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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.

Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).


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Imagine Dragons', "Bad Liar"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But I'm a vampire, vampire
Now you know, now you know
That I'm a vampire, vampire
Now you know, you’re free to go
The Real Lyrics:
But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
That I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you’re free to go
The Story: I may have had vampires on the brain at the time as I was also reading a new edition of the 'Vampire' RPG at the time - Submitted by: Ian
Imagine Dragons', "Bad Liar"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I am a vampire! Vampire!
Now ya know, now you know
That I'm a vampire! Vampire!
Now ya know, so you got free TOGO's.
The Real Lyrics:
But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
That I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you’re free to go
The Story: Lol! My sister and I had just finished a vampire movie and were still sorta freaked out when we heard this song, so we inferred that the song lyrics said "I am a Vampire!" It made sense at the time. XD - Submitted by: Lyss N.
Imagine Dragons', "Bad Liar"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Please leave me
Please leave me
The Real Lyrics:
Please believe me
Please believe me
The Story: Complements the previous line "Now you know, you're free to go" - Submitted by: Taylor
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, let the poor French fry fly in the rain
or
Hey, I let the bull fly, oh let them rain
The Real Lyrics:
Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
The Story: I was in the car with my mom. My brother was singing the song and when he got to that part and I thought that’s what he was saying. I like French fry better. Seriously, why the f*ck couldn’t it be French fry? - Submitted by: Noah Phillips
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You made me a, you made me
in Cleveland, in Cleveland
(Pain, pain)  You break me down, you build me up,
in Cleveland, in Cleveland
(Pain)…
The Real Lyrics:
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer  (Pain, pain)  You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer  (Pain)…
The Story: Sounded a lot like they mentioned "Cleveland" or their nickname "Believe-land" so many times. Thought that was a tribute to the Cavs or Indians - Submitted by: Gabe
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You made me a, you made me a Belieber, Belieber.
The Real Lyrics:
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer.
The Story: A Belieber is a fan of Justin Bieber. - Submitted by: Katy
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's where my demons hide.
The Real Lyrics:
It's where my penis hides.
The Story: penis penil - Submitted by: Rabby
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's where my semen hide
It's where my penis hard
The Real Lyrics:
It's where my demons hide. It's where my demons hide.
The Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rT3uotaqk - Submitted by: Chris
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When you pull my teeth look into my eyes
The Real Lyrics:
When you feel my heat,
Look into my eyes
The Story: It's just how it sounds. - Submitted by: bb
Imagine Dragons', "Gold"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm dying to feel again, again
Oh, anything at all, oh, anything at all,
But oh, I feel nothing, nothing, nothing, NUTSACK!
The Real Lyrics:
I'm dying to feel again, again,
Oh, anything at all, oh, anything at all,
But oh, I feel nothing, nothing, nothing, NOTHING!
The Story: The misheard lyrics actually aren't mine, but my friend showed me an Instagram video featuring these misheard lyrics and I couldn't stop laughing. The Instagram account that made the video is @themisheardlyrics - Submitted by: Unicorn
Imagine Dragons', "I Bet My Life"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So I, I beat my wife I, I beat my wife I beat my wife, I do!
The Real Lyrics:
So I, I bet my life I, I bet my life I bet my life on you
The Story: I first heard this song right after it was released sitting outside at a Sonic restaurant. I turned to my buddy and asked him why they were playing a song about a guy beating his wife. After he finished rolling on the ground dying of laughter, he told me the correct lyrics. Thanks, Steve, for being a master in the art of subtlety. - Submitted by: Random Fred
Imagine Dragons', "It's Time"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's time to give in
I admit
The Real Lyrics:
It's time to begin
Isn't it
The Story: I loved the song at first but then I noticed how it said begin like give in then I was Wait....WHAT?! I thought it was supposed to be an inspirational song not a build you up to that moment and kick you in the balls one. - Submitted by: Kevin Lopez
Imagine Dragons', "It's Time"
The Misheard Lyrics:
it's time to begin,
Is it in?
The Real Lyrics:
It's time to begin
Isn't it
The Story: I thought that the lyric followed the next line, "I get a little bit bigger this this". So thought it was about a man being riddled for his p***s size. - Submitted by: Pete
Imagine Dragons', "Monster"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a candle to guide me
The Real Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a chamber who got me
The Story: I always heard candle because it made sense, and then I looked up the lyrics and saw what they actual said. I listened with headphones to be absolutely sure and yeah...he says "chamber who got me" - Submitted by: Hunter
Imagine Dragons', "Monster"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a chamber who got me
The Real Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a candle to guide me.
