Maroon 5 shares the acoustically-driven “Middle Ground” song

Maroon 5 releases the new “Middle Ground” song co-produced by watt & Pete Nappi. Listen, stream, read the lyrics, buy the track.

Maroon 5 has shared a new single, “Middle Ground.” The acoustically-driven track tackles frontman Adam Levine’s alleged affair that surfaced late last year. The pop-rock band is taking things in a near-country route with just an acoustic guitar backing up Levine’s vocals.

“A lot is being said about me right now and I want to clear the air,” Levine wrote on Instagram at the time. “I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner. I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period in my life. In certain instances, it became inappropriate; I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family.”

He continued, “My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. To be this naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that truly matters to me was the greatest mistake I could ever make. I will never make it again. I take full responsibility. We will get through it. And we will get through it together.”

Prior to the release of “Middle Ground,” Maroon 5 shared an album titled Jordi. The record was dedicated to the band’s late manager, Jordan Feldstein. The LP featured hits “Memories Remix (feat. Nipsey Hussle and YG)” and “Beautiful Mistakes (feat. Megan Thee Stallion).”

Maroon 5 – Middle Ground (prod. watt & Pete Nappi)

19 May 2023
1 Song, 3 minutes
℗ 2023 Interscope Records (222 Records)

Lyric Video

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I need peace, I need hope, I need guidance
I need more than myself
I need light, I need life, I need what I never felt

[Pre-Chorus]
Sisters and brothers are picking sides
And both of our mothers are terrified
And I’m crying out to an empty sky
Tell me

[Chorus]
If I hit the ground
And I fall down to my knees
Would you hear the sound?
Am I crazy to think that we
Could make it out?
Am I crazier to believe
There’s a middle ground?

[Verse 2]
I’m so up, I’m so down, I’m so broken
I’m so tired I can’t sleep
I’m not mine, I’m not yours, I’m not sure of anything

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, sisters and brothers are picking sides
And both of our mothers are terrified
And I’m crying out to an empty sky
Tell me

[Chorus]
If I hit the ground
And I fall down to my knees
Would you hear the sound?
Am I crazy to think that we
Could make it out?
Am I crazier to believe
There’s a middle ground?

[Bridge]
Middle ground, there’s a middle ground
I don’t need someone to love
I just need someone to live for
Middle ground, there’s a middle ground
On my knees where I belong
Please tell me

[Chorus]
If I hit the ground
And I fall down to my knees
Would you hear the sound?
Am I crazy to think that we
Could ever make it out?
Am I crazier to believe
There’s a middle ground?

[Outro]
Middle ground, there’s a middle ground (Oh)
Crazier to believe there’s a middle ground
Middle ground, there’s a middle ground (Oh)
I need you to believe, oh, there’s a middle ground