The band's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors (2015) reached number one in the US, Canada, and the UK. This was followed by their third studio album Evolve (2017), which resulted in three chart-topping singles, "Believer", "Thunder", and "Whatever It Takes", also making them the artist with the most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. The album reached the top five in many countries. The band's fourth studio album Origins (2018) featured the single "Natural", which became their fifth song to top the Hot Rock Songs chart. The band has since released Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022), a double album featuring the US top 5 hit "Enemy", and Loom (2024), their first album without longtime drummer Daniel Platzman. Despite their popularity and commercial success, the band's music has been consistently met with mixed critical reception.
Imagine Dragons won three American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, one Grammy Award, one MTV Video Music Award, and one World Music Award. In May 2014, the band was nominated for 14 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist of the Year and a Milestone Award, which recognizes innovation and creativity of artists across different genres. In April 2018, the band was nominated 11 more times for Billboard Music Awards.
Imagine Dragons have sold more than 74 million albums and 65 million digital songs worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They have also earned 160 billion streams across music platforms. They were the most streamed group of 2018 on Spotify, the first rock act to have four songs, "Radioactive", "Demons", "Believer", and "Thunder", to surpass one billion streams each, and the only group in RIAA history to have four songs certified higher than Diamond. According to Billboard, "Believer", "Thunder", and "Radioactive" were the three best performing rock songs of the 2010s.
Summer
Imagine Dragons Lyrics
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Let me have you
Tell me all your secrets
Let me know you
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Paint me all your pictures
Hang them on my wall
Show me all your colors
Show me all
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
Fall in love with what you mean to me
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
Fall in love with what you mean to me
A fire burns into you purifying gold
But what I saw was opulence
And that's not for me
Ooh ooh (That's not for me)
Ooh ooh (That's not for me)
Only in summertime (Only in summertime)
Only in summertime (Only in summertime)
Things will change with time (Things will change with time)But only in summertime
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
Fall in love with what you mean to me
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
Fall in love with what you mean to me
Only in summertime (Only in summertime)
Only in summertime (Only in summertime)
Things will change with time (Things will change with time)
But only in summertime
In the song "Summer" by Imagine Dragons, the lyrics focus on the fleeting nature of life and the importance of cherishing the moment. The chorus encourages the listener to "open up your eyes" and "open up your mind" to fall in love with what they mean to the singer. The verses shift between asking the listener to reveal themselves, and the singer musing on the transitory nature of opulence and material wealth.
The lines "If only for a second, let me have you, tell me all your secrets, let me know you" express a wish for intimacy and vulnerability between two people. The repeated "oohs" throughout the song add to the dreamy, wistful feeling. The metaphor in "A fire burns into you purifying gold, but what I saw was opulence" suggests that material wealth may be flashy and attractive, but it is ultimately fleeting and superficial. The final lines of the song acknowledge that change is inevitable, but perhaps summer is a time to slow down and appreciate what is right in front of us.
Overall, the song invites the listener to be present in the moment and to embrace the connections we have with others. The theme of cherishing the fleeting nature of life is similar to other Imagine Dragons songs such as "Demons" and "On Top of the World."
Line by Line Meaning
If only for a second
If I could have your attention for just a moment
Let me have you
Allow me to experience your presence and company
Tell me all your secrets
Share with me the things you normally keep hidden from others
Let me know you
Allow me to understand who you are as a person
Paint me all your pictures
Describe to me the things you imagine and see in your mind
Hang them on my wall
Allow me to keep your thoughts and perspectives close to me
Show me all your colors
Reveal to me all the different sides and aspects of yourself
Show me all
Show me everything about yourself that you are willing to share
Open up your eyes
Start paying attention to the world around you
Open up your mind
Be open to new ideas and perspectives
Fall in love with what you mean to me
Realize the value and importance you hold in my life
A fire burns into you purifying gold
Life's challenges and hardships can refine and strengthen you
But what I saw was opulence
However, I saw excessive wealth and luxury
And that's not for me
And I realize that's not what truly matters in life
Only in summertime
These experiences and feelings are only possible during the carefree, warm season of summer
Things will change with time
Life is always changing and evolving
But only in summertime
But these specific moments and memories can only be found during summer
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DANIEL COULTER REYNOLDS, DANIEL WAYNE SERMON, BENJAMIN ARTHUR MCKEE, DANIEL JAMES PLATZMAN
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