by Adele
I heard
That you're settled down
That you
Found a girl
And your
Married now
I heard
That your dreams came true
I guess she gave you things
I didn't give to you
Oh friend
Why 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 hoped you'd see my face and be reminded
That for me
It isn't over
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| Adele- Someone Like You (Image from Wikipedia) |
I'll find someone like you
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
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
Yeah
You know how the time flies
Only yesterday
It 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 hoped you'd see my face and be reminded
That for me
It isn't over
 Adele (Image via Wikipedia) |
Nevermind
I'll find someone like you
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
Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
And 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 too
Don't forget me
I beg
I'll remember you still
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'll remember you still
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love
But sometimes it hurts instead
The track, Someone Like You, is a piano ballad and lyrically the song talks of coming to terms with a broken relationship. Adele said, "When I was writing it I was feeling pretty miserable and pretty lonely, which I guess kind of contradicts 'Rolling in the Deep'." The track features a strong vocal performance throughout and has climactic points. The song has also been compared to the single "Hometown Glory" from the album 19.
Adele has said that it was written on her acoustic guitar, quickly, in the wake of the break-up of her 18 month relationship with the 30-year old man she thought she would marry. A few months after their split, he had got engaged to someone else. "We were so intense I thought we would get married. But that was something he never wanted ...So when I found out he does want that with someone else, it was just the horrible-est feeling ever. But after I wrote it, I felt more at peace. It set me free ... I didn't think it would resonate ... with the world! I'm never gonna write a song like that again. I think that's the song I'll be known for." She also said that "I wrote that song on the end of my bed. I had a cold. I was waiting for my bath to run. I'd found out that he'd got engaged."
The song has received universal acclaim from a wide variety of publications, and was viewed as a highlight of 21. Pitchfork Media selected "Someone Like You" as its song of the day, claiming it served as a reaffirmation of popular music: "Sometimes, pop music can still break your heart." The Guardian claimed the song was the album's "highlight," characterizing it as "gorgeous." NME also marked the song as a highlight, describing it as "surprisingly weighty" and comparing it favorably to the work of American Country blues singer Karen Dalton. Slant Magazine heralded the song as a "near-perfect" bookend to the album. Writing for the BBC, Ian Wade noted that "Final track Someone Like You, just voice and piano, is an actual thing of beauty, placing the listener in one of those moments where you feel you’re in the presence of a future standard." (source: Wikipedia)
