I gave it my all ... 25 years of marriage, struggled to pay 4 years of college for my daughter, had a series of 3 heart surgeries and lost my career due to illness ... just to find out this week that my wife has decided to move out with my 21 year old daughter and start a new life without me ... I sit alone, empty, lost ... I find this song on youtube and well ... I never knew a human could suffer as much loss as I have in one lifetime and still draw breath ... thanks for the song, I needed the cry

If you are reading this. I hope something unexpectedly good happens to you this week. I really do ❤️❤️

who is watching this in 2024?

watching this in 2023... hurts so much more. I wish Aja and Dan the peace and happiness they deserve.

This song really makes me cry because the lyrics are perfectly matched with my parents' situation. I have a horrible dad, he never does anything harmful to my mom physically, but he always breaks my mom's heart over and over again. And the saddest part is my mom still stands next to him right to this day. My dad cheated on my mom again and again, with different women, and then my mom found out that my dad married another woman who is my mom's brother's ex-wife while she was still my mom's sister-in-law and in results ruining my mom's relationship with her brother and her niece and nephews for still standing next to my dad, but my mom still forgave him and still stands next to him for the sake of us her children. For all of you who reads this, I hope you'll be the best person your partner/spouse has ever had in his/her life. Be kind, caring, and loving to each other. Edited: thank you all for you thoughts and prayers. We're all okay now. My dad passed away in May, 2021 and we found out that he had an illegitimate daughter with another married woman without the knowing of that woman's husband. Well, that's their sins now. We're so relieved that it's finally over and we don't have to put up to this sh*t ever again. My mom finally can move forward with her life and maybe finding new love. And hopefully you guys also get the best partners in love.

I'm not crying, just my eyes sweating

My husband was in recovery and had me watch this video every day for months. I lost him 3.5 years ago and this still describes what he felt so much.❤️

I've been an Imagine Dragons for almost 4 years and I don't know why I haven't watched this until now. It's just a masterpiece. One of my favorite Imagine Dragons song btw

Who else thinks this would be an amazing movie?

*Imagine Dragons are not only singers, they are poets of life*

I'm almost 60 years old but i found a new passion in my life and that's 'Imagine Dragons'...it reminds me of my own life when i was young. Thanks for my husband to take a change with me. Even do i let him down and look we are still next to each other. He forgives me 🌈💞🌈 and he's is still holding me 🙏🙏🙏

This is the most beautiful but heartbroken ballad I have ever listened to and burnt straight into my soul.

My interpretation of the video: Reynold's wife has left him. He goes to sell his ring, but ends up killing the pawn shop worker. While in prison, he fantasizes about a life without mistakes. The theme of oranges comes up a couple times, and oranges can be a symbol of marriage, love, and maturity. You see these sequences in Reynold's fantasies, where he and his wife are together and they are happy and he is free. He's been pardoned, he had good behavior, and his wife is always there for him. He's wearing his wedding ring in these parts, as well, and you see themes of traveling back home, a pardon ing letter, a boy with leg braces and crutches walking through the citrus fields, and warm days. These are intercepted by misty tunnels, letters of the death penalty, his wife crying, and Reynolds smashing things up in his holding cell. The scene is terminated with Reynold stretched out in the chair, ready for lethal injection, his wife looking in and crying surrounded by the priest and his family. In between his fantasies Reynold has to face reality; his wife doesn't love him, he's committed a murder of an innocent man, and he's about to die. I believe the misty tunnel that he walks through is him accepting his death - he doesn't struggle in the chair as he did in the cell. He's calm, looking at his crying wife, understanding he can't undo his mistakes and that he has failed his wife for the last time. The phrases on the wall read, "We're all guilty yet we're all loved", "Hold me", "Touch me let me know I'm alive". During the last anger sequences, Reynold is wiping the words off of the wall. Aja doesn't love him anymore - he's guilty, but he's not loved. Aja doesn't touch him in the last scene - they're separated by glass and his failures. He's alone, untouched, and soon will not be alive. His fantasies, though, are with him to the end. There he can be happy and free and in love with his wife. He picks up the child that's fallen, he tastes the orange, he kisses his wife. And then he dies. Credit to P4li_ndr0m3 on Reddit for coming up with this, I thought it was a very good interpretation of the video so I just wanted to share it with you guys.

the most underrated song from Imagine Dragons! gosh, this is masterpiece... it deserves more views! ....such an amazing song ! ❤️

