Story Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jackdaws 

Cover art for Story lyrics by Maroon 5

General Overview: I think this story (ba ddum chh) revolves around a dysfunctional relationship. The woman is head over heels in love with the man, and does everything possible to make him happy, but the man takes her granted. He leaves her alone in her bed as he is out doing God knows what, and doesn’t realize how much he’s hurting her. But she’s just too in love to leave. Eventually he realizes what he’s doing and begins to start anew, I think it’s the contrasting opposite to “Losing My Mind”

There are some inclinations that he knows what he’s doing and realizes she’s not going to leave (Do you mean all the things you are?/Are you pleased with the way things are?) She goes out and pretends that everything is fine with the relationship, even though she’s broken on the inside and her boyfriend is the only one that knows. (Wear that dress to protect this scar, that only I have seen) But even with this knowledge of continuing their dysfunctional relationship, breaking her ever more. And the chorus is his conscience telling him to stop what he’s doing and to realize that she’s done so much for him and he’s done so little for her and is hurting her. And he is making “the story of a broken heart come true” Eventually, as she’s sleeping I guess, he finally realizes he’s messed up and needs to fix things. He confronts her about his misdoings and naturally she listens. He’s confused by being in love with her, (presumably he wasn’t before) and teeters between love and screwing her over. (Days are stung by too much sun, I think that you may be the one) He decides that they should talk it out; she will tell him all her pain and he will tell her how he feels (I will listen to your pain, if you listen to me) One can assume she eventually forgives him and they move on with their relationship, woo!