Believer – English Lyrics

• By: Imagine Dragons

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful rhythms of 'Believer' to master English through intense, emotive vocabulary and rhythmic sentence structures. This song is perfect for learning how to express deep personal struggle and triumph through strong, impactful word choices.

[English]

First things first

I'ma say all the words inside my head

I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh

The way that things have been, oh-ooh

Second thing second

Don't you tell me what you think that I could be

I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh-ooh

The master of my sea, oh-ooh

I was broken from a young age

Taking my sulking to the masses

Writing my poems for the few

That look at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me

Singing from heartache from the pain

Taking my message from the veins

Speaking my lesson from the brain

Seeing the beauty through the...

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

Pain!

You break me down and build me up, believer, believer

Pain!

Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain

My life, my love, my drive, it came from...

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

Third things third

Send a prayer to the ones up above

All the hate that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh

Your spirit up above, oh-ooh

I was choking in the crowd

Living my brain up in the cloud

Falling like ashes to the ground

Hoping my feelings, they would drown

But they never did, ever lived

Ebbing and flowing, inhibited, limited

Till it broke open and it rained down

It rained down, like...

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

Pain!

You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer

Pain, oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain

My life, my love, my drive, it came from

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

Last things last, by the grace of the fire and the flames

You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh-ooh

The blood in my veins, oh-ooh

But they never did, ever lived, ebbin' and flowin'

Inhibited, limited 'til it broke open and rained down

It rained down like

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

Pain!

You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer

Pain, oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain

My life, my love, my drive, it came from

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
believer /bɪˈliːvər/ B1	noun - a person who has religious faith or trusts in something
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - intense sorrow or emotional pain
sulking /ˈsʌlkɪŋ/ C1	noun - the state of being silent and bad-tempered out of annoyance
inhibited /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - unable to act in a relaxed way because of self-consciousness
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ A2	noun - the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
master /ˈmæstər/ A2	noun - a person who has control or authority over something
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the non-physical part of a person; the soul
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - divine favor or simple elegance
ebbing /ˈɛbɪŋ/ C1	verb - to recede or lessen in intensity
limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - restricted in size, amount, or extent
veins /veɪnz/ B1	noun - blood vessels carrying blood toward the heart
bullets /ˈbʊlɪts/ A2	noun - metal projectiles fired from a gun
choking /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ B1	verb - having difficulty breathing
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A1	noun - the time that is to come
drive /draɪv/ A2	noun - determination and ambition