Songfacts®:

• Here, lead singer Dan Reynolds sings about overcoming difficulties in a rocky-but-loving relationship.
  
  There's nights we had to just walk away
  And there's tears we'll cry, but those tears will fade
  It's the price we pay when it comes to love
  And we'll take what comes, take what comes
  
  He explained the song's meaning to Billboard magazine:
  
  "All my relationships when I was young have been very explosive, for better or for worse. I love hard. I fight hard. I'm just a passionate person. 'Walking the Wire' is about the feeling of a relationship that feels a little dangerous. It can feel exhilarating at times or it can all fall apart at any moment. It's like walking a tightrope, because when you're up high it's beautiful, but it also is scary. That's how all my relationships have been. That song explores that."