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.

Closure
Maroon 5 Lyrics

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One, two, three, four

You come over to tell that it's over
Say you want to do this face to face
Bottle opens we pour out our emotions
Knew that if you came here you would stay

If you want closure

Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for
If you want closure
Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

How did we end up in this situation
Guess it went exactly as you planned
I always give in to your manipulation
I tried to resist but i just can't

If you want closure
Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for
If you want closure
Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

Ooh yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh

Oh as soon as we make love
It's gonna break your heart again
'Cause we both know when we wake up
That we'll go back to war again, yeah

If you want closure
Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for
If you want closure
Come on and close that door
I know, I know, I know
What ya' really came for

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

I know what ya' want, baby
Know what ya' came here for
Closure

Ooh yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maroon 5's "Closure" are about a relationship that has come to an end, but the two people involved cannot seem to fully let go. The singer speaks to their former partner, who has come over to seek closure face-to-face, and they drink and pour out their emotions while acknowledging that they know what the other has really come for. The singer admits that they usually give in to their ex's manipulation but hint that they are tired of the cyclical nature of their relationship. They know that if they have sex and get back together, it will only end in heartbreak again, but both parties are seemingly unable to resist the pull of one another.

The chorus of "If you want closure, come on and close that door" is a direct plea to the other person to leave and the singer is aware that they have the power to end the cycle of their on-off relationship but is similarly incapable of doing so. The minor key and slow tempo of the song convey the sadness and vulnerability of the singer as they try to come to terms with the inevitable end of a relationship that they know is not good for them.

Line by Line Meaning

You come over to tell that it's over
You arrived to say that our relationship is over

Say you want to do this face to face
You insist on having this conversation in person

Bottle opens we pour out our emotions
We express our feelings to each other

Knew that if you came here you would stay
I anticipated that you would want to stay after ending things

If you want closure
If you desire a sense of finality

Come on and close that door
Make the decision to fully move on

I know, I know, I know
I understand, I'm aware

What ya' really came for
What you truly desire from this interaction

I know what ya' want, baby
I understand your intentions

Know what ya' came here for Closure
You came here to gain closure for us

How did we end up in this situation
How did we arrive at this state of affairs

Guess it went exactly as you planned
I suspect this is what you wanted all along

I always give in to your manipulation
I tend to fall for your tactics

I tried to resist but I just can't
I attempted to resist, but I could not help myself

Ooh yeah, yeah
Ah, yes

Oh as soon as we make love
As soon as we become intimate

It's gonna break your heart again
You will experience heartbreak again

'Cause we both know when we wake up
Because we are aware that when we awaken

That we'll go back to war again, yeah
We will engage in conflict again

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Noah Levine, Ammar Malik, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, John Henry Ryan, Phil Shaouy

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