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7 years

this song show a duality,between the musical roots of the slave generation in line with the artistic oppression of today’s mainstream record companies.

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I Self Devine Atmosphere – YGM

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Currently signed to Rhymesayer’s Entertainment( Atmosphere’s label). I Self Devine is one half of the duo Micranots, one half of Semi Official, one fourth of Dynospectrum and is a soloist.

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9 years

The name he drops next is “Kool Akiem”. Kool Akiem is the other part of Micranots. Shouldn’t they share a common annotation ?

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I wanna say what's up to Plain Ole Bill Atmosphere – YGM

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Plain Ole Bill is the co-founder of Get Cryphy, and has grown recognition foe being touring DJ for Rhymesayers label mate P.O.S.’s and opening for Atmosphere with his Cryphy crew.

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When darkness falls and surrounds you
When you fall down, when you're scared and you're lost
Be brave
I'm coming to hold you now Muse – Follow Me

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The beginning beating sound of Follow Me, features Bellamy’s unborn sons heartbeat), recorded on Bellamy’s iPhone. Follow Me has been described as Matt’s ‘ode to fatherhood.’

Important to note that although these lines sound like he is talking to young Bing Bellamy.(Children often fall a lot, get scared when lost, and need there parents to hold them). I believe Bellamy is further expressing that he will be with Bing Bellamy every step of the way. When Bing is older and is struggling in life(falling down) and scared of the darkness that surrounds him, he will be there to comfort and console him(hold him).

Matt Bellamy and his Son Bing And Step-Son Ryder

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Hip hop menace, some say we never should have got breaded Ces Cru – When Worlds Collide

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Ubi is sayin that CES CRU kills it every time, and is the menace(trouble maker) of hip hop(mainstream in particular) Some people even believe that Ubi and Godemis are undeserving of their fame and should never have been paid(breaded).

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So I bare my skin and I count my sins
And I close my eyes and I take it in Imagine Dragons – Bleeding Out

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After revealing his true self to his lover (baring his skin) and telling her about his dark past (counting his sins). Aware of his guilt and remorse, the author braces himself for his lovers response.

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4 years

This is a polysyndeton. A polysyndeton is is a coordinating conjunction used in succession. This clause has multiple and used in it. This ads more info to make the song have more emotion.

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4 years

This lyric shows a polysyndeton (several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession). Polysyndeton usually takes power away from words and bring power to other words. By using a polysyndeton they are able to express their list of sacrifices and pain they will go through just to make the other person happy.

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5 years

Make more sense of people’s work

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5 years

I always thought that when he said"so I bare my skin" I always looked deeper(thx TØP) and thought that he was showing his wrists. Then he says “and I count my sins” which I thought as how many times he has cut himself. Then" I close my eyes and I take it in" was him thinking about how wrong it is but he can’t stop cause he is doing it for the other person. This is what I think but I’m probably going way to deep into these lyrics.

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10 years

This lyric could refer to the singer feeling as if he’s not enough for his loved one or that his loved one is unattainable. But he feels that his lover is the only thing worth living for. Therefore, he’s committing self-harm or even suicide.

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I'm bleedin' out
So if the last thing that I do
Is bring you down
I'll bleed out for you Imagine Dragons – Bleeding Out

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The author means that he is having an internal war, fighting his own evil side. Before he hurts and brings down his loved one, he is prepared to die fighting this darkness within.

Bleeding out may be referring to revealing his dark secrets to his loved one. Although, this may effect their relationship and bring her down, he will bleed out and reveal everything.

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3 years

i’ve always thought the ‘i’m bleeding out, so if the last thing that i do…’ is him saying that he’s running out of energy, sort of. emotionally.

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7 years

Could refer to a lover that will sacrifice all for their significant other even though they may not feel the same

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8 years

Dan Reynolds is Christian, and he is referring to crucifixion of Jesus Christ in this song. The last thing the Savior did was bleed out for everyone’s sins, and Dan expresses appreciation.

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CAH

9 years

When I hear this song, I hear about a guy who has to deal with both his and someone else’s problems and the only way he can deal with that is self harming. The line “bear my skin and count my sins” sounds like he is punishing himself for not being able to provide right.

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8 years

I think he means that he is literally bleeding (dying) and his last thing that he will do is to get revenge of the one that did that to him.

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8 years

What I think when I hear this is the person singing the song is hurting inside. He was scared to show everyone the real him and now he doesn’t care anymore if it means bleeding out for the person he loves. To me it sounds like he is cutting to relieve the pain he can’t escape

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MusicGirl

8 years

Some of the Imagine Dragons members are Mormon, so perhaps this can be a reference to their religion. In CChristianity and Mormonism, Jesus died on the cross. This could be a reference. There are many points that support this:
I’ll bleed out for you – Christ bled on the cross as he died
Bare my skin and count my sins – Jesus' back was shred as he was whipped prior to being crucified, and he took all our sins on his back to save us
Sky turns gray – the sky turned into darkness when Christ died even though it was in the afternoon (I think)
With the darkness fed – The sky turned to darkness, as said before

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8 years

When I listen to this song, or when it gets stuck in my head, I think this stanza is about bearing pain and suffering to help another person. Like working a zillion hours a week to support your kid, or not saying something about people’s actions / words because the truth would hurt someone else. Even if it hurts you.

To me, it’s bearing the pain of life so someone else can live better. That’s where the “to bring you down” comes in. “I’ll bear my skin and count my sins and close my eyes and drink it in … ” There’s almost a pride in working to help another person out.

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9 years

In my opinion maybe they’re talking about Jesus when he was bleeding from every poor in the garden of Gethsemane and how he did it for us. But then the part of “is to bring you down” makes no sense to me.

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Sarah

9 years

This seems more like revenge to me. “The last thing that I do is bring you down.” He wants to destroy another, and will die to do so. Later he mentions that he will be “your scarecrow”. A scarecrow is used to frighten. He wants to terrify and kill an enemy even if his enemy begs for mercy – “You tell me to hold on”.

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Wake me up
Wake me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake me up inside Evanescence (Ft. Paul McCoy) – Bring Me to Life

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A desperate cry for help. She has pretended to be happy for so long that she doesn’t even know true happiness.

Bring Me to Life is about discovering something or someone that awakens a feeling inside them that they’ve never had before. You discover there is a world that is bigger than just your safe bubble

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Can nobody hear me?
I've got a lot that's on my mind
I cannot breathe
Can you hear it too? Imagine Dragons – Hear Me

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When stressed or depressed, many people feel as if the world is against them and that no one is there to help. Some side effects include trouble breathing and even suicidal thoughts or actions in some cases.

Reynolds needs someone to cope through his depression/stress, but Dan agonizes over not being understood by the people who have tried.

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Hundred spokes on the Vogues like wow, wow, wow Yelawolf (Ft. Rittz) – Box Chevy 3

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Referring to a set of expensive hundred spoke Vogue rims

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