Daylight

    Singer: Maroon 5

    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

    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

    ...

    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

    Background:

    This song from Maroon 5’s fourth studio album “Overexposed” (2012) is a soft rock ballad about realizing that one has to move on from an old relationship, but not wanting to leave yet. The song received a mixed reception from critics. Some criticized Levine’s vocals and called it a filler among the dance-oriented tracks on the album, while others felt a Coldplay inspiration in the end of the chorus.