Cause after all
This city never sleeps at night Imagine Dragons – It's Time
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Lead singer,Dan Reynolds and his band, are from Las Vegas, The City that Never Sleeps.
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Ces Cru has caught the high winds and are quickly and silently transforming from the underdogs to elite rappers. Much like a silenced pistol, they are ready to silently wreak havoc on the mainstream.
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In order for Wrekonize to be denied Anything, he must stop caring–His Inhibitions must cease
In Layman terms–If Wrekonize wants something you can not deny him. He can not be controlled and he always gets what he wants.
They don't see me come, who can blame them? Imagine Dragons – Tiptoe
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Doves are timid animals used to symbolize love and peace. This symbolism is especially common in Christian texts—something that Reynolds and Sermon can identify with as they are Mormon. Because of its common symbolism, doves are not expected to be vicious. Dan juxtaposes this idea to show that his success is going unnoticed.
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By giving the bullies the cold shoulder in front of all their friends…
I turned my back with the anti-climatic spitefulness
That’s the worst type of diss
…he gave them no choice but to retaliate.
We become men the first time our father hits us
And we don't open gifts up Brother Ali – Room With a View
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In Jewish Religion, when a boy turns 13-years-old he has become a Bar Mitzvah and has the same rights as a full grown man. There is a ceremony followed by a celebratory party in which the boy receives gifts.
Bar Mitvah Party
The fathers in Ali’s neighboorhood had a more physical and abusive way of letting their sons know they’re grown.
Got interrupted by a drive-by shooting half a block away Brother Ali – Room With a View
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Donnie Hathaway was a 1970’s American Jazz, Blues, Soul & Gospel singer-songwriter and musician best known for his #1 R&B hit “The Closer I Get To You” and the Grammy-winning “Where Is The Love".
Brother Ali was interupted by a drive by when listening to A Donnie Hathaway Collection: Greatest Hits, of which both Where is the Love and Closer I get to You were features.
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The Sopranos is an American television drama about a New Jersey mob boss who deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.
The Sopranos Cast
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The path to the top of anything, especially the music business, is clouded with difficult choices and bad decisions.
While someone else fell off and made the wrong choice, Dan Reynolds is left to continue down the difficult path of success and positive choices.
Should have “Don’t look back” quoted as well. It’s the story of Orpheus in the underworld. Orpheus looks back right before he escapes hell and loses his wife forever because of it.
You will see several references to Orpheus in their music actually, most notably in the music video “Zero” they literally have a character named Orpheus, and a Lyre(guitar) is sent down from apollo’s(sun god) pentagram in the sky.
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Okay, someone needs to tell me, is the word “sell” or “sail”? Deaf question, so no snarky remarks, okay?
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RE twhite28’s explanation of “The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell”:
You say to “think of it like a fork in the road.” No, sir, I will not.
You see, your point is depressing. No one wants to be unsure of his or her path. If you think of your end result as success, no matter where you come from, and you put in the hard work and the grit, and you use your willpower, even when you know that tomorrow you WILL fail – because that is okay – because you know that there is hope beyond what you see before yourself, then you are passing though more hellish clouds toward the sunlight. If you look at any path, not just two, and see that there is success at the end of each and every one if you will just work toward reaching that point, then you will see the sunlight.
The path can be successful whether you see the beginning and it looks dreadful or whether the path is lit by five-o'-clock’s golden rays. The equation for success is not limited to only geniuses:
“Fail–>Fail–>Fail–>Fail–>….Fail–>Success” seems pretty simple, doesn’t it?
I support my point with a line later in “It’s Time’s” verse 2: “Don’t look back.” Look forward and you’ll eventually see your blissful end – look back and you recall your failures. Keep moving on.