Imagine Dragons - The River Lyrics






In the latest midnight hour
When the world has gone to sleep
You gotta get up
When doubts begin to rise
And the world is at your feet
You gotta get up

Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
For anyone but myself

I'm not a selfless man
I'm not a man of wealth
If I had all the world,
Probably give it to myself
But the trees begin to walk
And the ground begins to talk
And myself

Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
For anyone but myself

Hold my place
Don't you give up on me
Hold on... Hold on

Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
For anyone but myself

Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
For anyone but myself





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  1. M.... Y....

    Es serio está hermosa canción no tiene ni siquiera un millón de vistas en 10 años de subida

  2. D.... S....

    Jos tenan

  3. R.... ....

    10 years ago that just turned nostalgic, my first year in high school and this music video really needs more views to go.

  4. V.... ....

    10 years ago...

  5. P.... x....

    Este video cumple una década, que TEMAZO MAS LINDO!!!

  6. 8.... p....

    Nice video fam

  7. �.... ....

    There older music is better then there new stuff, there Sound has Changed so much I dont like it at all

  8. r.... b....

    Great one. I need more of they're songs

  9. L.... Z....

    I was just listening to Petit Biscuit's You and oh dear... I wonder why it was sooo familiar. River and You kinda have the same tune!!!

  10. P.... D....

    eu amo essa voz......I love imagine dragons

  11. D.... .....

    The early version of mouth of the river.

  12. A.... K....

    1rs time good
    2 nd time great
    3 time i cleange up the river🎵🎶🎵
    And it's beauty of images dragons

  13. L.... S....

    I will single handedly get this song to 1 million views!

  14. T.... K....

    My my... the price one pays for creating real music is unduly high.

  15. A.... F....

    Who knew that they'll become that big!?

  16. S.... B....

    Wow! J'aime vraiment celle-ci. One of the best, true!

  17. �.... �....

    86 дизлайков где эти люди??

  18. A.... S....

    Please listen to this while sleeping at night. You won't regret it. Trust me.

  19. R.... A....

    That 83 people are swimmers in the sea/ocean

  20. A.... Z....

    1. I didn't knew that River had a videoclip
    2. These OG fans are so lucky they went to an Imagine Dragons concert that small , they could simply meet the band and they definitely listened to some unreleased or 2008 demo songs live .... I wish i could turn back time and travel all that way just to hear them 😁

  21. A.... P....

    I love this song. But the most under rated and most misunderstood songs.😂😍🤩

  22. S.... K....

    ╔┓┏╦━━╦┓╔┓╔━━╗
    ║┗┛║┗━╣┃║┃║ U U ║
    ║┏┓║┏━╣┗╣┗╣╰╯║
    ╚┛┗╩━━╩━╩━╩━━╝

  23. B.... H....

    I don't wanna be the boring guy who don't let the artist change, but they use to be better in the beginning...

  24. T.... S....

    I dedicate this song to my dog Balto. May his soul rest in peace

  25. O.... B....

    This is where it all started.

  26. T.... T....

    Anyone april 2019?

  27. d.... s....

    I think you have to add 'MV' to the title

  28. G.... A....

    Есть ли русско-говорящие фанаты Imagine dragons?

  29. C.... O....

    🆔🆔🆔🆔🆔🆔🆔🆔🆔

  30. R.... L....

    😍😍😍😍

  31. A.... P....

    Fuck the haters

  32. H.... G....

    Why do I feel this was shot in a 2mp Nokia mobile camera

  33. T.... ....

    2019 anyone

  34. S.... ....

    *2019?*

  35. T.... ....

    I want you guys to keep the real music like this alive!!

  36. Y.... J....

    it's one of my favourite song

  37. T.... D....

    For me this song came out 9 years ago and I still like it

  38. F.... ....

    This is incredible song
    2:49 Is that Aja Volkmam talking with someone? (Your right ➡️)

  39. M.... ....

    WHY THIS SONG IS SO PERFECT? 😍😭

  40. L.... M....

    I miss Imagine Dragon's Indie Rock, for some reason this song speaks to me

  41. A.... K....

    Hello 2K19! I’m 400th

  42. F.... K....

    Wait this was an actual music video…? Oh wow!! I’ve been a ridiculously big fan of them for over a year and I never knew about this??

  43. W.... R....

    dan reynolds, I'm sitting on my bed next to my son watching him as he sleeps he's 11, and i don't know how i haven't woke him... for the past hour I've been crying, more like bawling. When i picked him up from school i could see in his face that he hasn't had a good day. He sat quietly after aboot 15-20 seconds i asked of anything was wrong, he shook his head, and asked that i play acouple of songs. This was the first he asked for, and one i wasnt familliar with. As i began listening to the lyrics i felt my heart breaking. I asked him if he would like to ride around to listen to music before we went home, he said yes. So we listened to 2 others, believer & it's time. Just afew days ago he was so happy, he was beginning a project with 3 other school friends, one of which lives ...just afew houses away from us. Well, i found out that child's father forbid his son to work on the project, and he's is not allowed to associate with my son either at school or outside of school. I fear he is being ignored or worse, though he denied that. So, the heart of the problem is not him... but me (his dad) and my husband(his pop). As we pulled into our drive he looked at me and said "i don't know why people are so mean sometimes... "he added "if people would listen to each other instead of trying to tear someone else down" i asked what led his song choice he simply responded that the messages in the song spoke to him, touched his heart, that listening to IMAGINE DRAGONS should be required listening, and even said that the songs create an opportunity for talk , because unlike alot of others in music the songs have actual meaning depth and soul. I couldn't help but apologize for us being us.... for our family being different he stopped me in mid sentence saying there is nothing wrong with our family.... being just what we needed and that he was more sad for his friend than himself. My son who is 11 and strait reminded me that we're exactally who we are supposed to be. It breaks my heart that he shoulders so much when he should ...just be a kid. But thank you guys for paving the way for conversation... he asked if we could attend the concert sadly the re isn't a way to accomplish that but hopefully the next tour will bring you guys to birmingham alabama.

