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dystopiasdarling · 1 year

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[ this is it, the apocalypse ]

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poptart-cat-78 · 2 months

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Every time I listen to “Shots” by Imagine Dragons, I wonder what Tim Cantor is doing.

For context, Tim Cantor is the painter who made the cover art for Smoke + Mirrors. He also did some other art pieces that accompanied other songs off that album. And his art is featured in the “Shots” music video (my favorite music video of theirs to this day).

#personal #textpost #the poptart cat speaks #imagine dragons #tim cantor #poor man’s one claim to fame #anyway smoke + mirrors you’ll always be famous #smoke + mirrors

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greyjadeexpert · 8 months

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I just came across an album I used to listen to non-stop.

For the people who hate the world right now, feel like they're doing everything wrong, are stuck in the haze, but still feel like the best, this album is for you.

Smoke + Mirrors by Imagine Dragons

#music #imagine dragons #smoke + mirrors #rock

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firebreathonary · 1 year

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this is Smoke and Mirrors [ðɪs ɪz smoʊk ænd ˈmɪrərz]

this is crazy [ðɪs ɪz ˈkreɪzi]

[Empty Example Slot]

Expression, added: 22/04/2018 by Katie [ IG ]

Full Firebreathonary

#entry of the day #expression #firebreathonary #imagine dragons #firebreather flamily #smoke + mirrors #firebreathers #flamily #fandom #dictionary #song #album #spread the words

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swimmingtvshowghostwoman · 1 year

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I have terrible memory. In everything.people,places,facts etc. In everything except imagine dragons.

I remember the first time I listened to demons. 6th grade. My friend opened the clip on YouTube. I remember thinking how sad and yet beautiful it is, and how my friend put in on because she also saw it that way.

I remember in 8th grade after thunder became super popular deciding i have to look up more of their songs. I remember coming home from school and laying on the couch with my blue headphones and listening to all of their discography on that old imusic app that definitely doesn’t exist anymore.

I remember the Friday where I woke up and opened the same crap app and listened to all the origins songs in those weird def not official lyrics videos while sitting at our dining table with my parents asking why I’m so excited.and me trying to explain but also why too focused on the lyrics and melody to be able to.

I remember always telling my dad facts about them and where they are preforming and ‘making’ him listen to all of their songs while we were in the car together.

I remember the day my dad told me he bought us tickets to see them live for my 16 birthday. I remember thinking there is no way he is serious.

I remember the walk from the Airbnb to the concert.

I remember the excitement I felt waiting for them to go on stage.the jokes my dad made during the show.the songs.the energy.the fireworks,both literal and not. I remember my face hurting from singing and smiling.I remember the sandwich my dad and I ate after the show in the one place we found in a strange country after an incredible night.

I remember when I asked my teacher if I can do my project about them and she said yes. And I learned so much more about how incredible and so much more then what people including myself think they are.

I remember starting to talk to someone here because I found someone who sees them the same way as me.and finding we have so much more in common.and having this unique awesome friendship with someone I never met who lives in a different country.

I remember that snow day where we had classes on zoom and I told my teacher I don’t have wifi because of the snow so I could listen to deep cuts and watch the smoke and mirrors movie.

I remember all those times I stayed up until 4am to watch the lives they did during Covid.

I remember counting the minutes until midnight when they dropped follow you and cutthroat and listening to both songs on a loop for hours until I just fell asleep.

I remember being on vacation with my friends and going to a bar and asking them to go back to our Airbnb before midnight so I can listen to wrecked. And once we got there waiting till midnight and getting emotional over this amazing song.and the next morning watching the clip and being even more emotional.

I remember becoming unbelievably invested in the clue hunt and staying up all night and constantly checking discord and even if i didn’t solve anything I felt a part of it .

I remember doing the exact same thing with all of act 1 as I did with follow you and cutthroat.and with eps on Spotify, and act 2(signals and album), and the NV extended version because it was either Covid or I was just so tired after my week at the base they are the only thing keeping me up.

I remember getting to my brothers house after enlisting to the army and being so scared of the next day in the base and just listening to their songs calming me down,and then I put on the TRF gala and cried and smiled and felt everything.

I remember the time I was in the car with a friend and I was in a mood so in order to get me to talk to her she just asked me ‘why imagine dragons?’ And I couldn’t stop talking after that.

And I remember this morning, waking up and my friend calling me to tell me they are coming to Israel, and me checking every website I can think of because I just can’t believe it, and my dad coming in and is about to say something when I tell him the news and then he says he knows and it is why he came to my room.

I remember not being able to stop smiling all day especially after buying my ticket.

I can never express how much this band means to me.how much I carry their songs with me.how much they have helped me over the years.and how much I know they will continue to be this force in my life.and how much I appreciate and cherish them.

