Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, Calif… Read Full Bio ↴Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California, United States. The group was formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while its members were still in high school and originally consisted of Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), Jesse Carmichael (guitar, backing vocals) Mickey Madden (bass guitar) and Ryan Dusick (drums). Kara's Flowers signed to Reprise Records and released an album, "The Fourth World", in 1997. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and the members attended college. Dusick and Madden stayed local at UCLA, while Levine and Carmichael relocated to the east coast to attend Five Towns College. While Levine and Carmichael were in New York, they began to take notice of the urban music surrounding them and later let the style influence the songs they wrote.

In 2001, the band regrouped, with guitarist James Valentine added to the line-up, and pursued a new direction under the name: Maroon 5. At this point, Jesse Carmichael switched to playing the keyboards and this has become his main instrument in the band (although he also plays rhythm guitar to this day). After these changes, Maroon 5 signed with Octone Records and released their debut album, "Songs About Jane", in June 2002. The album's lead single "Harder to Breathe", received heavy airplay, which helped the album to debut at number six on the Billboard 200 chart. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. For the next few years, the band toured extensively worldwide in support of Songs About Jane and produced two live recordings: 2004's "1.22.03.Acoustic" and 2005's "Live Friday the 13th". In 2006, Ryan Dusick officially left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Matt Flynn. The band recorded their second album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" and released it in May 2007. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the lead single, "Makes Me Wonder", became the band's first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.

On September 21, 2010, the band released their third studio album entitled "Hands All Over". It was re-released in 2011 to include the single "Moves like Jagger" (featuring Christina Aguilera). While the original version of the album received mixed reviews, "Moves like Jagger" reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band released their next album, "Overexposed", on June 26, 2012. All four singles of the album were really successful on the charts - for example, the second single from Overexposed, "One More Night" (released on June 19, 2012), reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2014, the band signed with Interscope Records and released their fifth studio album, "V", with the very-first line-up of six official band members, as keyboardist and backing vocalist PJ Morton became an official member in 2012. The album debuted at top of the weekly Billboard 200 chart. Since its debut in 2002, the band has sold more than 15 million albums in the United States and over 100 million singles and 27 million albums worldwide.

Daylight
MAROON 5 Lyrics

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Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon
Why am I holding on?
We knew this day would come, we knew it all along
How did it come so fast?
This is our last night but it's late
And I'm trying not to sleep
'Cause I know, when I wake
I will have to slip away

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

Here I am staring at your perfection
In my arms, so beautiful
The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out
Somebody slow it down
This is way too hard
'Cause I know, when the sun comes up
I will leave, this is my last glance
That will soon be memory

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

I never wanted to stop
Because I don't wanna start all over, start all over
I was afraid of the dark
But now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah)
Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Daylight" by Maroon 5 describe the bittersweet moments before a couple is about to separate. The singer is waiting for the day to end, but doesn't want to fall asleep because he knows when he wakes up he'll have to leave, and they'll have to say goodbye. He expresses his sadness at how quickly time has passed, and how they both knew this day would come.

The chorus is the most emotional part of the song, as the singer acknowledges that in the daylight, they'll have to go their separate ways, but for this one last night, he wants to hold his partner close. He marvels at her perfection, but he can see the daylight creeping in and feels the stars are burning out too quickly. He wishes time could slow down.

The bridge is the point where the singer admits to his fear of starting over, beginning again without his love. But he's come to realize that the darkness he once feared is what he wants now. He wants to cherish every moment with her and hold her close.

Overall, the song is a beautiful, heart-wrenching goodbye to a loved one that evokes feelings of sadness and nostalgia.

Line by Line Meaning

Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon
The singer is waiting but knows they will have to leave soon.

Why am I holding on?
The singer questions why they are holding on to the situation.

We knew this day would come, we knew it all along
The singer and the person they are with knew that this day would come.

How did it come so fast?
The artist wonders how the day came so quickly.

This is our last night but it's late
It's the last night but it's already late.

And I'm trying not to sleep
The singer is trying to stay awake.

'Cause I know, when I wake I will have to slip away
The singer knows that they will have to leave when they wake up.

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
The artist knows they have to leave when the daylight comes, but for now they want to hold onto the moment.

'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own But tonight I need to hold you so close
During the day they will be alone, so the artist wants to cherish the moment while they can.

Here I am staring at your perfection In my arms, so beautiful
The artist is admiring the person in their arms for their beauty and perfection.

The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out Somebody slow it down This is way too hard
As the night comes to an end, the singer feels like time is moving too fast and wishes it would slow down.

'Cause I know, when the sun comes up I will leave, this is my last glance That will soon be memory
The artist knows they will have to leave when the sun comes up and take one last look that will later become a memory.

I never wanted to stop Because I don't wanna start all over, start all over
The singer doesn't want to stop because they don't want to start over again.

I was afraid of the dark But now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want
The singer was once afraid of the dark, but now it's all they want.

Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah) Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa
Vocals with no specific meaning.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Adam Levine, Samuel Denison Martin, Max Martin, Mason David Levy

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