Imagine Dragons has released two new songs, “Follow You” and “Cutthroat.” The tracks are the band’s first new music since releasing their fourth studio album, 2018s. Origin.
On ‘Follow You’, singer Dan Reynolds addresses the commitment required in a committed relationship. “I will follow you where you can go / I will follow you to your deepest low point,” he sings. “I will always be where life takes you / you know I will follow you.”
The songs are very personal, Reynolds said in a Twitter post. “Follow You” is a song about loyalty and love, “he shared.” Loving someone is an incredibly imperfect process. It’s not always romantic or beautiful. Sometimes it can be incredibly painful. ”
Reynolds explained how he and his wife decided to remarry after a seven-month divorce and what they learned from each other. ‘I wrote’ Follow You ‘after we got back together. I wanted to imagine a love realistically. ‘
Meanwhile, he wrote that ‘Cutthroat’ is on the opposite side of the plate, both sonic and thematic. It’s an expulsion of self – pity … To be grateful for all I have. ‘
“I’m so misunderstood, but I live for this / my money is good, and I won,” he sang in the chorus. “So go ahead and I promise you / only one of us will make it alive, and it’s not you / Cutthroat.”
Reynolds has not released a release date, but he added that the two songs will appear on their upcoming album, which the group has been working on for the past three years.
– Dan Reynolds (@DanReynolds) 11 March 2021