Tagged: Maroon 5

Figurative language

Figurative Language in Popular Songs

Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...

Lost

“Lost” by Maroon 5

The shtick of this Maroon 5 song relies on the titular metaphor of the vocalist being “lost”. What that basically means within context is that the singer’s life had no particular purpose to speak of. He...

Maroon 5

Maroon 5’s “Nobody’s Love” Lyrics Meaning

It is easy to deduce that Maroon 5’s “Nobody’s Love” is a romantic love tune. It is one of those types in which the singer, using different statements and metaphors, lets the world know just...