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.

Can't Stop
Maroon 5 Lyrics

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All alone in my room think of you at a rate that is truly alarming
I keep grouping my memories of you in my head, I pretend that you want me
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me

And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do

And I can't stop thinking about your love

Oh yeah

Can't believe I could think that she would just follow me everywhere I go
I was wrestling with you in my dreams, and wake up making love to a pillow
And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me

And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
And you never go on till I do
And I can't stop, and I can't stop

What I would give to have you look in my direction
And I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention
And I touch myself like it's somebody else
Thoughts of you are tattooed on my mind
Let me show you

I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
You never go on till I do
And I can't stop thinking about you
And I can't stop thinking about you
I can't stop thinking about you

You never go on till I do
I can't stop thinking about you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maroon 5's "Can't Stop" depict the singer's obsession with someone they cannot have. The opening lines reveal that the singer is alone in their room, thinking of this person at an alarming rate. They group memories of this person in their head and pretend that the person wants them back, creating alternate realities where they are together. The singer is so consumed by thoughts of this person that they dream about them every night, even while wrestling with the idea that they cannot be together. The singer attempts to ease their desperation by pretending that the person still loves them.

As the song progresses, the singer reveals that they would do anything to get this person to notice them, going as far as to touch themselves as if it were someone else. The obsession has become so strong that thoughts of this person are tattooed on their mind. The chorus repeats the central idea of the song: the singer cannot stop thinking about this person.

The repetition of the chorus reinforces the idea that this obsession is all-encompassing and overwhelming. By the end of the song, the singer is still consumed by thoughts of this person and cannot shake the obsession. The lyrics in "Can't Stop" are a frank portrayal of the pain of unrequited love and the desperation that comes with it.

Line by Line Meaning

All alone in my room think of you at a rate that is truly alarming
I'm lonely and my thoughts of you are constant and overwhelming.

I keep grouping my memories of you in my head, I pretend that you want me
I constantly replay our past together and imagine a future where we are still together.

And I fall asleep and dream of alternate realities
My dreams are filled with scenarios where we are still together and happy.

And I put myself at ease by pretending that she still loves me
To comfort myself, I imagine that you still have feelings for me.

And I can't stop thinking about you
My thoughts of you are constant and cannot be stopped.

You never go on till I do
I cannot move on from you until I let go of my thoughts and feelings for you.

Can't believe I could think that she would just follow me everywhere I go
I was foolish to think that you would always be there for me and follow me anywhere.

I was wrestling with you in my dreams, and wake up making love to a pillow
My dreams of being with you are so intense that I physically react in my sleep.

What I would give to have you look in my direction
I long for your attention and affection.

And I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention
I would do anything to win your love and affection.

And I touch myself like it's somebody else
I try to replace you with physical stimulation and imagined intimacy.

Thoughts of you are tattooed on my mind
You are deeply ingrained in my thoughts and memories.

Let me show you
I want to prove my love for you and win you back.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Levine, James Valentine

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