It is very rare to find someone who will stay with you especially in our generation today so remember to cherish the ones who loves you the most & actually accept you for who you truly are. merry christmas & happy new year Everyone ❤❤❤ 12/26/22

This is my first time watching the video- and it broke me. I've been a big fan of theirs for years and recently went to see them live. This song was played acoustically. The amount of power in his voice while singing this song made me remember how much I loved it. In the concert he was directing the song to all of us, gesturing to the crowd during the bridge "thank you, for taking a chance on me". It was an incredible experience. To think this song came out right before Dan's marriage was about to collapse. And just looking back to how Aja and Dan were able to come back together and rebuild their love and relationship- this song becomes even more impactful. It is like a testament to how far they've come, through good and bad. This is such an incredible song. It conveys love through actions, and doesn't have to say "I love you" once. Because at the end of the day, being next to the person you love despite all your and their flaws speaks louder.

This truly gives the song a whole new meaning. Absolutely incredible.

Imagine Dragons is 10 yo (2008-2018) !! Happy birthday 😁❤

This song hits me hard. All throughout elementary and middle school, I had to survive alone. I had no one. People didn’t like me. In 6th grade in middle school, I tried to end myself. I never came up with a plan. I just wanted to do it. But after a lot of talking with my counselor and my parents, I made the choice of being alive. Now that I’m in high school, I find life amazing. But most importantly, people are amazing.

Every song they have written has been about my journey through out my life. Thank you imagine Dragons for helping me through tough times .

I think there is literally no song by Imagine Dragons that I don‘t like. Every single one is just so beautiful ✨

My interpretation of the song is this: Aja leaves him because of his myriad of problems including cheating. He makes a rash decision after reading her letter and goes to sell his ring, the clerk basically tells him that it isn't worth anywhere near what his love to her meant and he realizes this. Then decides that he wants to take his anger out on someone and decides to rob this guy who pissed him off. Obviously, that leads to him killing the clerk and getting caught. From here he spends his time on death row reminiscing on how different his life could have been with Aja and dreams up a perfect scenario where he is released,returns to her, and she still loves him. While on death row all he can think about is her and all chances he had to make things better and begins to slowly go crazy. Then before his execution he thinks back on all the people he has hurt and how he could have made it right. Then he sends the letter to Aja as a final sign that he can admit he screwed up and it is all his fault and asks to see her one last time while he is put to death. While being prepared for the lethal injection his life flashes before his eyes as he thinks back on his childhood and all the things that made him innocent to come to peace with what he did and ultimately accepts death. Brilliantly told story and I absolutely love this song, thank you for this gift Dan, Mark, Imagine Dragons, and everyone who helped put this together. It was fantastic!

I've been a Firebreather for some time now, and yet I'd never seen this masterpiece, I don't know how I missed it. It's a song that can make you feel as happy as it can make you cry your eyes out. To those reading this, you are so important and beautiful, take care of yourself, love yourself, love life and never despair, behind the shadows lies the light ❤️

Hold me forever, Touch me down before I go Let me know I'm alive Let me know I'm alive...

Imagine dragons : **Makes a song** me: Oh a new masterpiece *Listen to the song*. As i said A MASTERPIECE!

Lyrics: Something about the way that you Walked into my living room Casually and confident Lookin' at the mess I am But still you, still you want me Stress lines and cigarettes Politics and deficits Late bills and overages Screamin' and hollerin' But still you, still you want me Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me There's something about the way that you Always see the pretty view Overlook the blooded mess Always lookin' effortless And still you, still you want me I got no innocence Faith ain't no privilege I am a deck of cards Vice or a game of hearts And still you, still you want me Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me So thank you For taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it So thank you For taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it Oh, I always let you down (I always let you down) You're shattered on the ground (shattered on the ground) But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do (stupid things I do) I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me (next to me)

this was the first song I've ever heard of the imagine dragons, now I'm a big fan of them. it feels so nostalgic

Thank you for giving us this gift

Most underrated song of Imagine Dragons and one of their best

The lady's voice tore my heart into pieces....she was so much in pain....

This video is a pure jewell ...

