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.

The Sun
Maroon 5 Lyrics

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After school
Walking home
Fresh dirt under my fingernails
And I can smell hot asphalt
Cars screech to a halt to let me pass
And I cannot remember
What life was like through photographs
And trying to recreate images life gives us from our past

And sometimes it's a sad song

But I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"

Oh whoa, yeah

Now, moving on down my street
I see people I won't ever meet
I think of her and take a breath
Feel the beat in the rhythm of my steps

And sometimes it's a sad song

But I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"

The rhythm of her conversation
The perfection of her creation
The sex she slipped into my coffee
The way she felt when she first saw me
Hate to love and love to hate her
Like a broken record player
Back and forth and here and gone
And on and on and on and on

I cannot forget
Refuse to regret
So glad I met you and
Take my breath away
Make every day
Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
And Mama I've been cryin'
'Cause things ain't how they used to be
She said, "The battle's almost won
And we're only several miles
Said, the battle's almost won
And we're only several miles from the sun"

Yeah, oh, several miles from the sun, oh
Yeah, yeah, whoo whoa, whoa, yeah, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "The Sun" by Maroon 5 talk about the nostalgia that comes with the memories of one's teenage years. The song talks about walking home after school with fresh dirt under your fingernails and the smell of hot asphalt. As the singer walks down the street, they reflect on the people they see on the way, realizing that they might never meet them. The song highlights how life moves on, and we cannot go back to the past, but we can treasure the memories that we have.

The lyrics also talk explicitly about the pain and how life can be tough sometimes, but the singer refuses to regret and chooses to take their breath away. The song is also a celebration of the people we meet in life who make us forget about the pain and make every day worth living. The singer's mother remarks that the battle is almost won and they are only several miles away from the sun, which means that the future is bright.

Overall, the song "The Sun" by Maroon 5 is an emotional journey that highlights the nostalgia, pain, and hope that comes with the memories of our teenage years. The song encourages us to move on and celebrate the people who make our lives better.

Line by Line Meaning

After school
After finishing school

Walking home
Walking towards home

Fresh dirt under my fingernails
Having fresh soil stuck under the fingernails

And I can smell hot asphalt
Able to smell the odor of hot asphalt from the road

Cars screech to a halt to let me pass
The vehicles stopped abruptly to facilitate one's crossing

And I cannot remember
Unable to recollect a fact or an incident

What life was like through photographs
How life would have appeared in the past through photographic evidence

And trying to recreate images life gives us from our past
Attempting to replicate one's past experiences

And sometimes it's a sad song
Occasionally, it's a melancholic song

But I cannot forget
I cannot erase something from memory

Refuse to regret
Refusing to feel remorseful about something

So glad I met you and
Feeling delighted for having met someone

Take my breath away
Rendering someone speechless

Make every day
Ensuring that each day

Worth all of the pain that I have gone through
Is worth all the hardship that I endured

And Mama I've been cryin'
And Mother, I've been sobbing

'Cause things ain't how they used to be
Because things are not the same as before

She said, "The battle's almost won
She said that the fight was almost over

And we're only several miles from the sun"
And we are just a few miles away from the sun

Now, moving on down my street
Now walking down the street

I see people I won't ever meet
Observing people I will never have a chance to meet

I think of her and take a breath
Thinking of her and breathing deeply

Feel the beat in the rhythm of my steps
Feeling the pulsation of one's gait

The rhythm of her conversation
The tempo of her talk

The perfection of her creation
The excellence of her masterpiece

The sex she slipped into my coffee
The sensuality she added to my drink in secret

The way she felt when she first saw me
The emotion she felt when she laid eyes on me for the first time

Hate to love and love to hate her
Hating to love her and loving to hate her

Like a broken record player
Like a dysfunctional music player

Back and forth and here and gone
Going back and forth between different phases

And on and on and on and on
Continuing forever

Several miles from the sun
A few miles away from the sun

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Royal Carmichael, Mickey Madden, Ryan Michael Dusick

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