Cutthroat
Imagine Dragons * Track #11 On Mercury - Act 1 (Japanese Edition)
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Cutthroat by Imagine Dragons
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Imagine DragonsWrited by
Dan Reynolds & Wayne Sermon & Ben McKee & Daniel PlatzmanAbout
“Cutthroat” and its A-side “Follow You” marks the first songs from American pop-rockers Imagine Dragons since June 2019’s “Birds (Remix).” The pair of tracks also act as the band’s debut singles for their fifth studio album, Mercury – Act 1. The song focuses on an internal struggle, where only one v...
Cutthroat Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've been waiting patiently
I built this tower quietly
And when my well of Wellbutrin is
Running dry of serotonin
I can say things I don't mean
Or maybe it's the truth in me
I feel it building, bubbling up
My t-t-time is up
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so (Mis-) misunderstood (-un)
But I live for this (-der), my money's good (-stood)
And I came to win (Mis-), so step on up (-un)
And I promise you
[Chorus]
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive
[Verse 2]
I've been making my Gethsemane
Since I was young, my ancestry (Cutthroat)
Was marching martyrdom across the
Radadada dumbla plains of Utah (Cutthroat)
I can't lie, I've been played
By powerful pеople who get their way
But I, in timе, will climb my mountain
I, in time, will rise
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so (Mis-) misunderstood (-un)
But I live for this (-der), my money's good (-stood)
And I came to win (Mis-), so step on up (-un)
And I promise you
[Chorus]
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive
[Outro]
Try me!!
Try me!!
(Ra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Cutthroat!!
Only one of us, only one of us, not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us, only one of us
Only one of us
Get on my knee, get on my knee
Get on my knee, get on my knee
Get on my knee, get on my knee
Get on my knee, get on my knee
Cutthroat (Get on my knee)
Cutthroat (Get on my knee)
Cutthroat (Get-get-get, get-get-get)
Cutthroat
Cutthroat Q&A
Who wrote Cutthroat's ?
Cutthroat was written by Dan Reynolds & Wayne Sermon & Ben McKee & Daniel Platzman.
Who produced Cutthroat's ?
Cutthroat was produced by Imagine Dragons & Rick Rubin.
When did Imagine Dragons release Cutthroat?
Imagine Dragons released Cutthroat on Fri Mar 12 2021.
What did Imagine Dragons say about "Cutthroat"?
It’s an exorcism of self pity. An examination of my life—finding that I am beyond blessed—and trying to rid myself of all the meaningless things that have burdened me. Killing the part of me that spends its days lamenting about things that bear no real meaning or worth. Finding that at the end of th...
Is this song Christian?
Christianity talks a lot about dying to one’s own selfish desires and becoming a better person when giving up part of oneself. Dan here takes the metaphor to the extreme. Being raised in a strong Mormon home, he would likely be familiar with the ideology behind his theme.
How much did Rick Rubin influence this track?
[T]his song started out as a demo that we did that was much more guitar-based. It was almost closer to the Blues. And then Rick heard it and said, ‘Ah, this is really cool, but I hear this thing…’ And then he brought like a modular synthesizer and a grand piano and hip-hop beats and that’s just abou...
What about the music video?
The music video for Cutthroat features actress Olivia Munn as she tries to get her driver’s license at a fictional DMV while everything goes wrong. Despite the murderous implications of the song, no one gets hurt in the rather comedic video, which also contains many hidden Imagine Dragons self-refer...
Any performance videos?
Yes, Imagine Dragons rebuilt the song with live instruments (such as a kazoo) and fresh vocals, to show us what Cutthroat’s musical style would be like at a live show.