This video is a pearl of art!! Why is so underrated?? 😭😭

I thought this was going to just be a music video, but nope. Imagine Dragons made me almost cry with 11 minutes of emotion, sadness, desperation, hope, and redemption. Bravo, boys. Bravo

I'm not the best friend, I'm not the best brother or the best son. But they still stand next to me. Don't take people for granted guys

i can't believe i had never watched the video clip before until now. I'm in an explosion of feelings, the words are so sensible and real at some point. I love dan, i love the whole band and i just wanted to write this here cus i feel so grateful for the lovely work this band have been doing since always, they are gorgeous!! I'm grateful for the comfort that their words bring to my soul. What a marterpiece!! Thanks for sharing it with the world 💖 ps: in hopes i didn't write anything wrong cus i'm not an english native speaker haha

This is what we call a "masterpiece"

On top of the world, I had some radioactive night visions, it was time to confront my demons. I first tried to get back to my roots, I bet my life on it but the gold was just smoke and mirrors and I ended up lost in the unknown. So I figured I had to evolve, to do whatever it took. I became a believer and felt the thunder, and now I'm walking the wire, imagining dragons next to me.

This song has a problem. It ends.

The most beautiful song I ever heard. This song was my biggest support in a very complicated phase of my life, so thank you so much! Imagine dragons you are incredible!

How I didn’t see this masterpiece before! I love Imagine Dragons so much! What a beautiful song! Thank you guys for speaking up for those who are in pain inside and find hard to speak out. We all have demons inside, but also a good side. God bless this band! Fovever in love with them! ❤️

For those of you who came here for the music, you may as well leave and just listen to the audio version. This music video is simply amazing, it fits the song perfectly and makes a sad and moving story. Nice work Imagine Dragons!!

I'm almost 3 years sober now, but the intro to this song still makes me cry out loud every time i hear it. No matter how many times I've heard it. I hated myself. May I never go back. No, I will never go back!

If you're still rewatching this after 3 years, you're a legend.

i’m 13, almost 14, and i feel like my life is over before it’s even begun. i just feel so hopeless and useless, i don’t even know how i’m gonna make it. i felt this video in ways they most likely never intended it to be felt. but i think that’s ok. it gave me a chance to cry and feel ok about it, if even for just a moment. thank you, imagine dragons. this really speaks to me.

Lyrics: Something about the way that you walked into my living room Casually and confident lookin' at the mess I am But still you, still you want me Stress lines and cigarettes, politics and deficits Late bills and overages, screamin' and hollerin' But still you, still you want me Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me There's something about the way that you always see the pretty view Overlook the blooded mess, always lookin' effortless And still you, still you want me I got no innocence, faith ain't no privilege I am a deck of cards, vice or a game of hearts And still you, still you want me Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it Oh, I always let you down (I always let you down) You're shattered on the ground (shattered on the ground) But still I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do (stupid things I do) I'm far from good, it's true But still I find you Next to me (next to me)

Jesus Christ, I haven't cried like this in a very long time. Didn't realize Dan Reynolds is such an incredible actor..

Most underrated song from imagine dragons. This song deserved more views. Come on!

Just saw Imagine Dragons in concert and when they played this song it took every fiber of my being not to get emotional. Didn't work. let the tears flow.

I went to an Imagine Dragons concert and let me say; absolutely beautiful and amazing. They have the gift of sounding not only amazing in the studio, but even BETTER live. I will always love this band; stay awesome guys.

Easily one of the best film clips I have ever seen. Brilliant on so many levels and a tragedy that true talent and cinematic art like this is lost in the wave of top 20 bullshit.

I absolutely love imagine dragons. This song touches my heart. Every song I have heard from the touches my heart and soul. They are true artists. I have no words for this. Beautiful........

Dan and aja are separated now I am sad I have listened this music video 4 years back good memories.

When I first saw the length of the video, I was annoyed because I didn't want to see all of it. But I did and... *WORTH IT!*

*WHO'S HERE BEFORE ONE MILLION VIEWS ??* Come on..., please. We didn't reach the half

Story is Perfect, music is perfect, everything is perfect in there

Criminally Underrated

*I didn't realize the video was so long until I looked. I was so focused.*

I believe the story goes like this. He cheats on his wife and she leaves him and writes the letter. In the heat of the moment he goes to the pawn shop attempts to sell his ring from their marriage. The clerk says it's worth nothing and this is an anology for the relationship. He then realizes his marriage was worth something and since he is not in a good place mentally; kills the clerk. The cops come and take him away and he is sentenced to death. He is killed in front of his family and the officer saying "good luck out their kid" is sending him off into the afterlife. He travels through purgatory which is represented by the fog, he helps the kid showing he is still a good man. He then makes it into the afterlife to live in eternal bliss with his wife. Plz looks at channel

It's crazy how we are listening to this song again as different people. This song is legendary

Aun despues de escucharla tanto, esta cancion sigue transmitiendome un sin fin de emociones ya sea la letra o el video. No se como logra eso pero es una maravillosa cancion.

