If you think back to all the songs you heard three years ago in 2014, it’s of high chance that you think of the song “Radioactive”. This extremely popular song was sung by the famous rock band Imagine Dragons, and composed with the help of Alex Da Kid. When this track released, critics were praising every note and lyric. This number was introduced through many commercials and trailers, which was part of the reason it was a “sleeper hit”- a song that makes a gradual rise to popularity. “Radioactive” also holds the record for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 at 87 weeks. It has reached #1 in 20+ countries, and has been certified 10 times platinum. “Ten times platinum” means the hit has sold over 10 million copies. Imagine Dragons also
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The figurative meaning of this song is that he has gone through the bereavement of an old life and lifestyle, and must alter the way he does things. To establish this in a neat, fresh way, he relates it to the apocalypse. In the song, he sings “I’m waking up to ash and dust” (verse one, line five) as in he is waking up to the realization that his old life is gone, and that he is surrounded by the ruins or the corpse of such a life. However, what conveys that he must adjust is the same lyrics that cause you to think he is adjusting to the apocalypse when he is merely reconciling a new life. Such lyrics are “I’m breaking in, shaping up” from verse one and two. This means that he is adjusting and becoming accustomed to his situation, like you break in new shoes. He then welcomes you to the new age- a new life. Listen to the beat of the song. Most would describe it as a dark, strong tune. It is in the key of B minor, which simply adds to the eerie feeling. However, the tune or beat of the song doesn’t add any hidden meaning. It is only an accomplice to the song, as the song is dark, and the person in it is by no means a fragile person. The song is about the end of a world, which is usually wrapped and blended together with dark and lonely feelings. Nobody wants to leave the world they have,
The figurative meaning of this song is that he has gone through the bereavement of an old life and lifestyle, and must alter the way he does things. To establish this in a neat, fresh way, he relates it to the apocalypse. In the song, he sings “I’m waking up to ash and dust” (verse one, line five) as in he is waking up to the realization that his old life is gone, and that he is surrounded by the ruins or the corpse of such a life. However, what conveys that he must adjust is the same lyrics that cause you to think he is adjusting to the apocalypse when he is merely reconciling a new life. Such lyrics are “I’m breaking in, shaping up” from verse one and two. This means that he is adjusting and becoming accustomed to his situation, like you break in new shoes. He then welcomes you to the new age- a new life. Listen to the beat of the song. Most would describe it as a dark, strong tune. It is in the key of B minor, which simply adds to the eerie feeling. However, the tune or beat of the song doesn’t add any hidden meaning. It is only an accomplice to the song, as the song is dark, and the person in it is by no means a fragile person. The song is about the end of a world, which is usually wrapped and blended together with dark and lonely feelings. Nobody wants to leave the world they have,