Believer – Imagine Dragons (梦龙)/Lil Wayne (李尔·韦恩)
Lyrics by：Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Robin Fredriksson/Mattias Larsson/Justin Drew Tranter/Dwayne Carter
Composed by：Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Robin Fredriksson/Mattias Larsson/Justin Drew Tranter/Dwayne Carter
Produced by：Mattman & Robin
Dan Reynolds：
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 sulkin’ to the masses
Writing my poems for the few
That look at me took to me shook to me feelin’ 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 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
Lil Wayne：
First things first
Can you imagine what’s about to happen
It’s Weezy the dragon I link with the dragons
And we gon’ get ratchet no need for imaginin’
This is what’s happenin’
Second thing second I reckon immaculate
Sound about accurate
I know that strength it don’t come without strategy
I know that sweet it don’t come without cavities
I know the passages come with some traffic
I start from the basement end up in the attic
And third thing third
Whoever count me out they simply can’t count
Let’s get mathematic I’m up in this huh
Is you a believer
I get a unicorn out of a zebra
I wear my uniform like a tuxedo
This dragon don’t hold his breath don’t need a breather
Love you Miss Cita the son of a leader
I know the bloomin’ don’t come without rain
I know the losin’ don’t come without shame
I know the beauty don’t come without hurt
Hold up hold up last thing last
I know that Tunechi don’t come without Wayne
I know that losin’ don’t come without gain
I know that beauty don’t come without
Don’t come without
Dan Reynolds：
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
歌曲《Believer》的创作背景与表达含义
创作背景：从病痛深渊到灵魂呐喊
在2015年，丹·雷诺兹被确诊患有强直性脊柱炎，这是一种被称为“不死癌症”的慢性自身免疫性疾病。剧烈的疼痛让他甚至无法站立，一度被迫取消了多场巡演。他曾形容那段日子自己的身体“像被钉在十字架上”，不仅要忍受骨骼摩擦的撕裂感，还要面对可能再也无法站上舞台的绝望。
除了身体的剧痛，丹还长期与抑郁症和焦虑症作斗争。成名带来的巨大压力、对未来的迷茫以及内心的自我怀疑，让他陷入了精神危机。他意识到，无论是生理上的疾病还是心理上的阴霾，都是他生命中必须面对的“痛苦”。
在经历了漫长的治疗和自我对抗后，丹决定不再逃避。他开始通过高强度的健身来对抗病痛，并尝试从哲学层面重新审视“痛苦”的意义。他意识到，正是这些磨难塑造了今天的他。于是，他与乐队成员及制作人合作，将这些关于挣扎、破碎与重生的感悟写进了歌里。录音时，他近乎嘶吼的演唱方式，正是为了捕捉那种濒临崩溃却又绝地反击的真实震颤。
表达含义：痛苦是信仰的催化剂
歌曲开篇即表明态度：“First things first, I'mma say all the words inside my head”（首先，我要说出心中所想）。丹拒绝了外界对他的评判和定义（“Don't you tell me what you think that I could be”），宣告自己是命运之海的舵手（“I'm the master of my sea”）。这不仅是对外界质疑的回击，更是自我意识觉醒的标志。
副歌中反复高呼的“Pain! You made me a believer”（痛苦！你让我成为信徒）是全曲的核心。这里的“Pain”既指代让他身体崩溃的疾病，也象征着让他心灵枯竭的抑郁。但他并没有视其为敌人，反而将其称为“信徒”的制造者。这是一种颠覆性的认知：痛苦虽然击碎了他（“Break me down”），但也正是这种破碎后的重建（“Build me up”），让他拥有了更坚韧的灵魂和更强大的驱动力。
在歌曲的官方MV中，丹·雷诺兹与动作巨星杜夫·龙格尔进行了一场激烈的拳击赛。这并非真实的搏斗，而是一个极具象征意义的视觉隐喻：对手就是“痛苦”本身。他在擂台上一次次被击倒又一次次站起，最终战胜了对手，也战胜了自己。这完美诠释了歌曲的主旨——直面苦难，并在毁灭中重塑信仰。
