Wake Up Call
Maroon 5 With Mary J. Blige Lyrics

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I didn't hear what you were saying.
I live on raw emotion baby
I answer questions never maybe
And I'm not kind if you betray me.
So who the hell are you to say we
Never would have made it babe.

If you needed love

Well then ask for love
Could have given love
Now I'm taking love
And it's not my fault
Cause you both deserve
What is coming now
So don't say a word

[Chorus]
Wake up call
Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed
Don't you care about me anymore?
Don't you care about me? I don't think so.
Six foot tall
Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won't come around here anymore
Come around here? I don't think so.

Would have bled to make you happy
You didn't need to treat me that way
And now you beat me at my own game
And now I find you sleeping soundly
And your lovers screaming loudly
Hear a sound and hit the ground

If you needed love
Well then ask for love
Could have given love
Now I'm taking love
And it's not my fault
'Cause you both deserve
What's coming now

So don't say a word

[Chorus]

I'm so sorry darling
Did I do the wrong thing?
Oh, what was I thinking?
Is his heart still beating?

Woah oh oh

[Chorus: x2]

I don't feel so bad (Wake up call)
I don't feel so bad (Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed)
I don't feel so bad (Don't you care about me anymore?)
Care about me? I don't feel so bad.
Wake up call

Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed
Don't you care about me anymore?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Wake Up Call" by Maroon 5 feat. Mary J. Blige are about betrayal and revenge. The singer of the song has been cheated on and is angry and hurt. The lines "I didn't hear what you were saying. I live on raw emotion, baby" suggest that the singer is not interested in hearing any explanation or excuse for the betrayal. The lines "And I'm not kind if you betray me. So who the hell are you to say we never would have made it, babe" suggest that the singer is not willing to forgive and move on with the relationship.

The chorus "Wake up call. Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed" is about the moment of realization when the singer finds out about the infidelity. The lines "Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead. He won't come around here anymore, come around here? I don't think so" suggest that the singer has taken revenge by killing the person who cheated with their partner. The lines "Would have bled to make you happy. You didn't need to treat me that way. And now you beat me at my own game" suggest that the singer was willing to do anything to make the relationship work but was betrayed and made a fool of.

Overall, the song is a powerful expression of hurt, anger, and revenge. It shows the darker side of human emotions and how betrayal can lead to extreme actions.

Line by Line Meaning

I didn't hear what you were saying.
I wasn't paying attention to you.

I live on raw emotion baby
I act purely based on my emotions.

I answer questions never maybe
I always give a definitive answer.

And I'm not kind if you betray me.
I am not forgiving if you deceive me.

So who the hell are you to say we Never would have made it babe.
You cannot predict the outcome of our relationship.

If you needed love Well then ask for love
If you wanted love, you should have asked for it.

Could have given love Now I'm taking love
Since you didn't ask for love, I am finding love elsewhere.

And it's not my fault Cause you both deserve What is coming now So don't say a word
You both deserve the consequences of your actions, so don't complain.

Wake up call Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed Don't you care about me anymore? Don't you care about me? I don't think so. Six foot tall Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead He won't come around here anymore Come around here? I don't think so.
I caught you cheating on me, so I don't think you care about me anymore. I had to kill the person you cheated on me with, so he won't be coming around anymore.

Would have bled to make you happy You didn't need to treat me that way And now you beat me at my own game And now I find you sleeping soundly And your lovers screaming loudly Hear a sound and hit the ground
I would have done anything to make you happy, but you mistreated me. You betrayed me, but now you're the one sleeping soundly while your lovers suffer at my hands.

I'm so sorry darling Did I do the wrong thing? Oh, what was I thinking? Is his heart still beating? Woah oh oh
I am apologizing for my actions and questioning my own actions. Is the person I killed still alive?

I don't feel so bad (Wake up call) I don't feel so bad (Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed) I don't feel so bad (Don't you care about me anymore?) Care about me? I don't feel so bad.
I don't regret my actions, even if you don't care about me anymore.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Adam Levine, James B. Valentine

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