The Story: This was originally heard from lyric videos so everyone thought it was "I'm only a man with a chamber who got me." but it's really "I'm only a man with a candle to guide me." - Submitted by: link
Imagine Dragons', "Monster"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a chamber who's got me
The Real Lyrics:
I'm only a man with a candle to guide me
The Story: A lot of people have been doing the lyrics to this and they have had the wrong lyrics the whole time. - Submitted by: Jenna
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive "
The Misheard Lyrics:
I’m ready to whack him, ready to whack him
The Real Lyrics:
I’m radioactive, radioactive
The Story: My mom told me this was a violent song because she misheard this section. - Submitted by: Brittany
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Freddy don't like you! Freddy don't like you!
The Real Lyrics:
Radioactive, radioactive
The Story: I first heard this song on a music loop in the background of a casino, having no idea what the name of the song was. And this is seriously what I thought I was hearing. And I actually asked people "what is this song? And why is it singing about why Freddy doesn't like me? I don't get it." - Submitted by: Carrie
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my balls, you make my sister moan!
Welcome to the nude age, to the nude age!
Welcome to the nude age, to the nude age!
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones enough to make my systems growl!
Welcome to the new age, to the new age!
Welcome to the new age, to the new age!
The Story: I heard it this way for years and I thought these were the lyrics. - Submitted by: Alyssa
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, don't make my sisters blow...
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow.
The Story: My daughters would sing this all the time to their little brother and he heard "don't make my sisters blow" so he'd sing that to them .... - Submitted by: kaspinwall
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my sister grow...
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my system go...
The Story: My best friend is in an a capella group at school, and when they learned this song, it turned out that one of the girls had been hearing it wrong all along! - Submitted by: Bella
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my sister moan.
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow.
The Story: That ran through my head all night! - Submitted by: bundy bair
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm ready to rock dude, ready to rock dude
The Real Lyrics:
I'm radioactive, radioactive
The Story: This is what I heard every time it was on the radio. - Submitted by: John K.
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm singing in my tone, enough to make the soup be thrown
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it my bones enough to make my systems blow
The Story: I just looked at the video of this song and was like "Wha?" - Submitted by: Daniela
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and sweat my rush
I'm breathing in the chemicals
The Real Lyrics:
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals
The Story: I think it makes alot of sense. Like he is breathing in the vapours of a meth pipe and sweating his "rush" - Submitted by: JaneM
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm walking up, I feel in my bone.
Enough to make my sister blow
The Real Lyrics:
I waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system flow.
The Story: I hear it.100% true my dude - Submitted by: No one
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ready to rock them, ready to rock them
The Real Lyrics:
Radioactive, Radioactive
The Story: I always assumed that's what they said... until I saw the lyrics playing on youtube. Anyway I forgot about it until a few days ago, I was playing the song and my brain said Ready to rock them! - Submitted by: April
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ready to rock you, ready to rock you.
The Real Lyrics:
Radioactive, radioactive
The Story: My son was singing it, "Radioactive, Radioactive." I started "You're not even singing a real song. My husband looked at me weird for a moment, and says "Yes he is." I proceeded to tell him it was Ready to rock you! Yep, I was wrong... - Submitted by: Holly Paige
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ready to rock you, ready to rock you
The Real Lyrics:
I'm radioactive, radioactive
The Story: This is what my son heard (13 years old). He says "I don't know why the song is called 'Radioactive'. They don't even say it in the song". - Submitted by: Jim Patrick
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ready to whack you, ready to whack you.
The Real Lyrics:
Radioactive, radioactive
The Story: My 5-year old daughter started singing, "ready to whack you, ready to whack you", instead of, "radioactive, radioactive". - Submitted by: Rich Edinger
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sommo le wi tienda wi tienda will la then love
To make my sisters blow
To the new day, to the new day
Radioactive, Radioactive
The Real Lyrics:
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Welcome to the new age, the new age
Welcome to the new age, the new age
The Story: It about girls that are radioactive and don't know what will happen each day so they might love it or la it. - Submitted by: Jack Fletcher
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Welcome to the noob age
I wipe my ass and I slap my nuts
The Real Lyrics:
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
The Story: There's a whole parody video online just search it up which includes the 2nd misheard lyric. - Submitted by: Moses

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