Dua interprets the failure of past relationships as appreciative experience’s who’s affects will carry into new relationships. This appreciation is extended to the ex of her new partner who through similar shortcomings has shaped the partner they are today. Dua first spoke about the song in an inter...
[Verse 1]
I've had love, but his is the deepest, yeah
Says he'll never leave, he means it too, yeah
Ooh, I owe it to you
He was cold, and now he's the sweetest, yeah
'Cause he knows how much there is to lose, yeah
Ooh, I owe it to you
Ooh, I owe it to you
Ooh, I owe it to you
[Chorus]
Maria, I know you're gone
But I feel ya when we're alone
Even when I'm here in his arms
I know you're somewhere in his heart
[Post-Chorus]
Maria
Maria
I know you're somewhere in his heart
[Verse 2]
When love comes young, you take it for granted, yeah
Now he knows certain things you can't undo, no
Ooh, I owe it to you
Deepest affect always comes from a cause
I'm better too from the ones that I've lost
Now he is everything I'd ever want
I wanna thank you for all that you've done
[Chorus]
Oh, Maria, I know you're gone
But I feel ya when we're alone
Even when I'm here in his arms
I know you're somewhere in his heart
[Post-Chorus]
Maria
Maria
I know you're somewhere in his heart
[Bridge]
Never thought I could feel this way
Grateful for all the love you gave
Here's to the lovers that make you change
Maria, Maria, Maria
[Chorus]
Maria, I know you're gone
But I feel ya when we're alone (When we're alone)
Even when I'm here in his arms
I know you're somewhere in his heart
[Outro]
Oh, Maria, I look in his eyes and I see ya
Time after time
Even when I'm here in his arms
I know you're somewhere in his heart
Maria was written by Dua Lipa & Julia Michaels & Andrew Wyatt & Danny L Harle.
Maria was produced by Danny L Harle & Andrew Wyatt.