"Into Your Arms" by The Maine

Aron Blye
Poetry of Song
Ms. Malone
2-12-09
Song Analysis

“Into Your Arms” by The Maine

The band The Maine was started in 2007 while most of the members were still attending high school. The members are John O’Callaghan (Formerly of The Summer Set) for lead Singer, Garrett Nickelson on Bass, Pat Kirch on Drums, Kennedy Brock on Guitar and Back-up vocals, and Jared Monaco on Guitar. The Maine originally got their name from a Song by the band Ivory called “The Coast of Maine”. In late 2007 they were signed by Fearless Records and from their music careers really took off. Soon after being signed they released their debut EP called “The Way We Talk” and in 2008 released their album named “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop”. On this album is a song titled “Into Your Arms.” With its cute and comical lyrics, it makes a great love song.
The song “Into Your Arms” is about a girl who shows up in the singers life as seen in the lines “There was a new girl in town/She had it all figured out” and he instantly likes her seen in the line “I’ll state something rash/She had the most amazing…smile” (See? Humor) this is also seen in the first verse “With eyes like a sunset, baby/and legs that went on for miles”. The second verse “She made her way to the bar/I tried to talk to her but she seemed so far (she seemed so far)/ Out of my league/ I had to find a way to get her next to me/” shows how he tries to meet her, by talking to her at the bar but she doesn’t really seem into him. This is also shown in the third verse “Oh she’s slipping away/ I always freeze when I’m thinking of words to say/ Oh the things she does/ Make it seem like love/ If it’s just a game (Just a game)/ Then I like the way that we play”. He likes her but can’t really find the right thing to say to get him with her. The chorus “I’m falling apart/ But it’s falling apart/ I need to find away back to the start/ When we were in love things were better than they are/ Let me back into…/Into your arms/ Into your arms”. Shows that he did finally get her to fall in love with but now their having relationship problems or it’s not as good as what he thought it was going to be and he wants it to be like when they first met because it was better than what it is now. This song is almost set up like a story. The first verse shows when he met her, the second when he tried to get with her, the third he finally does and all throughout the chorus shows us the final product of him meeting and dating her.
There are many poetic devices in this song. As in all songs it needs to set a certain mood. The mood of this song is a theme of heartbreak but also a chance of hope since the singer doesn’t give a final outcome to the story. Also as stated before this song is a narrative song because it tells the story of: boy sees girl, boy likes girl, boy tries to get with girl, boy succeeds, relationship between isn’t as good as he’d hoped it would be. There are also similes in this song. One example would be the line “With eyes like a sunset, baby”. This is a metaphor because eyes can’t really be sunsets. Also the line “And legs that went on for days” because legs can’t really go on for days.
To conclude, this is a good love song with beautifully written lyrics and filled with poetic devices that is very relatable. Everyone has been in the situation where you like someone and finally get with them to find out that it’s not as good as you thought it was.