The Maine merupakan band alternative rock dari Arizona yang terbentuk tahun 2007.The Maine terdiri dari John Cornellius di lead vocal, Kennedy Brock pada rhythm guitar, Jared James di lead guitar, Garett Daniel di bass dan Patrick John di posisi drum. Mereka pertama kali ketika para member band ini masih duduk di bangku SMA. The Maine awalnya memainkan rock 90’an sebelum akhirnya memutuskan mengadopsi sound pop-punk. Mereka dikontrak Fearless Records dan merilis album debut di tahun 2008 bertitel “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” yang berhasil duduk di posisi 40 di US Billboard 200. Dan akhirnya mereka memunculkan album keduanya Black & White yang sudah dirilis 13 Juli kemarin di bawah bendera Warner Bros Records.Dengan single promonya Inside Of You. Sebelum melihat penampilan mereka di Jakarta terlebih dahulu kita simak singlenya mereka yang satu ini.
Permainan drum membuka lagu ini lalu diikuti suara John Cornellius. Masuk pada bagian reff lagu ini,amat menggebu-gebu dengan tarikan vokal yang mantap dan musik yang enerjik. Alternative rock dan sentilan pop-punk sound menjadi bumbu utama lagu ini. Pada 02:09 ada riff gitar dipadukan dengan musik yang upbeat dan nyaman di telinga lalu disusul lengkingan vokal yang makin menambah gairah lagu ini.Reffnya sendiri meraup nuansa “Catch Your Wave” dari The Click Five. Ada juga saat hanya ada vokal dan petikan gitar.Penutup lagu ini juga mantap dan mempunyai klimaks yang bagus.
The Maine mampu membawa lagu ini dengan baik.Lagu yang bergenre alternative rock ini mudah didengar dan mempunyai kadar adiktif yang lumayan tinggi. Dan soundnya juga pas dengan musik rock yang digandrungi anak muda sekarang. Mudah-mudahan karir dan konser mereka di sini berjalan lancar. A great tune.
(Luthfi / CreativeDisc Contributors)
Lyrics
I'm on a trip,
I can't get off,
I can't get over...
I want it all, I want it all
Inside of you...
I call you you up
You're getting off I'm coming over
You're 21
I see your eyes you're barely sober
I hear your voice
You're calling out
From me to you
I pour a drink
You move in quick, you're moving forward
Then you said,
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna be inside of you
And I said,
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna see inside of you
Because, I know, I'm gonna fall
And you'll be waiting for it all
Because, I know, I know, I know
I can't get inside of you, inside of you.
This fragile game
It's like a train that's headed nowhere
It never stops
And I can't see the exit sign
We're headed North
I see the cliff we're getting closer
So don't say that you just want to run away
Replay all the things that I tried to say
I'm 21
So you're getting off
I'm coming over
Then you said,
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna be inside of you
And I said,
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna see inside of you
Because, I know, I'm gonna fall
And you'll be waiting for it all
Because, I know, I know, I know
I can't get inside of you, inside of you.
I'm on a trip, I can't get off,
I can't get over...
I want it all, I want it all
Inside of you
I call you up,
You're getting off, I'm coming over
(Yeah, yeah, yeahhh)
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna be inside of you
And I said,
Noooo, woahhhh
I'm never gonna see inside of you
Because, I know, I'm gonna fall
And you'll be waiting for it all
Because, I know, I know, I know
I can't get inside of you.
I know, I'm gonna fall
And you'll be waiting for it all
Because, I know, I know, I know
I can't get inside of you, inside of you.
I'm on a trip, I can't get off,
I can't get over...
I want it all, I want it all
Inside of you
I call you up,
You're getting off, I'm coming over
(Yeah, yeah, yeahhh)