“The Pit” is the third track from Imagine Dragons‘ little-known 2008 EP “Speak to Me.” While it was released under the Imagine Dragons name, the EP is not listed in any of the band’s websites or discography and is not considered the same band as that of recent releases such as Night Visions and Smo...
[Intro]
I would rather stay here
Where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines
It shines on you
It lights up your eyes
[Verse 1]
Sitting here all by ourselves, counting all the people
As they pass us by
They gather all around and stare on down into a dark, dark pit
Don't go, please don't go
But they step on in, oh, they fall all in, they walk all over you
'Cause one step at a time, they all walk in a line
Down a false, false hope
[Chorus]
I would rather stay here
Where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines
It shines on you
It lights up your eyes
I would rather stay here
Where the moon, it glows
Soaring doves and falling crows
Laughter is the only sound we'd hear
[Post-Chorus]
If I had one wish
I'd fill up that pit, I'd fill up that pit, oh
I'd cry 'til it filled to the brim
You'd swim to the top
And I'd grab your hand
[Bridge]
Oh, how can I, how can I convince you to stay?
Where all the flowers bloom, the grass, it sways
And the rain, it pours, and the waves all roar
And the trees they grow
And the fallen crow soars down into that dark cold pit
And you follow it in
Oh, you follow it in
[Chorus]
Well, I would rather stay here
Where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines
It shines on you
It lights up your eyes
I would rather stay here
Where the moon, it glows
Soaring doves and falling crows
Laughter is the only sound we'd hear
[Post-Chorus]
If I had one wish
I'd fill up that pit, well, I'd fill up that pit, oh
I'd cry 'til it filled to the brim
You'd swim to the top
And I'd grab your hand
The Pit was written by Dan Reynolds & Andrew Tolman & Andrew Beck & Aurora Florence & Dave Lemke.
The Pit was produced by Imagine Dragons & Robert Root.
Imagine Dragons released The Pit on Sat Feb 21 2009.
Such an old song. Wrote it on my mission when I was 19 and quite lost. So glad it connects with you. Maybe one day [we’ll reproduce it].
–Dan Reynolds via Reddit