Maroon 5 – Daylight

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Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon
Why am I holding on?
We knew this day would come, we knew it all along
How did it come so fast?
This is our last night but it's late
And I'm trying not to sleep
'Cause I know, when I wake
I will have to slip away

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

Here I am staring at your perfection
In my arms, so beautiful
The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out
Somebody slow it down
This is way too hard
'Cause I know, when the sun comes up
I will leave, this is my last glance
That will soon be memory

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

I never wanted to stop
Because I don't wanna start all over, start all over
I was afraid of the dark
But now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
'Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa

Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah)
Ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa (yeah), ooh whoa

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Track duration: 03:45

"Daylight" as written by Max Martin, Adam Noah Levine, Samuel Denison Martin, Mason David Levy

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

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    My Interpretation:Never thought of this before, but this could really be about a dying old man who's been married to his lady for a long time. And before he passes away (hence the first few lines) he sings this song to tell his lady that he loves her.
    And the last few lines adds up too. "I was afraid of the dark - But now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want"
    Flag nickraon May 20, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I met my gf to this song. One night while spending the night before becoming official, I turned my music on shuffle while trying to fall asleep after a long night of talking and flirting. I knew when I woke up , the date would end and I would have to go home. Alas, the lyric "when I stare at your perfection" I went to look at her, and she was already looking at me.
    Flag Johnsuon May 11, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:Death
    Flag k6llon May 09, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:It could be that the song relates to a couple that were together for a long time, and eventually broke up.
    Some how they end up together again but they know that they can´t be together because of their diferences and changes.
    Or maybe they have decided that its better to drift apart.
    Flag chlover09on May 06, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:The first thing I thought when I heard this song was that it was about a forbidden love. Maybe the girl's father doesn't like the guy, so he sneaks into her room to see her in the night, and they love each other while they can, and he's wishing that the night would stay forever so he wouldn't have to leave [before her father catches them] (cliched, I know).
    Flag evertranceon March 29, 2013   Link
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    Memory:So, this song hits a special spot. December 12th, 2012. I was at a hotel with my girlfriend knowing that with the buttcrack of dawn came a plane to Texas for USAF Basic. That night was terribly difficult. We started the relationship knowing full well where it was headed, but that date just seemed like the dark at the end of the tunnel. It was there, but it was unfathomable until it finally came.
    We knew this day would come, we knew it all along
    How did it come so fast?
    This is our last night but it's late
    And I'm trying not to sleep
    'Cause I know, when I wake
    I will have to slip away
    Flagged Gnomish8on March 29, 2013   Link
  • +3
    My Opinion:Why does no one instantly think of soldiers upon hearing this? I know soldiers, and hope to be one someday. And I know that even during training they have to wake up at (or before) the first daylight. Could he be implying this is a soldier about to leave his loved one for training/battle. That is just my educated opinion.
    Flagged KatGunhadaon February 26, 2013   Link
  • +4
    My Interpretation:This song is clearly about a long-distance relationship. Anyone that has had one can identify with the lyrics. The desire to make the night last as long as possible, dreading the dawn....these are all the things that one experiences when they have to leave their loved one for yet another time. Since musicians of this level of popularity tour extensively, I am sure that the songwriters have had many, many times where they have had to leave their loved one for an early- morning flight. The song really does a great job of expressing the acute sadness that accompanies this experience. There are some that think it's about the end of a relationship, but that is probably because they have never been in this type of situation.
    Flagged snuckyon February 23, 2013   Link
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    My Opinion:I heard this song today and it really spoke to me in my situation. I've met someone who is 1000 miles away from me, and we've chatted for a little over the month already. I feel like we have so much connection, and never in a million years would I think that I would fall for someone so far away. I've made plans to go on a trip to his country, and when I heard this song, I can only think about the last night we'll spend together with each other. "Why am I holding on, we knew this would come, we knew it all along"....I feel like this is exactly how I feel right now. As much as I want to be with him, I know that this is probably too good to be real. I doubt things will work out, but yet I'm investing so much emotion into him. It makes me sad to think that I want to be with someone so bad, that is so far away from me. It's like a dream =(
    Flagged jojobeanson February 21, 2013   Link
  • -3
    Song Meaning:Maybe it means a ONE NIGHT STAND? XD
    Flagged pauljordanon February 14, 2013   Link

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