Enemy

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Music Video

Enemy

By Justin Tranter, Imagine Dragons, JID, Fortiche Productions

Oh, the misery, everybody wants to be my ENEMY.

Starring: Aero, Claggor, Deckard, Ekko, Jericho, Jinx, Mylo, Vi

Lore

Oh, the misery, everybody wants to be my ENEMY.

— Intro: Dan Reynolds —
Look out for yourself

— Verse 1: Dan Reynolds —
I wake up to the sounds of the silence that allows
For my mind to run around, with my ear up to the ground
I'm searching to behold the stories that are told
When my back is to the world that was smiling when I turned

— Pre-Chorus: Dan Reynolds —
Tell you you're the greatest
But once you turn, they hate us

— Chorus: Dan Reynolds —
Oh, the misery
Everybody wants to be my enemy
Spare the sympathy
Everybody wants to be my enemy-y-y-y-y
(Look out for yourself)
My enemy-y-y-y-y (Look, look, look, look)
(Look out for yourself)
But I'm ready

— Verse 2: Dan Reynolds —
Your words up on thе wall as you're prayin' for my fall
And the laughter in thе halls and the names that I've been called
I stack it in my mind, and I'm waiting for the time
When I show you what it's like to be words spit in a mic
[Pre-Chorus: Dan Reynolds]
Tell you you're the greatest
But once you turn, they hate us (Ha)

— Chorus: Dan Reynolds & JID —
Oh, the misery
Everybody wants to be my enemy
Spare the sympathy
Everybody wants to be my enemy-y-y-y-y (Look, look, look, look)
(Look out for yourself)
My enemy-y-y-y-y (Look, look, look, look; yeah)
(Look out for yourself)
Uh, look, okay

— Verse 3: JID —
I'm hopin' that somebody pray for me
I'm prayin' that somebody hope for me
I'm stayin' where nobody 'posed to be p-p-posted
Being a wreck of emotions
Ready to go whenever, just let me know
The road is long, so put the pedal into the floor
The enemy on my trail, my energy unavailable
I'ma tell 'em, "Hasta luego"
They wanna plot on my trot to the top
I been outta shape, thinkin' out the box, I'm an astronaut
I blasted off the planet rock to cause catastrophe
And it matters more because I had it not
Had I thought about wreaking havoc
On an opposition, kinda shockin' they wanted static
With precision, I'm automatic quarterback
I ain't talkin' sackin', pack it
Pack it up, I don't panic, batter-batter up
Who the baddest? It don't matter 'cause we is just-

— Chorus: Dan Reynolds —
Everybody wants to be my enemy
Spare the sympathy (Ah)
Everybody wants to be my enemy
Oh, the misery (Ah)
Everybody wants to be my enemy
Spare the sympathy (Ah)
Everybody wants to be my enemy

— Outro: Dan Reynolds —
Pray it away, I swear I'll never be a saint, no way
My enemy
Pray it away, I swear I'll never be a saint
(Look out for yourself)

Trivia

• At the end of the rap it said "cause we is just-" but in the subtitle it said "cause we at ya throat."
• Productions Credits for Enemy:
  • Enemy by Imagine Dragons & JID
  • Written by: Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter, Destin Route p/k/a J.I.D
  • Produced by: Mattman & Robin (Wolf Cousins Productions)
  • Mixed by: Serban Ghenea (MixStar Studios)
  • Mastered by: Randy Merrill (Sterling Sound, NYC)
  • Session Engineer: Ben Sedano (Conway Studios), John Hanes
  • Animation: Fortiche Productions
  • Co-Directors: Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury
  • Producers: Pascal Charrue, Jérôme Combe
  • Production Company: Fortiche, Riot Games
• The intro and outro scenes with Jinx/Powder cranking up her monkey toy and sitting next to it is a nod to her original Get Jinxed music video, also done by Fortiche Productions.
  • The title of the music video that shows above Powder and her monkey toy loops through different fonts and languages, most notably English, Korean, and Russian. The Logo for Fortiche briefly appears several times during that title loop.
• It is unclear what timeline placements the events in the music video have in Arcane. Fans have speculated that the intro and outro scenes of the music video happened ether during Act 1 or right before the start of the show, whereas the rest of the flashbacks occur before the events of the show.
  • The song itself has a brief appearance in Act 2 of Arcane (S01E05), while a rendition of it is used as the intro song for the opening of season 1.
• Many scenes, items, and characters shown in the music video are referenced or appear in Arcane.
  • The Last Drop bar (where the music video started and ended in) is a reoccurring location in Arcane, most notably the bar as it appeared in Act 1.
  • Verne and Jules, the two people playing at the pool table in the music video, appear in the bar while doing business with Huck. (S01E01)
  • Imagine Dragons themselves as a Zaunite punk-rock band who are seen performing the same song in an alleyway. (S01E05)
    • In the music video, Imagine Dragons sit in the same corner table where Verne and Jules would sit with Huck and Vander. (S01E01)
  • The Piltovan alleyway where Vi's gang walks through is the same one they go through after their heist of Jayce's study. (S01E01)
  • The Krug caught on the black market that Vi's gang is standing around and observing in the music video appears in the same spot when the gang returns from their heist. (S01E01)
  • Vi's gang eatting at Jericho's food stand in the music video is the same one Jericho would hold when Vi and Caitlyn arrive for food and information. (S01E05)
  • The room where Powder and Ekko are jumping in is the same basement room under The Last Drop Bar. (S01E01)
  • The bug that comes out of Powder's mouth is a Firelight bug. It appears numerous times in Act 2 & 3. (S01E07)
    • Appears a fraction of a second to Jinx.
  • The same corner where Violet trains in the music video reappears when Heimerdinger, being already expelled from his councilor duties, wanders the streets of Zaun. (S01E08)
    • The characters observing her training are Mylo, Claggor, Powder, Ekko, Deckard and the rest of the youth that were part of Silco's gang. (S01E01)
  • The fighting moves Ekko is showing off to Powder in the music video are the same ones he would show off to Claggor outside of Benzo's pawn shop (S01E01).
  • The Disk-Runner Ekko and Powder stole from the Wardens in the music video is most likely the same one at the entrance of Benzo's Pawn Shop. (S01E01)
    • The undercity street where Ekko and Powder are riding the Disk-Runner in the music video is the same one Vi's gang would walk through after the heist. (S01E01)
  • The alleyway where Deckard's/Silco's goons are beating up Mylo in the music video is the same one Vi would beat up two thugs for their street clothes. (S01E05)
  • In the music video, the area where Vi's gang is sitting in front of while Wardens are passing by is the entrance to the abandoned arcade. (S01E02)
    • When Powder mimics shooting the Enforcers with her hand, she appears again in a split second to Jinx.
  • In the music video, The room where Vi and Powder are playing in is their sleeping quarter in The Last Drop. (S01E01)
  • During J.I.D's solo rap, Powder's (the frying pan painted as a helmet) and Ekko's attire (an armor plate on his torso and the toy sword he is holding) are the same attire the flashbacks versions of them would wear during their fight scene on the bridge. (S01E07)
    • Powder's frying pan helmet is a reference to Tank Girl and 2-D from Gorillaz.
    • The two versions of Jinx sitting on top of an enlarged Fishbones, that is about to fire, are in front of the same dock area (including the Blood Moon) that appears during the end of Season 1. (S01E09)

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