It highlights the push-and-pull of wanting to leave to protect oneself from future heartbreak while simultaneously wanting to stay.
"Maybe Don't" is a collaborative pop track by British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters and Canadian artist JP Saxe, released in late 2020. The song explores the anxiety of being in a healthy relationship and the self-sabotaging urge to run away before things go wrong. Watch the official music video directed by Alex Nicholson: Maisie Peters - Maybe Don't [feat. JP Saxe] [Official Video]
Maisie Peters - Maybe Don't [feat. JP Saxe] [Official Video] It highlights the push-and-pull of wanting to leave
The lyrics focus on the fear that a relationship is "too good to be true". Maisie has referred to this feeling as being a "professional good thing ruiner". Watch the official music video directed by Alex
Maisie Peters - Maybe Don't [feat. JP Saxe] [Official Video] Maisie Peters YouTube• Oct 9, 2020
Lines like "I could sabotage this and still be justified" illustrate the raw, often "embarrassing" honesty of relationship anxiety. Production & Collaboration
The track is described as more of a conversation than a standard song, inspired by the artists' mutual experiences of being "afraid of good things".