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stargazer333 · 2 years

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When I heard it for the first time it instantly made me think of you ❤️❤️❤️

I'm always on your team, I got your back alright Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right You're not the type to give yourself enough love He lives his life, hand in a tight glove I wish that I could fix it, I could fix it for you But instead I'll be right here comin' through You're only disappointed in yourself, alright Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right... I wanna take you into the sunlight If the world would only know what you've been holding back Heart attacks every night Oh, you know it's not right I will follow you way down wherever you may go I'll follow you way down to your deepest low I'll always be around wherever life takes you You know I'll follow you

❤️❤️❤️

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eyesintheskycryingguysers · 16 days

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#i bet my life #imagine dragons #smoke + mirrors #Spotify

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thatone-highlighter · 7 months

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I love you albums. I love you songs connected by similar themes. I love you listening to songs in a specific order picked by the artist. I love you reoccurring motifs throughout the same album. I love you album covers. I love you albums with extended editions. I love you songs that reference each other.

#guys i fucking love listening to albums fr #best thing CDs have done for me is forcing me to listen to albums in order #this post is about. so many albums and artists #bad suns #imagine dragons #Set It Off #bastille #FUCKING HELL BASTILLE #theyre albums are SO GOOD #guys seriously. give me the future + dreams of the past. go listen to it. its so fucking good #doom days also fuckin slaps man. my fav oart is the fact the first 3 songs merge together for me until i realise million pieces is playing.#<- and ofc it has another place on it #also Imagine Dragons‘ Mercury 1+2 OUGH #the tone shift as you go through the double album until it does a full circle #sometimes a good album can be made up of songs that are banger after banger #<- All This Bad Blood-bastille Night Visions-ID smoke+mirrors-id apocalypse whenever-bad suns elsewhere-sio etc #and sometimes a good album can be made of songs that tell a progressive story while referencing eachother to enhance meaning and connect wit #-with the artists lived experinces #<- give me the future + dreams of the past-bastille mercury act I+II-ID Duality-sio #Tree Man Posts #music

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tsunosagun · 3 months

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smoke and mirrors

#trigun #nicholas d wolfwood #vash the stampede #vashwood #tsunosagun art #ok adding to the tags cuz i unironically love explaining my own art bfnejfs #smoke cuz literal smoke but i also wanted to have a sense of ephemerality #and mirrors cuz of how they both see themselves in each other (but in such different ways) and it drives me bonkers #also in case it isnt clear thats ww's hand but still vash's body in the smoke in the 2nd pic..#taking comfort in the idea that their similarities mean its like he carries ww within himself.. still there even if only figuratively

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wraithee · 5 months

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I’m choosing to believe Neil saying s3 will not be gentle and romantic means it’s going to be hard and horny.

#he’s like the goblin king from Labyrinth #all smoke and mirrors #good omens

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poptart-cat-78 · 2 months

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“I’m a midnight talker, I’m an alley walker”

Smoke + Mirrors x Midnights = Midnight Mirrors, a moodboard

Both albums are very personal for the artists as they delve into their flaws and how they view themselves.

(Also the vibes are similar for me, idk. Excuse the “blank space, I couldn’t find anything that fit RIP.)

PS I tried to get both aesthetics to match, hopefully I did okay

#personal #moodboard #imagine dragons #taylor swift #smoke + mirrors #midnights

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olliesaurusrexx · 2 years

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the song “monster” by imagine dragons but you turn into a can of monster energy

#ollisaur #not art #imagine dragons #smoke + mirrors

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shadow0-1 · 7 months

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mirrors

#call of duty #modern warfare #call of duty modern warfare #MWII #CoD MWII #blender renders #simon riley #simon ghost riley #smoke and mirrors but without the smoke

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elftwink · 8 months

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to preface this post i am anti-advertising i think we should explode the entire industry but it's sooo funny when you people make posts like "and they don't even work!!" like. sorry to be the bearer of bad news but yes they do. that's why we have to put up with so many despite everyone hating them and thinking its annoying. because they actually work really well and make a shit load of money

#it actually would be way better if they didnt work and made no money bc businesses would abandon them #this isnt like stocks where everythings abstract and is essentially gambling (i dont understand stocks)#like ppl in the ad industry create things. that make a tangible and quantifiable impact on the business #which is then used in further ad planning. it is NOT all smoke and mirrors #like its fake in that the industry is not providing a necessary service the way like. grocery stores are #but its not the level of fake where everything is abstract like theres deliverables #moreover there is an extensive body of academic work specifically on how to make ads more effective #ALSO i think some of u views ads like. as if they have a win condition. which is you buy product #but in current advertising this is pretty rare and comparatively ineffective #which is why you see MANY ads which dont seem to be selling anything in particular. or which have nothing all to do with the product #the 'win' condition for THAT kind of ad is something more like 'viewers remember our name'#like. ex i would say ads for temu have not been effective on me bc i havent bought anything from them #but temu probably thinks they were SUPER effective on me because i talked abt them like 5 different times at work #and i do in fact know exactly what the company does and what they sell #and they were able to capitalize on the reputations of existing companies (wish shein etc) to build their own brand #good idea generator

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just-a-lil-otter · 6 months

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Yall remember when ship names were something cute like "CherryBerry" and you had to figure out wtf that meant on your own?

Me to

So here are some I came up with for Eddsworld ships