They relea… Read Full Bio ↴Kara's Flowers was the name of band that came to be Maroon 5.
They released their first album, ...We Like Digging? in 1995. The album was limited to 500 copies and is now very rare.
In 1996 they were signed to a label and released The Fourth World, their only commercially available album. It did poorly on the charts, however, and after recording Stagg Street Recordings in 1999, the band changed their name to Maroon 5. They would later find success with the album Songs About Jane and the albums that followed.
Formed in Los Angeles, California, the heavily alternative rock and power pop influenced group consisted of Adam Levine (vocals/guitar), Jesse Carmichael (guitar), Mickey Madden (bass) and Ryan Dusick (drums). That would be Maroon 5's original line-up, with the addition of guitarist and songwriter James Valentine.
The members of Kara's Flowers had been friends since attending junior high school in Los Angeles, California at Brentwood School when, in 1995, they formed a grunge band named for a girl they sneaked flowers to on her birthday. They played their first gig on September 16, 1995, at the 'Whisky A Go-Go'. Perhaps as a sign of the smooth pop rock and rnb sounds that the group would later take in as Maroon 5, Kara's Flowers evolved to more and more of a modern rock and power pop sound as it played on.
The band signed with Reprise Records and released its first and only album, 'The Fourth World', in the middle of 1997. Despite support slots on tours by Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger, the album failed to take off commercially up to expectations. Still, it garnered a large fan following and praising critical reviews. In 1999, the band parted company with Reprise Records. During the 2000 to 2001 period, the band incorporated guitarist and songwriter James Valentine, wrote a batch of new songs, and adopted a new name. Over the 00s and 10s, the work released under the Kara's Flowers title has continued to be promoted by fans.
Myself
Kara's Flowers Lyrics
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All of my enemies
Very politely
To go home.
I have seen
All of your remedies
Now won't you let me please go home.
They say I'm doomed but I feel fine.
I have tried
So very hard as hell
To stay away from them
And live upstairs.
When I see
All of your remedies
I try quite desperately to go home.
I can't find anythin' to be sad about.
They say I'm doomed but I feel fine.
But if I'm seating here lonely,
With no one to hold me,
At least I'll have my health.
I'm tryin' to control myself.
I have told
All of my enemies
Very politely
To go home.
I have seen
All of your remedies
Now won't you let me please go home.
I've been acting irresponsibly
Oh what could possibly go wrong.
I have choked on all your remedies
Now won't you let me please go home.
But if I'm seatin' here lonely,
With no one to hold me,
At least I'll have my health.
I'm trying to control myself.
I'm trying to control myself.
The lyrics of Kara's Flowers' song "Myself" speak about someone who has gone through a lot of struggles and has tried hard to stay away from negative influences. The verses express a sense of being fed up with adverse circumstances and people and feeling the need to leave everything behind and go home. The singer seems to be desperate to seek relief from external stressors but realizes that they also need to work on controlling their internal turmoil to find peace. Despite feeling lonely, they take comfort in the fact that they have their health and are trying to achieve emotional stability.
The lines "I can't find anything to be sad about/They say I'm doomed but I feel fine" speak volumes about the singer's mindset. Despite being shrouded in gloom and negativity, they choose to see things through a positive lens and seek to find joy in small things. Perhaps they feel that even if they are alone, they have the ability to survive and thrive without the need for external validation. The repeated chants of "let me please go home" hint at the need for a safe haven where one can escape and recuperate.
Line by Line Meaning
I have told
I have communicated to
All of my enemies
All the people who have caused me harm or are against me
Very politely
In a respectful and courteous manner
To go home.
To leave me alone and return to their own place of residence.
I have seen
I have observed or experienced
All of your remedies
All the solutions or treatments that have been presented to me
Now won't you let me please go home.
I am now requesting to be allowed to go back to my own home and be left in peace.
I can't find anything to be sad about.
I cannot identify any cause for feeling unhappy or sorrowful.
They say I'm doomed but I feel fine.
Despite being told that my situation is hopeless, I am still mentally and emotionally well.
I have tried
I have made an effort or attempted
So very hard as hell
With great difficulty and intensity
To stay away from them
To distance myself from those who may cause me harm
And live upstairs.
To occupy a space not easily accessible to others
When I see
Upon encountering
All of your remedies
All the solutions or treatments that have been presented to me
I try quite desperately to go home.
I become very eager and urgent to leave and return to my own home.
But if I'm seating here lonely,
But if I find myself sitting all alone,
With no one to hold me,
Without anyone to provide emotional support or comfort,
At least I'll have my health.
At least I will be physically well.
I'm tryin' to control myself.
I am attempting to maintain self-control and composure.
I've been acting irresponsibly
I have been behaving recklessly and without consideration for consequences
Oh what could possibly go wrong.
I am not concerned about potential negative outcomes.
I have choked on all your remedies
I have found all proposed solutions or treatments to be ineffective or unpleasant.
Now won't you let me please go home.
I am again requesting to be allowed to go back to my own home and live in peace.
I'm trying to control myself.
I am making an effort to regulate my emotions and actions.
I'm trying to control myself.
I am making an effort to keep myself composed and level-headed.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADAM LEVINE
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