The Sun
-Maroon 5 Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Walking home
Fresh dirt under my fingernails
And I can smell hot asphalt
Cars screech to a halt to let me pass
And I cannot remember
What life was like through photographs
And trying to recreate images life gives us from our past
And sometimes it's a sad song
But I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"
Oh whoa, yeah
Now, moving on down my street
I see people I won't ever meet
I think of her and take a breath
Feel the beat in the rhythm of my steps
And sometimes it's a sad song
But I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"
The rhythm of her conversation
The perfection of her creation
The sex she slipped into my coffee
The way she felt when she first saw me
Hate to love and love to hate her
Like a broken record player
Back and forth and here and gone
And on and on and on and on
I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles
Said, the battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"
Yeah, oh, several miles from the sun, oh
Yeah, yeah, whoo whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
The first verse of “The Sun” by Maroon 5 describes the singer leaving school, with dirty hands and a sense of newness to the world. He smells the hot asphalt and hears cars screeching to a halt to let him pass, showing that the world is still moving around him despite his smallness. However, he cannot remember what life was like before this moment, and he wants to recreate memories from his past. The chorus speaks to the sadness the singer sometimes feels, but he refuses to regret his past and is grateful to have met someone who makes every day worth the pain. In the second verse, the singer walks down the street past people he will never meet, and he thinks of the person he met before. He feels the beat in the rhythm of his steps, enjoying the simplicity of the moment. The chorus then repeats, emphasizing the idea that the singer is grateful for the everyday moments that make life worth living. The bridge furthers this idea by describing the passionate and complicated relationship that the singer has with someone. Despite the ups and downs, the singer cannot forget or regret the experience. The song ends by repeating the chorus and the idea that the singer is only "several miles from the sun," meaning that he is close to achieving his goals and reaching a state of happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
After school
The time after school
Walking home
Walking home after school
Fresh dirt under my fingernails
Having fresh dirt under his fingernails
And I can smell hot asphalt
Being able to smell the hot asphalt
Cars screech to a halt to let me pass
The cars screech to a halt to let him pass
And I cannot remember
Not being able to remember his past life through photographs
What life was like through photographs
Trying to recreate images from his past life through photographs
And trying to recreate images life gives us from our past
Trying to recreate images that life gives us from our past
And sometimes it's a sad song
Sometimes it's a sad song
But I cannot forget
Cannot forget
Refuse to regret
Refuse to regret his life decisions
So glad I met you and
Being grateful for meeting someone special
Take my breath away
Being swept away by the moment
Make every day
Making every day count
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
Making all the pain worth it
And Mama I've been cryin'
Crying to his mother
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
Things aren't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
His mother told him that the battle is almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"
They're only several miles away from the sun
Now, moving on down my street
Walking down his street
I see people I won't ever meet
He sees people he will never meet
I think of her and take a breath
Thinking of someone special and taking a breath
Feel the beat in the rhythm of my steps
Feeling the beat in the rhythm of his steps
The rhythm of her conversation
Remembering the rhythm of her conversation
The perfection of her creation
Remembering the perfection of her creation
The sex she slipped into my coffee
Remembering the sex she slipped into his coffee
The way she felt when she first saw me
Remembering the way she felt when she first saw him
Hate to love and love to hate her
Having a love-hate relationship with her
Like a broken record player
Like a broken record player that keeps repeating itself
Back and forth and here and gone
Always going back and forth in their relationship
And on and on and on and on
And on and on and on and on
Yeah, oh, several miles from the sun, oh
Being several miles from the sun
Yeah, yeah, whoo whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, whoo whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Royal Carmichael, Mickey Madden, Ryan Michael Dusick
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rwtrwtwrtwtr6509
@Tava Patton Hosannah. The Lord coming! Hosannah.
Only Jesus Christ is the Way, Truth and Life and SAVIOR!
Repent to God!
Repent and pray!
The Time is very short!
He is on the door!!
God bless all people
Katarzyna
@ohjcuevas6489
5 sun
the Sun Dog or Whirling Rainbow is considered to be a sign from Creator, marking a time of great change, or transition on the Earth. This full-circle rainbow around the Sun, some elders say, can be understood as a sign to people of the necessity to live a life in respect and harmony with all the creations that make life possible: plants, animals, waters, minerals, fires, winds, and other human beings.
Sun Dogs also symbolize an emerging understanding about a time of great change on the earth. ————————————————————The beginning of this Fifth World will be like the wobbly pony that on being born would try to use his legs. the wobble would be felt by the the Earth Mother and the changes would occur in the soil and the waters. Inside the Children of the Earth, the wobble would create rolling emotions and feelings that would bring the quickening and the remembering. Colorful dreams would be brought into the Sleep time and Dream time dreams of these newborn Warriors of the Rainbow and they would begin to learn how to Walk in Balance. The changes in our Earth Mother would create fear in her children, which would later lead to the understanding and unity of Our Planet–One People.
@km5869
ohj cuevas Thank you! Beautiful.
@ohjcuevas6489
K M 💕
@numberone5680
I like your wonder-filled interpretation and it’s hope for us all. Thank you. 🏞✨🌛
@ohjcuevas6489
Number One 💕
@arina4030
im not reading all that
@Minunmaani
Nice catch! We had here in Finland similar some time ago, that I got chance to photograph. This is beautiful!
@RB-pl5pg
Amazing footage and timing of this beautiful occurrence of nature.
@jimmychow9092
Widest spread of winter. Thickest snow.
Shortest winter ever.
And once Winter over, number of people infected and dying faster than before.
@jimmychow9092
@Sukan
You mean the virus can be killed by sunlight?