Their first release, the Stay Up, Get Down extended play, was released in 2007, followed by the five-song EP, The Way We Talk, on December 11, 2007. The band's first full-length studio album, Can't Stop Won't Stop, was released July 8, 2008. Their second full-length album, Black & White, was released on July 13, 2010, which sold 22,634 copies in its first week. On December 6, 2011, their third studio album, Pioneer, was released and it peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200.[1] Their fourth full-length record, Forever Halloween, was released on June 4, 2013, which reached No. 39 on the Billboard 200, as followed by its deluxe edition on June 17, 2014. Their fifth studio album, American Candy, was released on March 31, 2015. Lovely Little Lonely, their sixth full-length record, was released on April 7, 2017. You Are OK, their seventh full-length record, was released March 29, 2019.
The Maine was created by bassist Garrett Nickelsen and drummer Patrick Kirch in November 2006. Singer John O'Callaghan joined soon after auditions for the band with no prior vocal experience, along with musicians Ryan Osterman and Alex Ross. Together, they collectively released the EP Stay Up, Get Down. Shortly thereafter Ryan and Alex departed the band for unknown reasons, but were replaced with Kennedy Brock and Jared Monaco. The Maine signed to Fearless Records and debuted with a five song EP entitled The Way We Talk in 2007.
Good Love
The Maine Lyrics
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The wishing well
Don't fall in now
It leads straight to hell
I need you closer
Need you beside me
Good love will find me
The coffee's cold and
It still works cold
So do the highs
You always end up low
So no more lying
And no more fighting
Good love will find me
Good love will find me
Good love, good love
Good love, good love
Tossing coins down
The wishing well
Don't fall in now
It leads straight to hell
I see the fire
It's almost blinding
Come out and find me
Come out and find me
So fuck your coins and
I wish you well
Good love will find me, good love will find me
Good love will find me, good love will find me
The Maine's song Good Love is a powerful and emotional lyric that explores themes of hope, love, and redemption amid the trials and tribulations of life. The opening lines of the song set the tone, as the singer tosses coins down a wishing well, a symbol of hope and chance. However, there is also a sense of caution, as the singer warns against falling into the well that leads straight to hell, perhaps a reference to the dangers and risks of love and relationships. Despite this warning, the singer expresses a deep need to be closer to their loved one, affirming that good love will find them.
The next verse continues with a sense of melancholy and disillusionment as the singer laments that even the coffee is cold and the highs always seem to end up low. This could be a metaphor for the ups and downs of life and relationships, and the singer urges for honesty and an end to the fighting. The chorus repeats the affirmation that good love will find them, perhaps as a mantra of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.
The final verse is a powerful resolution, as the singer declares that they no longer need the coins and wishes of others, and instead, calls out for their loved one to find them. The repeated line, "good love will find me," takes on a deeper meaning, as the singer believes that they are worthy of love and will attract it to themselves through their own strength and resilience.
Overall, The Maine's Good Love is a poignant and deeply felt exploration of the power of love and hope in the face of life's challenges and struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
Tossing coins down
Trying to make a wish by throwing coins down a well.
The wishing well
A place where you go to make wishes.
Don't fall in now
Be careful not to fall into the well while tossing coins.
It leads straight to hell
If you fall into the well, there is no escape.
I need you closer
I want you near me.
Need you beside me
I need you to be with me.
Good love will find me
I believe that true love will come to me.
The coffee's cold and
Coffee is no longer enjoyable.
It still works cold
You can still drink it, but it's not as good.
So do the highs
Just like coffee loses its flavor, life's highs fade away too.
You always end up low
No matter how high you get, you'll always come back down.
So no more lying
It's time to stop pretending.
And no more fighting
We need to stop our arguments.
Good love, good love
The kind of love that I want.
I see the fire
My passion is burning bright.
It's almost blinding
It's so intense that it can blind me.
Come out and find me
I'm waiting for someone to come and find me.
So fuck your coins and
I don't need your advice or your money.
I wish you well
I hope you have a good life.
Good love will find me, good love will find me
I'm confident that I'll find the true love that I'm looking for.
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.