Fortune Teller Lyrics

Lyric discussion by callybro 

Cover art for Fortune Teller lyrics by Maroon 5

This is about person-1 being madly in love with his now ex person-2 for a reason he/she can't comprehend so person-1 constantly asks questions about the future and getting back together. For some reason, the other side (person-2) just needs space but still has feelings for person-1 even though they broke up but they "aren't a fortune teller" and don't know what the future brings. Person-2 is living in the moment instead of worrying about the future with person-1. Person-1 just wants to be with person-2 with all their heart.

The more person-1 acts "like this", the more the person-2 questions their love. If person-1 really loved person-2, they would understand that person-1 needs space and time to clear their mind but it's hard for person-1 because they are madly in love (like I mentioned before.) They try their best to appease person-2 but struggle and all person-2 offers is "I don't know what to tell you, I'm not a fortune teller."

The hardest lyric to comprehend in this song is "And as the seasons roll back, no matter how hard I try, summer will end and the leaves will turn again."

This can have multiple interpretations but my interpretation is as follows.

Considering most of this song is about love interpretation between a couple, I can safely assume that person-2 realizes the true love they have for person-1 and ends up getting back together with person-1.

When "summer has ended," the break will be over and person-1 and person-2 will get back together and live happily ever after. <3

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