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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Vocals
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Piano
Cory Henry
Cory Henry
Organ
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Bass Guitar
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Reynolds
Dan Reynolds
Songwriter
Wayne Sermon
Wayne Sermon
Songwriter
Ben McKee
Ben McKee
Songwriter
Daniel Platzman
Daniel Platzman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Jonathan Pfarr
Jonathan Pfarr
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dylan Neustadter
Dylan Neustadter
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jason Lader
Jason Lader
Recording Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Matt Sedivy
Matt Sedivy
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've been waiting patiently
I built this tower quietly
And when my well of Wellbutrin is
Running dry of serotonin
I can say things I don't mean
Or maybe it's the truth in me
I feel it building, bubbling up
My tick-tick time is up
[Verse 2]
I'm so misunderstood, but I live for this
My money's good and I came to win
So step on up and I promise you
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive
[Verse 3]
I've been making my Gethsemane
Since I was young my ancestry
Was marching martyrdom across the
Radadadadumbla plains of Utah
I can't lie, I've been played
By powerful people who get their way
But I in time will climb my mountain
I in time will rise
[Verse 4]
I'm so misunderstood, but I live for this
My money's good and I came to win
So step on up and I promise you
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive and it's not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us gon' make it out alive
[Verse 5]
Try me
Try me
Cutthroat
Only one of us
Only one of us
Not you (Cutthroat)
Only one of us
Only one of us
Only one of us
(Cutthroat)
(Cutthroat)
(Cutthroat)
(Cutthroat)
Written by: Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Platzman, Wayne Sermon

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