Adele’s new album 25 is here, and we thought we would make life easier for you by putting all of the lyrics in one place so that you can sing through your tears more efficiently.
Though Adele is known for her heart-poundingly sad songs, 25 doesn’t actually sound as somber as 21 did. However, when reading the lyrics alongside the music, you slowly realize the Adele you’ve come to love is there waiting for your to cry your face off.
And just for good measure, we’re rating each Adele song on a scale of one to five cry-face emojis: five being super sad, one being kind of sad.
Pour a cup of tea, turn the lights down and press play. We’re doing this.
1. ‘Hello’
Cry-face emojis: 3/5
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You probably don’t need the lyrics for “Hello” anymore, because if you’re like us you’ve sung it 900,000 times in the last couple of weeks. We’re giving this three out of five cry-face emojis because although it’s an upbeat happy song, the lyrics are nostalgic and most of us ended up crying and drunk-texting our ex, so there’s that. Here are “Hello’s” lyrics:
Hello, it’s me
I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time’s supposed to heal ya, but I ain’t done much healingHello, can you hear me?
I’m in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I’ve forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feetThere’s such a difference between us
And a million milesHello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be homeHello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart
AnymoreHello, how are you?
It’s so typical of me to talk about myself, I’m sorry
I hope that you’re well
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?It’s no secret that the both of us
Are running out of timeSo hello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be homeHello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, ooooohh
Anymore, anymoreHello from the other side
I must’ve called a thousand times
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be homeHello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter, it clearly doesn’t tear you apart
Anymore
2. ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’
Cry-face emojis: 1/5, Señorita dance emojis: 3/5
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Sorry to throw you for a loop with the emojis on only the second song, but this one kind of threw us for a loop too. This song is only kind of sad because it does deal with Adele’s ex, who inspired the heartbreaking songs from 21. This song was produced by Max Martin who has worked with Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys among others. Enjoy this one while you can because the rest of the album takes a turn for the tissue box. Below are the “Send My Love” lyrics:
Just the guitar okay cool
This was all, none of it me
You put your hands all over my body and told me
You told me you were ready
For the big one, for the big jump
I be your last love everlasting you and me
That was what you told meI’m giving you up
I’ve forgiven it all
You set me free, ohSend my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no moreI was too strong you were trembling
You couldn’t handle the hot heat rising (rising)
Baby I’m so rising
I was running, you were walking
You couldn’t keep up, you were falling down (down)
Mmm there’s only one way downI’m giving you up
I’ve forgiven it all
You set me free, ohSend my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no moreIf you’re ready, if you’re ready
If you’re ready, I am ready
If you’re ready, if you’re ready
We both know we ain’t kids no more
No, we ain’t kids no moreI’m giving you up
I’ve forgiven it all
You set me free, ohSend my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no more
Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better
We gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no moreIf you’re ready, if you’re ready (Send my love to your new lover)
If you’re ready, are you ready? (Treat her better)
We’ve gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no more
If you’re ready, if you’re ready (Send my love to your new lover)
If you’re ready, are you ready? (Treat her better)
We’ve gotta let go of all of our ghosts
We both know we ain’t kids no more
3. ‘I Miss You’
Cry-face emojis: 2/5
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This song had the potential to send us over the edge when we started listening to it based on the title alone. Luckily a nice drum beat comes in to save us from spiraling out of control and weeping. As it turns out this song is kind of about doing dirty things with the lights down low!
I want every single piece of you
I want your heaven and your oceans too
Treat me soft but touch me cruel
I wanna teach you things you never knew, ooh baby
Bring the floor up to my knees
Let me fall into your gravity
And kiss me back to life to see
Your body standing over meBaby don’t let the lights go down
Baby don’t let the lights go down
Baby don’t let the lights go down
Lights go down, lights go down
Lights go down, lights go down
Down, down, downI miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me light
I miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me lightI love the way your body moves
Towards me from across the room
Brushing past my every groove
No one has me like you do
Baby you bring your heart, I’ll bring my soul
But be delicate with my ego
I wanna step into your great unknown
With you and me setting the toneBaby don’t let the lights go down
Baby don’t let the lights go down
Baby don’t let the lights go down
Lights go down, lights go down
Lights go down, lights go down
Down, down, downI miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me light
I miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me lightWe play so dirty in the dark
Cause we are living worlds apart
It only makes it harder baby
It only makes it harder baby
Harder baby, harder babyI miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me light
I miss you when the lights go out
It illuminates all of my doubts
Pull me in, hold me tight
Don’t let go, baby give me lightI miss you, I miss you
I miss you, I miss you
I miss you, I miss you
I miss you, I miss you
4. ‘When We Were Young’
Cry-face emojis: 4/5
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This song was previewed earlier this week for a television special and then released on Vevo, so you likely already know the lyrics. However, this song is framed in the future when two old friends meet at a party and reminisce on what could have been. Don’t let the beat fool you: super sad!
Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk
To the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
Cause you feel like home
You’re like a dream come true
But if by chance you’re here alone
Can I have a moment
Before I go?
