According to Adam Moore, at the root of his new track, “Maybe” is an attention chasing, naïve belief and fumbling confidence that has ultimately, and unfortunately, led to a tragic story of infatuation and denial. It’s a soft lesson in getting ahead of yourself, but, as they say, the heart wants what the heart wants.
“This track has been in the works for a while and is a true testament to my growth both as an artist and producer,” says Moore. “I think this may be my best one yet.”
Moore says that “Maybe” is a story about falling for someone so hard that it toggles the centre of your brain responsible for your sense of self-preservation. It’s the kind of all-consuming infatuation that overrides your perceptions, sometimes leaving you blissfully, and willfully, ignorant of how you’re actually being treating.
“Delusion can be a big part of the process of falling for someone. We hear it all the time, you need to get up the nerve to make a move, but maybe that thing you tell yourself, maybe that feeling you convince yourself is reciprocated is just a delusion,” explains Moore.
“The games you play with someone, the back and forth, the maybe she does maybe she doesn’t, the all-in belligerent love can only lead to confusion and heartache when abused. It’s all too easy to fall head over heels for someone and think, ‘maybe’ something could have been and should have been, but it’s hard to stop and think what should have been.”
Moore says he hopes that the pop sensibilities and driving rhythm of “Maybe” will be enough to “take listeners into the world I journeyed on while creating this song and let them hear its story.”
Naming John Mayer and Shawn Mendes as two of the track’s bigger influences, “Maybe” gets treated to a certain breathiness to Moore’s vocals that don’t quite suggest someone’s body might be a wonderland. The style throws nods way back to some classic blues singers, but it’s been inescapably commandeered as a not so thin veil to the lecherous leanings to Mayer’s lewd lyrics, all while Moore works a staccato claw-hammer on the guitar.
Moore might be working out the possibilities of where that relationship could have gone, but it sounds like he’s already spent a lot of time figuring out his sound.