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.
Myself
Maroon 5 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 hell
And live upstairs.
When I see
All of your remedies
I try quite desperately to go home.
I can't find anything to be sad about.
They say I'm doomed but I feel fine.
But if I'm sitting 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 sitting 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 song 'Myself' by Maroon 5 seems to be an introspective take on the singer's life. The lyrics are about the singer's desire for peace and freedom, telling their enemies to go home and trying to stay away from hell. The lines "I can't find anything to be sad about. They say I'm doomed but I feel fine" suggests that the singer is content with their life, and not worried about the opinions of others.
However, amidst the positive message, there seems to be an undercurrent of sadness and loneliness. The lines "But if I'm sitting here lonely, with no one to hold me, at least I'll have my health" and "I'm trying to control myself" suggest that the singer may be struggling with their mental health and trying to cope with it alone.
The repetition of the line "now won't you let me please go home" suggests a desire for the singer to escape their situation and find solace in their own space. Overall, the song seems to be a mix of conflicting emotions, with the singer trying to find a balance between their desire for inner peace and the world around them.
Line by Line Meaning
I have told
I have politely asked
All of my enemies
all those who don't want the best for me
Very politely
with courtesy and respect
To go home.
to leave me alone and return to their own lives
I have seen
I have experienced
All of your remedies
all of the things you suggest to me
Now won't you let me please go home.
Now can I please have my freedom back
I can't find anything to be sad about.
I don't have any reason to feel unhappy
They say I'm doomed but I feel fine.
Others may think I'm in a bad situation, but I'm actually doing well
But if I'm sitting here lonely,
However, if I'm alone here
With no one to hold me,
Without anyone to comfort me physically
At least I'll have my health.
I can at least be grateful for my physical wellbeing
I'm tryin to control myself.
I'm making an effort to manage my feelings and actions
I have tried
I have put forth effort
So very hard as hell
with intense determination
To stay away from hell
To avoid difficult or unpleasant situations
And live upstairs.
To be in a better, elevated position
When I see
When I am confronted with
All of your remedies
All of your suggestions and solutions
I try quite desperately to go home.
I become very eager to leave and have my freedom back
I've been acting irresponsibly
I have been making poor decisions
Oh what could possibly go wrong.
I'm not worried about the consequences
I have choked on all your remedies
I have felt overwhelmed by all of your suggestions
I'm trying to control myself.
I am attempting to regulate my thoughts and actions.
I'm trying to control myself.
I am attempting to regulate my thoughts and actions.
Contributed by Sophia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tori Spera
I think it would be really cool if Maroon 5 made another album that reflects the sound of Kara's Flowers, but like, improved on whatever aspect they think would be suitable.
Tori Spera
@Sam McG I think Songs About Jane has a different sound though. I get the similarities, but that album was also a created a long time ago. I meant that I want to hear how they would interpret the sound into music today. Their sound has changed a lot.
Sam McG
Tori Spera basically Songs About Jane
JasperEX
this is about 10 billion times better than any Maroon 5 song I've heard.
Sheebify
@kyle patrick maducdoc Harder to breathe is also great aswell!
kyle patrick maducdoc
i agree but theres this one percent i giveto m5 when they first did this love. cmon you have to agree this love still had this non-poppy-sellout tone to it =P
Vanessa Sanchez
someone should sing this at the blind auditions :´D. Adam would be so freaking amazed...
Sam Valladares
That would be epic!
Thomas Giles
That was amazing! Pre-Maroon-5 Maroon 5, anyone? Like a more punky, rocky version of M5. Nice.
prafulla ghildiyal
i come back for this and Songs about Jane.... this was so much better than Adam Levine and the band