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Artist: Imagine Dragons
Canonical path: /imagine-dragons/friction
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Friction
Read Friction lyrics by Imagine Dragons on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Friction
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Get down with the victim
We both know you need them
You’re stuck in the middle
Of all irrelevance
And your heart is beating
'Cause you know that you gotta
Get out of the middle
And rise to the top now
When you’ve made it
Won’t ya tell me what to do
'Cause I’m playin' it all wrong
When you made it, when you made it
Won’t ya tell me what to do
'Cause I’m playin' it all wrong
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
And get into the system
We both know you need one
The tip of the 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
When you’ve made it
Won’t ya tell me what to do
'Cause I’m playin' it all wrong
When you made it, when you made it
Won’t ya tell me what to do
'Cause I’m playin' it all wrong
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
Oh why can’t you let go
Like a bird in the snow
This is no place to build your home
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
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