This song was cryptic at points, such as the opening lyrics, “Last week, I came to you, I didn’t know what to do, yeah, man sometimes I lie, but sometimes I can tell the truth.” However, the message of this song is pretty straightforward, it’s the same plea Adele released in “Easy on Me” which is not to judge the band’s mistakes too harshly, because it’s a crazy world. “Take it Easy” is another face-paced song with heavy lyrics. The premise of the song is that “there’s magic in my bones.” I enjoyed the quick pace and shifts of the song, and felt like, for those reasons, this song would be well-suited for a gym workout or a nightclub. “Bones” was the first track from the second act, and a strong foot to start out on. This is partially because of the repetition, and though I often consider concluding a song with a fade-out of repeating lyrics to be lazy, in this instance, I think it worked phenomenally. In the song, especially as it concludes, the tension between the final lyrics grows. RELATED: Logic’s newest album ‘Vinyl Days’ includes thirty tracks, and even more talent The lyric, “I’m not gon’ lie to you, I miss you so much, tell me what I did wrong to lose touch?” was absolutely heart-wrenching. It describes the fluid state of friendships, and although it’s likely meant to console the listener, as someone who’s home for the first summer since leaving for college, this hit too close to home. This song felt as though it called out my high school self with the lyric, “You think you’re better than them, better than them, you think they’re really your friends, really your friends.” Your blood is pumping (he’s comin’ to get you).”Īnother layer within the song is that it breaks down the idea of insincere friendships. On one level, “Sharks” depicts somebody who is in over their head, who is “swimming with sharks,” as shown by the chorus’ main line, “Just you wait and you’ll see that you’re swimmin’ with sharks.
This is something I also appreciate about Imagine Dragons - their nuanced approach to conflict. Upon hearing this song I wanted to get up and dance, even with its ominous lyrics. From the second act of the album, the song “Sharks” seems to be doing the best commercially as it’s one of the most played tracks on Apple - which it should be.
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