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.

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Maroon 5 Lyrics

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I woke up this morning with the burden of love hanging over my head as I
Walked into the living room
Sit with you, discuss whats going on
Is it me?
Is it you?
Is it something I forgot to do?
Tell me so that I understand

I just need some time
Gather all my thoughts
To make up for the love I just lost
You've been so good to me, given me everything
Take what you want cause it doesn't belong to me

I woke up this morning with the hurting that I would never ever wish upon
Even my worst enemy
Who is she, what the hell do you people want?
Is it me?

Is it you?
Is it something I forgot to do?
Tell me so that I understand

I just need some time
Gather all my thoughts
To make up for the love I just lost
You've been so good to me given me everything
Take what you want cause it doesn't belong to me anyway

I just need some time
Gather all my thoughts
To make up for the love I just lost

You've been so good to me given me everything
Take what you want cause it doesn't belong to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maroon 5's song "Take What You Want" depict a relationship that is struggling and one person taking responsibility for the issues at hand. The first verse describes waking up with the weight of love on his head, suggesting that the relationship is not going well. He sits to discuss the problems with his partner but is unsure whether the issues are his own or if he has forgotten something. He asks for clarification in order to understand what is wrong.

The chorus reveals the singer's feelings of inadequacy and the need for time to reflect on how to handle the situation. He admits to losing love and feels the need to make up for it. He acknowledges his partner's generosity and generosity to him and says to "take what you want" because he doesn't feel like he deserves it.

In the second verse, he reveals the pain he feels over the situation and reflects on the possibility of the other person being involved with someone else. He asks for clarity again and admits to feeling hurt and betrayed. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the singer's feelings of needing time to reflect and make amends for their actions.

Overall, the lyrics illustrate a relationship in turmoil and one person taking responsibility for their part in it. The singer expresses feelings of inadequacy and the need for reflection to repair the relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

I woke up this morning with the burden of love hanging over my head as I
I woke up realizing the heavy burden of love and all its expectations.

Walked into the living room
I walked into the living room to confront the situation.

Sit with you, discuss what's going on
I wanted to sit with you and discuss what's happening between us.

Is it me?
I need to know whether the problem is caused by me.

Is it you?
I want to know if you are the one responsible for our problems.

Is it something I forgot to do?
I need to know if there's anything I forgot to do to maintain this relationship.

Tell me so that I understand
Please tell me the truth, so I can understand what's really going on.

I just need some time
I need time to collect my thoughts and feelings.

Gather all my thoughts
I need to recap everything that happened and try to find the missing pieces.

To make up for the love I just lost
I want to heal from the love that I lost.

You've been so good to me, given me everything
You've been wonderful to me and have given me so much.

Take what you want cause it doesn't belong to me
If you think what's best is leaving me, take what you need because I can't stop you.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADAM LEVINE, JAMES VALENTINE, JESSE ROYAL CARMICHAEL, MICKEY MADDEN, RYAN MICHAEL DUSICK

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