    W.... R....

    William Rogers Well, whole there’s barely any chance the band will ever see your comment, that is very sad. I found comfort in them last year when I had no friends, and I might depend on them along with My Chemical Romance again this winter. I have a hard time keeping the friends I make, and losing one is just another heartbreak for me. I don’t know how his life is, but mine is pretty much dependent on the friends I have at the moment, if I have any. Maybe you could tweet that to the band, and they might see it. If they saw it, I bet they’d be touched by it

  44. R.... C....

    *2018?* ❤

  45. H.... B....

    How is this song not getting a million views yet, you must be kidding me.

  46. N.... ....

    (The mouth of) the river

  47. D.... R....

    Genial...

  48. N.... t....

    one of my favorites, awesome song

  49. K.... G....

    i love this song...





    sadly this is way too underrated.......

  50. R.... M....

    I wish I was a fan since this far ❤

  51. C.... I....

    Who is before ORIGINS ERA? 2018?

  52. J.... l....

    une des plus vielles et une des moins reconnues... c'est triste

  53. M.... E....

    I don't understand why this is underrated. This song is amazing!

  54. C.... I....

    PLAY IT IN POLAND PLEASE ❤️❤️🇵🇱

  55. I.... P....

    "Reach...It's not as bad as it seems..."

  56. L.... K....

    Awesome Anyone 2018?

    L.... K....

    Leon Khoo Me

  57. d.... ....

    Can't believe I discovered this song now!

  58. K.... ....

    top 5 imgaine dragon song

  59. N.... C....

    not even 1 million views in EIGHT years?! wtf

    N.... C....

    *_sees comment_*
    *_looks at profile_*
    HOW OLD IS YOUR PROFILE MAN

    N.... C....

    almost 2020 still not a million views. how bad are people's taste in music

  60. T.... ....

    One of the most heart touching songs ever

  61. J.... M....

    I wonder if they made this song on the Fourth of July ?

  62. P.... S....

    2018, I came back.

  63. J.... J....

    My favorite Imagine Dragons song 💙

  64. M.... ....

    This song has one of the best instrumentals

  65. A.... ....

    Still my best song from imagine dragons !

  66. M.... G....

    😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥

  67. F.... L....

    *2018???*

  68. L.... T....

    So underreated

    L.... T....

    same T-T

  69. H.... C....

    one of my fav songs, like if you agree!

  70. A.... M....

    2018 there is any one else

  71. L.... L....

    Reach! It's not as bad as it seams! I cleans in the river, for somebody else, any one, but myself!!

  72. m.... A....

    Am i the only one here?

    m.... A....

    mnr lol no

  73. R.... L....

    26.04.2018 💙

  74. V.... g....

    Love love this song so much

  75. M.... I....

    Less than a million views in a 7-year-old-official-imagine-dragons music video... How?

  76. T.... s....

    I feel good. My friend is impossible but this music. It is the most important thing to make my friendship with friends is really amazing.

  77. i.... _....

    Still 2018

  78. C.... I....

    Can’t stop

  79. R.... T....

    ❤️❤️❤️

  80. g.... ....

    If everyone here could stop arguing and enjoy the song and post the damn lyrics lol

  81. K.... ....

    Ok fine. I'll keep going and I'll keep trying to do my best. Even though I don't know why I try or what the point of anything is. I don't do it for myself and I certainly don't do it for anyone else. But since I'm not allowed to end it in any other way anyway, I guess I'll just keep going.

    K.... ....

    Kivvx Hopefully you’re giving yourself the best with effort and time you’ll believe in yourself even more than before.

  82. �.... ....

    イントロを聴いた瞬間、ソファーにもたれ込んだ時みたいにリラックスできる。Imagine dragons の中でも最も好きな曲のうちのひとつです。日本のファンより。

  83. H.... ....

    I skipped over this song at first but after listening to it for many times its probably one of my favs now!

  84. L.... M....

    here's the lyrics

    In the latest midnight hour
    When the world has gone to sleep
    You gotta get up
    When doubts begin to rise
    And the world is at your feet
    You gotta get up
    Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
    I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
    For anyone but myself
    I'm not a selfless man
    I'm not a man of wealth
    If I had all the world,
    Probably give it to myself
    But the trees begin to walk
    And the ground begins to talk
    And myself
    Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
    I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
    For anyone but myself
    Hold my place
    Don't you give up on me
    Hold on, hold on
    Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
    I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
    For anyone but myself
    Reach, It's not as bad as it seems
    I cleanse in the river for somebody else,
    For anyone but myself

    L.... M....

    Thank you brother

  85. L.... M....

    This is so good.

  86. C.... D....

    This is like my life a river 2017 any one

  87. B.... M....

    I didn't know this had a music video!

  88. K.... M....

    This video is so simplistic yet beautiful

  89. j.... a....

    my ringtone :)

  90. A.... ....

    wait these videos exist

  91. V.... M....

    The Mouth of the River.

    V.... M....

    Vinny Miller that’s what I thought as well

    V.... M....

    I cleanse in the mouth of the river

  92. G.... ....

    Andrew Tolman was still drummer at this time right?

    G.... ....

    Gschico yea

    G.... ....

    Yep :) they didn’t leave till 2011

    G.... ....

    ImagineMatthew I thought it was early 2012 though