The overall message I got from “Thunder” is that the people who choose to follow their dreams are the unique ones. “Thunder” is a perfect song for that intention. Similar to why people take out their anger in exercise, listening to a song with a good beat might give a person the same relief afterwards.

The beat does a good job at capturing that feeling of when you release anger, stress or worries you may have. Everyone deals with their own struggles and frustrations in life. The beat itself makes listeners feel an instant connection. It’s when they execute their lightning when they have a “thunder.” That “lightning” is their urging desire: it is what they find that they want to do in life. When they find that something, they become empowered with their new liking, creating a “lightning.” They sit in their classes, trying to grasp onto something that interests them in a subject. Most of them don’t know what they want to do. They are at the stage in their life where they’re confused, stressed, and tired of adults telling them how they should run their lives. The word thunder is rolling over and over again kind of like thunder itself does. The repetition of “Thunder” is a verbal explanation for this. This explanation can be confirmed in the verse when Reynolds sings, “Who do you think you are? Dreamin’ bout being a big star?”įollowed by, “Now I’m smiling from the stage while you were clapping in the nosebleeds.” You should always continue to stand out and follow your dreams.

Throughout the lyrics, he reveals more and more that it doesn’t matter how many people look down upon you or judge you because of the big, exotic dreams you may have. He’s “a young gun with a quick fuse”, referring to his teenage years where he had big dreams that he wanted to “let loose”. This verse sets up the listeners for Reynolds’ big reveal. I was dreaming of bigger things and wanna leave my own life behind.” The lyrics start by Dan Reynolds singing, “Just a young gun with a quick fuse. It is an empowering song, especially to teenagers. The song is called “Thunder”, and it got it’s popularity from its catchy beat and relatable lyrics. One song in particular soon became popular on radio stations everywhere.

On June 23, 2017, Imagine Dragons released their “Evolve” album.

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