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Friction

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Friction was released on September 18, 2014 by Kid Ina Korner / Interscope as a part of the album Smoke + Mirrors

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ben McKee

Bass Guitar

Dan Reynolds

Lead Vocals

Daniel Platzman

Daniel Platzman

Drums

Wayne Sermon

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Dan Reynolds

Songwriter

Wayne Sermon

Songwriter

Ben McKee

Songwriter

Daniel Platzman

Daniel Platzman

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons

Producer

Manny Marroquin

Manny Marroquin

Mixing Engineer

Joe LaPorta

Mastering Engineer

Chris Galland

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Ike Schultz

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Robert Root

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Get down with the victim

We both know you need them

You're stuck in the middle

Of all irrelevance

And your heart is beatin'

'Cause you know that you gotta

Get out of the middle

And rise to the top now

[Verse 2]

When you've made it

Won't ya tell me what to do?

'Cause I'm playing it all wrong

When you've made it

Won't ya tell me what to do?

'Cause I'm playing it all wrong

[Verse 3]

You can't fight the friction, so (Ease it off)

Can't take the pressure, so (Ease it off)

Don't tell me to be strong (Ease it off)

You can't fight the friction, so ease it off

[Verse 4]

And get into the system

We both know you need one

The tip of a needle

Is taking over you

And your heart is beating

'Cause you know that you gotta

Get out of the middle

And rise to the top now

[Verse 5]

When you've made it

Won't ya tell me what to do?

'Cause I'm playing it all wrong

When you've made it

Won't ya tell me what to do?

'Cause I'm playing it all wrong

[Verse 6]

You can't fight the friction, so (Ease it off)

Can't take the pressure, so (Ease it off)

Don't tell me to be strong (Ease it off)

You can't fight the friction, so ease it off

[Verse 7]

Oh, why can't you let go?

Like a bird in the snow

This is no place to build your home

[Verse 8]

You can't fight the friction, so (Ease it off)

Can't take the pressure, so (Ease it off)

Don't tell me to be strong (Ease it off)

You can't fight the friction so

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Written by: Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Platzman, Wayne Sermon

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