So as generally understood based on the rest of the narrative, this would be the addict’s way of once again proclaiming a desire to overcome his addiction, as inspired by the love of someone(s) close to him.īut knowing what we know, it may also be Reynolds speaking to his deceased friend, letting this person know, most simply put, that even though he’s long gone, Dan still misses him. That’s because, as stated earlier, we know that he lost his bestie to drugs. So when the vocalist is lamenting the ‘years passing by’ and ‘thinking of’ the addressee throughout, well, up until this point there hasn’t even been an addressee recognized in the lyrics. Now one interesting thing about the refrains is that, using our imaginations in conjunction with the aforementioned foreknowledge, we can even postulate that in these passages Dan is rather speaking on his own behalf as opposed to portraying the character detailed above. He must overcome this not only for himself but also on behalf of those who actually love him.
The second verse is further indicative of his overall pessimism concerning this situation. Or let’s say, as put forth earlier, that whereas he may not be overly confident he can beat the addiction, at the same time he knows he must. And furthermore he also is able to acknowledge that he only has a limited amount “of time” to best this matter. ‘waiting to be somebody new’ while simultaneously ‘finding it hard to love himself’.īut the actual chorus itself indicates that apparently he is able to perceive that the way he’s dealing with these issues, via drug consumption, is not ideal. psychological side of being an addict.Īnd as depicted, the narrator is, first of all, lonely. Also as shown in the first verse, he is depressed, or perhaps some would say overthinking. Then, the pre-chorus that follows reveals he has self-esteem issues, i.e. So with all of that in mind, we know that this song is not based on Dan’s personal experiences per se. However, he has ‘lost his best friend to hard drugs’. So at the same time, it’s not like the sentiments being expressed are fictional in the truest sense of the word, even though they do deal with the inner, i.e. So that’s why it is very much understandable that, as explained by Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds, one of the concepts which Mercury – Act 1 is based on is ‘watching his friends die to drug addiction’.Īnd just to note in relation to what was put forth above, even prior to the issuance of this album, Reynolds has made some strong, even controversially-so statements alluding to the prevalence of drug abuse in the music field. Meanwhile, he doesn’t appear to have a history of being personally stricken by this malady himself.
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