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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Upright Bass
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Lead Vocals
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Percussion
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
A. Grant
A. Grant
Songwriter
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Songwriter
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Songwriter
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Songwriter
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alex Da Kid
Alex Da Kid
Producer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Chris Galland
Chris Galland
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ike Schultz
Ike Schultz
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Phil Liddiard
Phil Liddiard
Engineer
Robert Root
Robert Root
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In the dark and I'm right on the middle mark
I'm just in the tier of everything that rides below the surface
And I watch from a distant seventeen
Sure of the others dreams of being golden and on top
[Verse 2]
It's not what you painted in my head
There's so much there instead of all the colors that I saw
[Verse 3]
We all are livin' in a dream
But life ain't what it seems
Oh, everything's a mess
And all these sorrows I have seen
They lead me to believe
That everything's a mess
[Verse 4]
But I wanna dream
I wanna dream
Leave me to dream
[Verse 5]
In the eyes of a teenage crystallized
Oh, the prettiest of lights that hang the hallways of the home
And the cries from the strangers out at night
They don't keep us up at night
We have the curtains drawn and closed
[Verse 6]
We all are livin' in a dream
But life ain't what it seems
Oh, everything's a mess
And all these sorrows I have seen
They lead me to believe
That everything's a mess
[Verse 7]
But I wanna dream
I wanna dream
Leave me to dream
[Verse 8]
I know all your reasons to keep me from seein'
Everything is actually a mess
But now I am leavin'
All of us, we're only dreamin'
Everything is actually a mess
[Verse 9]
We all are livin' in a dream
But life ain't what it seems
Oh, everything's a mess
And all these sorrows I have seen
They lead me to believe
That everything's a mess
[Verse 10]
But I wanna dream
I wanna dream
Leave me to dream
[Verse 11]
I wanna dream
I wanna dream
Leave me to dream
Written by: A. Grant, Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Platzman, Wayne Sermon

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