Imagine Dragons - Redioactive

アメリカのオルタナティブ・ロックバンドImagine Dragonsの新曲'Radioactive'。

ちなみに、Alternative Rock（Click me)とは。

この曲を聞いたときに、あまりにも重いビート、力が漲る声とリズムに衝撃を受けました。

でも、「どんなメッセージが込められているのかな？」と疑問に思いました。

I was questioning my own career choice. I really wanted to have a family at some point and be able to support them, and still do what I love. So it was a difficult time. I'm a really up and down person; I've always struggled with depression."

"I was writing in the studio with Alex [da Kid, producer]," Reynolds continued. "We knew we wanted something that was heavy. I've always loved songs that present a beautiful and sensitive subject in a heavy way. So we came up with this heavy beat and instrumental that just felt like an awakening. It expressed a feeling that was happening with me, so I started to write the lyrics and the melody."

"In truth, the song is about becoming self-empowered and saying, 'I'm happy with who I am, happy with the choices I'm making,'"

引用元：Song Facts

Song Factsによると、「awakening」（Click me!)「目覚め」がキーアイディアです。

この曲の全体的なイメージは、新しい自分への「目覚め」や「覚醒」や「気づき」。

暗いメロディー対照的に、実は前向きなメッセージが含まれているそうです。「もっと自信をもって、自分にならできる」、そんな新しい自分との出会いを連想させるような曲ですね。

注意：歌詞の解釈の仕方は個人個人違うと思うので、和訳はしませんのでご了承ください。

Written by Kiriyone