“On Top of the World” is a song by Imagine Dragons that motivates listeners to not give up even if they don’t succeed at what they are trying to accomplish. It might seem difficult and unreachable, but hard work can lead to a positive outcome. A line in the song says, “I’ve had the highest mountains/ I’ve had the deepest rivers/ You can have it all but life keeps moving,” which tells us that there are two different ends of the emotional spectrum in life and we have to accept both the positives and the negatives sides. Other parts of the song that stood out to me are “Try to take the easy way out/ I kept on falling short of something/ I coulda gave up then but/ Then again I couldn’t have ‘cause/ I’ve traveled all this way for something,” and “And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down/ And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground/ Get up now, get up, get up now.” These two sets of lines encourage the listeners by telling them that there is a reason for us to work hard to get back on our feet: to succeed. Even though feelings of hopelessness and dreadfulness may arise, we should keep working towards our goal because there is a possibility that we will reach our goals if we keep pushing ourselves to keep trying.