For me ImgineDragons is the best band ever... Ever in history..

*Beautiful* song and *beautiful* video production

The Ultimate Love Song

I've loved this band since they started years ago! Dan Reynolds,the lead singer, gives everything he has into making his music! This song just so happens to be one their best!!!

When you’re happy, You enjoy music. When you’re sad, you understand the lyrics. This is the kind of song in which we understand the lyrics.

Uhm. That was deep, didnt expect that.. this is the best music video i have seen on 2k18 so far, Imagine Dragons are the best ❤️✌🏻

Jak ja się ciesze, że Jesteście i nagrywacie takie utwory. Tematyka Waszych clipów nigdy nie jest banalna. Zawsze czymś Zaskakujecie. W świcie muzyki zdominowanym przez wulgarne, wyuzdane video, gdzie zalewa nas perwersja praktycznie w każdym utworze. W świecie gdzie muzyka pisana jest dla pieniędzy, dla ich zarabiania lub pomnażania... Wy jesteście jak perła na dnie oceanu. Obyście nigdy się nie wypalili. Gratuluję.

I'm crying. I've heard the song but never seen the video. I feel so much from almost every one of their songs, but seen so few of their videos. I love y'all, Imagine Dragons. Thank you for always being there. 😢

This is soooo sick omg I love imagine dragons even more for this 🔥

This song is everything to me. My husband has been through SO MUCH with me. I have Bipolar Disorder and have been through the extreme ups and downs, hospitalized, ran our credit cards up with the mania... the list goes on. He always makes sure I take my medication and never misses a beat. He never gave up on me once. He never judged me or blamed me for anything. He is the best man I know. The sweetest soul, the most understanding person, and the purest form of a human being. I told him that this song is perfect for how I feel about our relationship. I told him that through everything, he’s always been next to me. He said, “Always, babe.”

Coming back to this after the news Aja and Dan separated again. Wishing the best for both of you ❤️

Who remembers the original video? Still nice to see they’ve made a whole thing of this in this extended version

Honestly, imagine dragons never disappoint

this is truly the sort of music i live for. that keeps my heart pumping. imagine dragons are the most creative people i’ve ever known, just by the way they’re able to so easily make you feel such a wide range of emotions in only eleven minutes. the agony, the joy, the nostalgia, the passion, the anger, the loneliness, the pain. nothing but applause for this entire video and love for these four amazing people and all of the others that stand by them.

People are hard to trust this generation, so if you find someone who loves you even when you are the worst or have done something that makes you unworthy of love, and they still stay with you, then you have been blessed and are lucky to have them. So cherish the moments you have with them and don't let them go. But most importantly show them that same love back.

Crying. So pure

The best 11:54 "movie" I have ever seen. Awesome music and awesome cast. Should get all the awards for this one.

the people who disliked were blinded by their tears and missed the like button

I beg you to never know me, to forget me and that nothing ever happened

Masterpiece, aesthetically. This was better than 99% of the garbage Hollywood puts out these days.

This song hits so close to home I was a horrible husband and my wife died heartbroken. She left me 2 years ago and there is not a day that does not go by that I dont miss her smell,her smile, her laughter. I hope someone learns from others and does not make the same mistake I made.

Happy 10th birthday Imagine Dragons (2008-2018) 😁💖

I love this song, yet this is the first time I had seen the mv. Crazy how things happened between this vid and today in 2023. We've all suffered yet I can't help but feel like something good is going to happen. Just keep fate everyone. Hope may be slim but it never dies

My heart is broken, it's so badly broken that i fear it will never be whole again. I'm leaving you, all the promises you made, all the love we had, destroyed. Maybe you never meant it, maybe you knew all along, you would just string me along for all these years. You are not the girl i thought you were, you never were... I believed what we had was sacred, you just gave it away, all of it; lying, cheating, failure... I will erase you, from my heart, from my mind. I will wash you away and i will never look back. You chose this, you decided that i wasn't enough and that was it. I am enough... for someone... just not you.

What made this so powerful (for me at least) was how they weaved his death sentence with him continuing to live life through some incredible editing and cinematographic work.

Dan will make a great actor. He has amazing control over his expressions and has the looks for an actor. Plus since he has gone through so much pain in life, he can really bring out the depth in any character he plays.

