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This famous 2017 song by the group Imagine Dragons has the message of learning to use pain as a motivator.
What is Believer?
This song by Tristam about not giving up is used in the popular rhythm games Just Shapes and Beats and Beat Saber.
What is Till It’s Over?
This iconic song from a famous indie game is preceded by the equally iconic line, “Do you wanna have a bad time?”
What is MEGALOVANIA?
“I got nine lives/cat’s eyes/abusin’ every one of them and runnin’ wild!”
What is Back in Black by AC/DC?
This song by Imagine Dragons is about facing down and coming to terms with your own inner darkness, and learning to be proud of your secrets.
What is Demons?
This song by Imagine Dragons features the feeling that everyone is against you.
What is Enemy?
This iconic release by Avicii features the singer’s tribute to his late father for teaching him how to live daringly.
What is The Nights?
This song from an iconic indie game reminds us that no matter how bad life gets, we aren’t alone in the dark.
What is Don’t Forget?
“The world will pass me by if I don’t open up my eyes/Well, that‘s fine by me!”
What is Wake Me Up by Avicii?
This song from the final boss of an iconic indie game tells the player that it’s their turn to strike, and that they can make a difference, featuring a motif from the boss’s earlier appearance.
What is Finale?
This song by Imagine Dragone uses a storm as imagery for progression.
What is Thunder?
This Monstercat release by Trivecta compares love to ocean currents, stating that they are “caught in your _______”
What is Riptide?
This iconic and sad song from the early days of Minecraft is likely best known for playing in the background of a YouTuber’s monologue about the game’s simplicity.
What is Mice on Venus?
“Now, I, don’t want to fade away/a figure in the background.”
What is Fade Away by Falling North?
This song by Tristam is used as the credits theme when you win the final battle in Just Shapes and Beats.
What is Once Again?
This song by Avicii features the message that waiting for love isn’t the right way to get someone to love you.
What is Waiting for Love?
This song by the duo of Tristam and Braken, about loving someone with depression, tells us that words cannot break us down.
What is Frame of Mind?
This song from the rhythm game Just Shapes and Beats is known for being the theme of the game’s final boss, which shares a name with the song, but has its own name of Blixer.
What is Annihilate?
“Betrayal breeds revenge/you sought out your own end/this is what happens when you turn your back on a friend.”
What is Doomsday by Derivakat?
“What if I’m far from home?/Oh, brother, I will hear you call!/What if I lose it all?/Oh, sister, I will help you out!”
What is Hey Brother by Avicii?
Despite its popularity with fans, the lead singer of Imagine Dragons stated he does not like performing this song because it strains his vocal cords.
What is Radioactive?
This song from the Germanic artist Rival, about falling out of love with someone, contains the verse “Nothing in your eyes, all the lights are out/Does your heart beat inside?/Used to be drawn like a firefly to a flame/but now we’re just ____________”
What is Sleepwalking?
This theme from the Calamity mod for the game Terraria features a dragon’s warning to his former master.
What is Roar of the Jungle Dragon?
“I got blindsided/couldn’t see it in the slightest/that path you walked was the same as mine is/hard to believe, man, tell me you’re lyin’.”
What is Until I End Up Dead by Dream?
This theme for the final boss of Terraria’s Calamity mod features four different sections: “Grief”, “Lament”, ”Epiphany”, and “Acceptance”.
What is Stained, Brutal Calamity?