Throughout his life, Dan Reynolds has been through some ups and downs. It is through these triumphs and struggles that he finds the words to write his songs. Each of his songs tells a story of the things he has overcome or has wrestled with in his life, whether that be love, depression, or ankylosing spondylitis—a type of arthritis. As Reynolds grows older, the tone and message of his songs change greatly from one of sorrow and self-hating to one of strength and self-love. This transition can be seen through his speakers that he created in his songs titled “My Fault”, “Believer”, and “Whatever It Takes”. First, in the song “My Fault”, Reynolds conveys a tone of regret, and sadness through his narrator. This song portrays a scene where a guy
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At the beginning of this song, the speaker is describing a world that seems to be in a very bad place. The speaker says “Everybody circling, it’s vulturous / Negative, nepotist” (3-4). This can represent how some people just wait around for others to mess up so they can call them out on it. Reynolds could be talking about a society that creates a bad atmosphere for others that are just trying to do their own thing and not just fitting in. This song also takes a look back on his past and reflects on what he has learned. This can be shown in the lines “Always had a fear of being typical / Looking at my body feeling miserable / Always hanging on to the visual” (26-28). This shows that he understands how he felt in the past about his self-image and what others thought of him, but it also shows that this was in the past and he is finally moving forward. To display this better, Reynolds also makes use of a metaphor towards the end of the song. The speaker states “I’m an apostrophe / I’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s more to see” (45-46). This shows that he knows that he has worth just like an apostrophe has worth when connecting two words together. This also shows that he is not letting others get him down or tell who he can or can’t be
At the beginning of this song, the speaker is describing a world that seems to be in a very bad place. The speaker says “Everybody circling, it’s vulturous / Negative, nepotist” (3-4). This can represent how some people just wait around for others to mess up so they can call them out on it. Reynolds could be talking about a society that creates a bad atmosphere for others that are just trying to do their own thing and not just fitting in. This song also takes a look back on his past and reflects on what he has learned. This can be shown in the lines “Always had a fear of being typical / Looking at my body feeling miserable / Always hanging on to the visual” (26-28). This shows that he understands how he felt in the past about his self-image and what others thought of him, but it also shows that this was in the past and he is finally moving forward. To display this better, Reynolds also makes use of a metaphor towards the end of the song. The speaker states “I’m an apostrophe / I’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s more to see” (45-46). This shows that he knows that he has worth just like an apostrophe has worth when connecting two words together. This also shows that he is not letting others get him down or tell who he can or can’t be