The second single off Maroon 5’s debut album, Songs about Jane, “This Love” was a massive success. Inspired by lead vocalist and band front man Adam Levine’s break-up, this song peaked at #5 in the USA, #3 in the UK and #8 in Australia, thus becoming their breakthrough hit.
[Verse 1]
I was so high I did not recognize
The fire burning in her eyes
The chaos that controlled my mind
Whispered goodbye as she got on a plane
Never to return again
But always in my heart, oh
[Chorus]
This love has taken its toll on me
She said goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
And I have no choice 'cause I won't say goodbye anymore
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2]
I tried my best to feed her appetite
Keep her coming every night
So hard to keep her satisfied, oh
Kept playing love like it was just a game
Pretending to feel the same
Then turn around and leave again
But I know
[Chorus]
This love has taken its toll on me
She said goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
And I have no choice 'cause I won't say goodbye anymore
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
[Bridge]
I'll fix these broken things, repair your broken wings
And make sure everything's alright (It's alright, it's alright)
My pressure on your hips, sinking my fingertips
Every inch of you 'cause I know that's what you want me to do
[Chorus]
This love has taken its toll on me
She said goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
And I have no choice 'cause I won't say goodbye anymore
This love has taken its toll on me
She said goodbye too many times before
And my heart is breaking in front of me
She said goodbye too many times before
This love has taken its toll on me (Oh, yeah, yeah)
She said goodbye too many times before (Yeah)
And her heart is breaking in front of me (Yeah)
I have no choice, 'cause I won't say goodbye anymore
This love has taken its toll on me
She said goodbye too many times before
And her heart is breaking in front of me
This Love was written by James Valentine & Michael Madden & Ryan Dusick & Jesse Carmichael & Adam Levine.
This Love was produced by Mark Endert.
Adam Levine (lead vocalist of Maroon 5) revealed that the song was written in the “most emotionally trying time” in his life. He has also described that the lyrics of this song as being extremely erotic.
This song was just written in the most emotionally trying time in my life. I was in a relations...
In 2006, the song won for “Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal”.