This is the meaning of Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons

Do you ever get the feeling that you have a mission on this planet? Do you want to distinguish yourself form the rest and leave behind a legendary legacy? Are your ideas unicorn-worthy?

Ode to ambition

Hold up! We’ve found the perfect track, an ode to ambition! The guys from Imagine Dragons have managed to fit a lot of motivation and dedication into the lyrics of Whatever It Takes. Their message? Aim for the moon and just keep going, regardless of the obstacles in your path.

[Verse 1]
Falling too fast to prepare for this
Tripping in the world could be dangerous
Everybody circling is vulturous
Negative, nepotist
Everybody waiting for the fall of man*
Everybody praying for the end of times
Everybody hoping they could be the one
I was born to run, I was born for this

[Pre-Chorus]
Whip, whip
Run me like a race horse
Pull me like a ripcord
Break me down and build me up
I wanna be the slip, slip
Word upon your lip, lip
Letter that you rip, rip
Break me down and build me up

[Chorus]
Whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
‘Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
Yeah, take me to the top
I’m ready for whatever it takes
‘Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes

[Verse 2]
Always had a fear of being typical
Looking at my body feeling miserable
Always hanging on to the visual
I wanna be invisible
Looking at my years like a martyrdom
Everybody needs to be a part of ’em
Never be enough, I’m the prodigal son
I was born to run, I was born for this

(…)

[Bridge]
Hypocritical, egotistical
Don’t wanna be the parenthetical, hypothetical
Working hard on something that I’m proud of, out of the box
An epoxy** to the world and the vision we’ve lost
I’m an apostrophe
I’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s more to see
I’m just a product of the system; a catastrophe
And yet a masterpiece, and yet I’m half-diseased
And when I am deceased
At least I’ll go down to the grave and die happily
And leave the body and the soul to be a part of thee
I do what it takes
Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons

YES! The latest single by Imagine Dragons is your new go-to soundtrack when you’re fighting to turn your ambition into a reality. #workethic

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*Imagine Dragons literally uses the words ‘Fall of Men’. This is a term for the first sin spoken of in the Bible. This term refers to man’s failure to listen to God, which results in wrath and illness.

**Epoxy is a kind of chemical glue 🤓