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ADELE.

__ Summary: __

- Introduction - Background - Analyzing the meaning of the lyrics - Conclusion

__ Introduction: __

The song I have chosen is Someone like you by Adele. “Someone Like You" became Adele's first number one single in the United Kingdom and it stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks, and has become Adele's second number one in the United States. She was __first known by__ “Rolling in the deep”. But now people can just relate her to someone like you. It’s a very powerful and meaningful song, which __portrays perfectly her feelings__.

The reason for choosing this song is because of the story behind it, how I can relate myself to this song and most importantly, how it makes me feel whenever I listen to it. __Her voice can take anyone his or her breath away__. And the lyrics are just so honest, powerful and tearful.

__ Background: __
I’m firstly going to talk about the story behind this song. The singer composed //Someone like you// in the aftermath of the separation with __his boyfriend__, and used music as an outlet for her anger and depression. However, she explained that the song is not solely about her anger towards an ex-lover, but that she also tried to be honest about her own flaws. This is all because “Someone Like You” isn’t about the feeling immediately __succeeding__ a breakup; it’s actually past that __stage.__ __is written__ from a place of near-acceptance, in which Adele has gotten over both her grief and anger about the breakup, but in one moment of weakness, can’t help but take one last stab at trying to get her ex to realize that she still loves him, and if at all possible, that he still loves her too. ** Don't copy wholesale as this is obvious! ** This song is truly a bittersweet goodbye.

__ Analyzing the meaning of the lyrics: __

With the opening lines of “Someone Like You,” Adele doesn’t really bother with the fake-happiness part, probably because she knows that she’s not too emotionally transparent to cover it up. Instead, she just lets her ex know that she knows what’s up, and that at the very least, she’s past the point of freaking out about it, she doesn’t sound angry or even particularly bitter, mostly just resigned. The stanza, especially the last line, where she calmly allows that hey, maybe this new girl is just better for you than I was. She’s asking her ex to listen for something more dramatic that she’s about to do or say by first letting him know that she’s not going to make a scene or anything. (Perhaps she realizes he’s already heard “Rolling in the Deep” a couple hundred times already.)

// “Old friend, why are you so shy? Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light.” //

Here, we see why Adele felt the need for her ex-boyfriend (or as she now diplomatically refers to him, her “old friend”) seems to hide at her appearance. With these two lines, an entire history of post-breakup memories is implied. Enough bad blood, ugly confrontations and general drama that now when Adele’s once beloved sees her unexpectedly, will freak out.

“//I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it. I had hoped you’d see my face and that you’d be reminded That for me it isn’t over”//

And now we understand why he thinks that way. Not only does Adele reveal that her appearance was unannounced and most unexpected, not only does she admit that she’s showing up against her better judgment, but she admits that despite her unwillingness earlier in the verse, she still has those feelings that made her so crazy in the first place, and is looking for some kind of response from him. It’s a big move for Adele, and a very emotionally brave one, but also one with a historically low success rate, and given the way her “old friend” has reacted to her showing up in the song until now, we can pretty much guess how he’s going to react to this revelation.

// “Never mind, I’ll find someone like you” //

But as quickly as Adele makes her revelation, she backpedals from it. It’s rather contradicting, actually, since for the entire first verse, she seems to be desperate to make this big statement, to the man that got away. However, instead of following through with it on the chorus. In some huge, tearful proclamation of love and devotion, and desperate plea for some sort of reciprocation, she walks out, quickly snapping out of her emotion, and bravery and literally deciding, well, never mind, this isn’t going to work. What makes her pull such an incredible and unexpected about face? Does she see the reaction of her ex and instantly understand that his decision on the relationship isn’t going to change? Does she hear the sound of her own words and realize how ridiculous and impractical she’s being? Or has her bravery been inspired less by emotion than alcohol, and does she now catch herself in an unfortunately timed moment of cold sobriety? It could be any of them, and very possibly a combination of all three, but whatever the reason, Adele now knows for sure that her relationship with her “old friend” is over, and that the best she can do is to find someone else that’s similar to him. And let go of her “old friend” forever. This is my favourite quote in the song:

// “I wish nothing but the best for you too Don’t forget me, I beg I’ll remember you said, “Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead.” //

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LYRICS. I heard that you're settled down, That you found a girl and you're married now, I heard that your dreams came true, Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you, Old friend, why are you so shy? Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light, I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it, I had hoped you'd see my face, And that you'd be reminded that for me it isn't over, Never mind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you, too, Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love,   But sometimes it hurts instead," Sometimes it lasts in love, But sometimes it hurts instead, yeah, You know how the time flies, Only yesterday was the time of our lives, We were born and raised in a summer haze, Bound by the surprise of our glory days, I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it, I had hoped you'd see my face, And that you'd be reminded that for me it isn't over, Never mind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you, too, Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love,   But sometimes it hurts instead," Nothing compares, No worries or cares, Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made, Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste? Nevermind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you, Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love,   But sometimes it hurts instead," Nevermind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you, too, Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, "Sometimes it lasts in love,   But sometimes it hurts instead," Sometimes it lasts in love, But sometimes it hurts instead.

__ Conclusion: __

To conclude I would say that the song changed me from the moment I first heard it. What this song means to me is that you and an ex partner may be friends but you just don't work as a couple. You always have some love towards them but there is still some hurt feelings. You still 'wish nothing but the best' because you still love them and want them to succeed. And sometimes is hard to let go, and even though at that point of your life that seems impossible, maybe it’s the right choice, or the only one you’ve got.

Enjoy the song:

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