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.

In Your Pocket
Maroon 5 Lyrics

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Say what you're mad at me for, me for
Yeah why you talk that evil, yeah
That's not the way you show love, show love
No love, no love, no no
Say what you're crying at me for, me for
Try to control your ego, yeah
That's not the way you show love, show love
No love, no love, no no

'Cause I got all the things I wanna say
But nothing's coming out
And all the times I came to you
I never ever lied
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket
So wait you think that I don't know what this is really all about
It should be really easy
If you have nothing to hide
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket

So what you spying on me for, me for
Tell me what you're looking for, yeah
This shit you're saying is so low, so low
No love, no love, no no
But tell me where did you go, you go
When you saying need time alone, yeah
You really think I don't know, don't know
I know, I know, I know

'Cause I got all the things I wanna say
But nothing's coming out
And all the times I came to you
I never ever lied
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket
So wait you think that I don't know what this is really all about
It should be really easy
If you have nothing to hide
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket

Show me yours, I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
Show me yours, I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
Show me yours, I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
Yeah

I can't believe you looked me in the eye
And said to me you had nothing to hide
Yeah
Now you're dead to me, this really is goodbye
Goodbye

'Cause I got all the things I wanna say
But nothing's coming out
And all the times I came to you
I never ever lied
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket
So wait you think that I don't know what this is really all about
It should be really easy
If you have nothing to hide
Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Show me that phone in your pocket

Show me yours, I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
Show me yours, I'll show you mine
I'll show you mine
Show me yours, I'll show you mine

I'll show you mine
Show me that phone in your pocket

Overall Meaning

Maroon 5's "In Your Pocket" is a song that talks about the desire for honesty in a relationship. The song's lyrics express frustration over a partner's dishonest behavior and the need for that person to show transparency. The singer pleads for his partner to reveal the secrets hidden in her phone, demanding to know the truth. He expresses disbelief that she could look him in the eye and say she has nothing to hide. Throughout the song, he repeats the phrase "show me that phone in your pocket girl" as a call to action for her to prove her trustworthiness.

The lyrics also highlight the notion that spying and controlling behavior signify a lack of love and trust, rather than a sign of loyalty in a relationship. The song's message suggests that true love requires honesty, openness, and transparency. The singer acknowledges that he has been truthful throughout the relationship and demands that his partner does the same. The song's tone is assertive and confrontational, showing the singer's frustration with his partner's actions.

Overall, "In Your Pocket" conveys the importance of honesty, trust, and transparency in a relationship. The song's lyrics highlight the idea that secrecy and hiding things only lead to more problems in a relationship, while honesty leads to growth and stronger bonds.

Line by Line Meaning

Say what you're mad at me for, me for
Tell me the reason for being angry with me

Yeah why you talk that evil, yeah
Why are you speaking negatively?

That's not the way you show love, show love
This is not how you express love

No love, no love, no no
There's no love in this situation

Say what you're crying at me for, me for
Tell me why you're upset with me

Try to control your ego, yeah
You need to manage your ego

That's not the way you show love, show love
This isn't how you show love

No love, no love, no no
There's no love evident

'Cause I got all the things I wanna say
I have a lot to say

But nothing's coming out
I can't express myself properly

And all the times I came to you
Whenever I approached you

I never ever lied
I've always been truthful

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

So wait you think that I don't know what this is really all about
Do you believe I'm unaware of the real issue?

It should be really easy
It should be simple

If you have nothing to hide
If there's nothing to conceal

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

So what you spying on me for, me for
Why are you investigating me?

Tell me what you're looking for, yeah
What are you searching for?

This shit you're saying is so low, so low
Your words are despicable

No love, no love, no no
There's no love in this situation

But tell me where did you go, you go
Where did you go?

When you saying need time alone, yeah
When you claimed to need alone time

You really think I don't know, don't know
Do you believe I'm unaware?

I know, I know, I know
I understand

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

Show me yours, I'll show you mine
If you show me yours, I'll show you mine

I can't believe you looked me in the eye
I can't believe you looked at me and lied

And said to me you had nothing to hide
And claimed you weren't hiding anything

Now you're dead to me, this really is goodbye
Now you mean nothing to me, it's over

'Cause I got all the things I wanna say
I have a lot to say

But nothing's coming out
I can't express myself properly

And all the times I came to you
Whenever I approached you

I never ever lied
I've always been truthful

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

So wait you think that I don't know what this is really all about
Do you believe I'm unaware of the real issue?

It should be really easy
It should be simple

If you have nothing to hide
If there's nothing to conceal

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

Show me yours, I'll show you mine
If you show me yours, I'll show you mine

I'll show you mine
I'll reveal mine

Yeah
Yes

Show me that phone in your pocket girl
Let me see the contents of your pocket

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ADAM LEVINE, JOHAN SCHUSTER, MICHEL FLYGARE, TOBIAS JIMSON

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