Mayday

About this song

Tyler Johnson, who co-wrote the song, has said he wrote it while he was struggling in a relationship that was nearing its end, and parts of the idea were written years before he met Cam. The song took nearly five years to complete after the two met in 2010.

What it's about

The song is about owning your part in a relationship that is no longer working and making a change if you are unhappy, rather than holding onto resentment. Cam describes it as an inner back-and-forth about whether to stay and who is to blame.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Covered once, including “Mayday by Home Free”.
• Written by Cam and Tyler Johnson.
• Produced by Jeff Bhasker and Tyler Johnson.