I absolutely love this song and the video is a masterpiece. I love how it was directed and all the symbolism involved. I watch this and I pick up on new little “Easter eggs” all the time, such as his wife’s broken china in the field, the writings on his cell wall, the dead girl in the field singing in the choir… it’s all so beautiful. I also really appreciate the lyrics and that he had his real wife in the video. Love this band!

The message is volume and the song itself is fire😍From the lips of the Dragon himself 🤩

[Aja] Dear Reynold, my heart is broken. It‘s so badly broken that I fear it will never be whole again. I‘m leaving you. All the promises you made. All the love we had. Destroyed. Maybe you never meant it. Mabye you knew all along you would just string me along for all these years. You are not the man I thought you were. You never were. I believed what we had was sacred. You just gave it away. All of it. Lying, cheating, failure. I will erase you from my heart, from my mind. I will wash you away and I will never look back. You chose this. You decided that I wasn‘t enough and that was it. I am enough, for someone. Just not you. Goodbye. - Aja [Reynold] We spend our life thinking about the mistakes, things we wish we could take back. If I could I would take them back and I’d burn them. I’d beg you to never know me. To forget every wrong thing I ever did, I ever said. I'm sitting in the darkness and I know they're coming for me. The sky's open and the ghost came back. These are the witnesses, the ones who know all my sins, where I've been, the past and the present. They take the forms of those forgotten, unknown, never allowed. I failed all of you. I let you all die. I let you go. Part of me is next to me. Today is the day I get to go home to you. All of the journey, from the travelling road to the strange sidings, the visions of beauty, the odd disruptions. They're all for you, for your power and love. Holding me, next to me. [Verse 1] Something about the way that you walked into my living room Casually and confident lookin' at the mess I am But still you, still you want me Stress lines and cigarettes, politics, and deficits
Late bills and overages, screamin' and hollerin'
But still you, still you want me [Chorus] Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still, I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still, I find you Next to me (next to me) [Verse 2] There's something about the way that you always see the pretty view Overlook the blooded mess, always lookin' effortless And still you, still you want me I got no innocence, faith ain't no privilege I am a deck of cards, vice or a game of hearts And still you, still you want me [Chorus] Oh, I always let you down You're shattered on the ground But still, I find you there Next to me And oh, stupid things I do I'm far from good, it's true But still, I find you Next to me [Bridge] So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it [Aja] My dearest, I failed you, I failed us. I love you. I'm sorry. I‘m so sorry. Love, Reynold [Bridge] So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it So thank you for taking a chance on me I know it isn't easy But I hope to be worth it [Chorus] Oh, I always let you down (I always let you down) You're shattered on the ground, (shattered on the ground) But still, I find you there (yeah) Next to me And oh, stupid things I do (stupid things I do) I'm far from good, it's true But still, I find you Next to me (next to me) [Aja] We ask for forgiveness, from ourself, from the monster we can't see. Can anyone be truly forgiven? Potential fate. My history. The ending of destiny. The possibility of life without love. [Reynold] Hold me forever, touch me now before i go. Let me know I'm alive, let me know I'm alive.

16M views is not enough for this masterpiece by the Imagine Dragons!!! this deserves a BILLION VIEWS!!!

Took my breath away. The tender heart breaks so wanting to love. Walks miles alone, and there it is. The light he's been walking towards all along. Many blessings.

In life we learn to be compassionate we can share our light with others!

The 12 mins was nothing. It gave me goosebumps and I almost teared... Imagine Dragons you did it yet again

Damn, Dan would make a hell of an actor.

Id love to feel like that about someone, or to know they felt that way about me!

It doesn't matter how many times I see this video, hear this song, nor how much time goes, by my feelings about it are still the same. I wrote a comment about this 3 years ago and it still rings true. This is amazing, its epic, it is beautiful and its heart shatteringly sad and it resonates so deeply within me. I cry, each and every time. Undoubtedly my favourite song and music video of all time. Thank you so much Imagine Dragons for creating not only this video but also the incredible song and message behind it.

The best clip they ever done. And this song... is amazing. Imagine Dragons being Imagine Dragons. Fantastic.

Dang. That was beautiful. I love it when music videos add an extra element to the music. Now this song will have another, equally beautiful, meaning to me. Thank you Imagine Dragons.

This song is probably the most beautiful I've ever head. Just alone the video made me cry, this is such a warming song🥲

it's been a few years. but still got goosebumps and cried listening to it.