Cause I’ve been by myself all night long
Hoping you’re someone I used to knowYou look like a movie
You sound like a song
My God, this reminds me
Of when we were youngLet me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a songI was so scared to face my fears
Cause nobody told me that you’d be here
And I swore you moved overseas
That’s what you said, when you left meYou still look like a movie
You still sound like a song
My God, this reminds me
Of when we were youngLet me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a songWhen we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were youngIt’s hard to win me back
Everything just takes me back
To when you were there
To when you were there
And a part of me keeps holding on
Just in case it hasn’t gone
I guess I still care
Do you still care?It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
My God, this reminds me
Of when we were youngWhen we were young
When we were young
When we were young
When we were youngLet me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly like we were
Before we realized
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
I’m so mad I’m getting old
It makes me reckless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
When we were young
5. ‘Remedy’
Cry-face emojis: 4/5
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Adele, a piano and remembering some older emotions? “When the pain cuts you deep, when the night keeps you from sleeping, just look and you will see that I will be your remedy.” We’re weeping. What is the remedy to stop us from crying right now? Below are the lyrics to “Remedy”:
I remember all of the things that I though I wanted to be
So desperate to find a way out of my world and finally breath
Right before my eyes I saw, my heart it came to life
This ain’t easy it’s not meant to be
Every story has it’s scarsWhen the pain cuts you deep
When the night keeps you from sleeping
Just look and you will see
That I will be your remedy
When the world seems so cruel
And your heart makes you feel like a fool
I promise you will see
That I will be, I will be your remedyNo river is too wide or too deep for me to swim to you
Come whenever I’ll be the shelter that won’t let the rain come through
Your love, it is my truth
And I will always love you
Love you, love youWhen the pain cuts you deep
When the night keeps you from sleeping
Just look and you will see
That I will be your remedy
When the world seems so cruel
And your heart makes you feel like a fool
I promise you will see
That I will be, I will be your remedyWhen the pain cuts you deep
When the night keeps you from sleeping
Just look and you will see
I will be, I will be
And your heart makes you feel like a fool
I promise you will see
That I will be, I will be, I will be…
Your remedy
6. ‘Water Under The Bridge’
Cry-face emojis: 1/5
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Thankfully this song is a great break mid-album to help us regroup mentally. It does have some potential to tug at some heart strings with lyrics like “If you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently, don’t pretend that you don’t want me, our love ain’t water under the bridge.” We’ve all been there. “Water Under The Bridge” is actually a redeeming, anti-breakup song that gives you a nice pep in your step if you’re walking and listening to it on your headphones!
If you’re not the one for me
Then I’ll come back and bring you to your knees
If you’re not the one for me
Why do I hate the idea of being free?
And if I’m not the one for you
You’ve gotta stop holding me the way you do
Why have we been through what we have been throughIt’s so cold in your wilderness
I want you to be my keeper
But not if you are so recklessIf you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
If you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridgeSee you are water under the bridge
What are you waiting for?
You never seem to make it through the door
And who are you hiding from?
It ain’t no life to live like you’re on the run
Have I ever asked for much?
The only thing that I want is your loveIf you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
If you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridgeIt’s so cold in your wilderness
I want you to be my keeper
But not if you are so recklessIf you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
If you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridgeSay it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridge
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridge
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridge
7. ‘River Lea’
Cry-face emojis: 2/5
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This song is all about moving on and letting new people into your life. Again, we’ve all been there. The feeling of intensity comes through in the lyrics coupled with the gospel chorus. “I should probably tell you now before it’s way too late, that I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face,” just flashes us back to previous relationships and that will always give you a jolt while listening to an Adele song.
Everybody tells me it’s ’bout time that I moved on
And I need to learn to lighten up and how to be young
But my heart is a valley, it’s so shallow and man made
I’m scared to death if I let you in that you’ll see I’m just a fade
Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch
But I know that’s just me cause nothing ever is enough
When I was a child I grew up by the River Lea
There was something in the water, now that something’s in me
Oh I can’t go back, but the reeves are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the riverBut it’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain
It’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the painSo I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River LeaI should probably tell you now before it’s way too late
That I never meant to hurt you or lie straight to your face
Consider this my apology, I know it’s years in advance
But I’d rather say it now in case I never get the chance
No I can’t go back, but the reeves are growing out of my fingertips
I can’t go back to the riverBut it’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the pain
It’s in my roots, it’s in my veins
It’s in my blood and I stain every heart that I use to heal the painSo I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
So I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River Lea
Yeah I blame it on the River Lea, the River Lea, the River LeaRiver Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
River Lea, River Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
The River Lea-Lea-Lea-Lea
8. ‘Love In The Dark’
Cry-face emojis: 4/5
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This song starts out pretty ominous and definitely feels like you’re about to go on some sort of journey with Adele. Add in the emotional sound of the string orchestra and the lyrics and you’re probably watering your keyboard right about now.
Take your eyes off me so I can leave
I’m far too ashamed to do it with you watching me
This is never ending, we have been here before
But I can’t stay this time cause I don’t love you anymore
Please stay where you are
Don’t come any closer
Don’t try to change my mind
I’m being cruel to be kindI can’t love you in the dark
It feels like we’re oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we’re already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changingYou have given me something I can’t live without
You mustn’t underestimate that when you are in doubt
But I don’t want to carry on like everything is fine
The longer we ignore it all the more that we will fight
Please don’t fall apart
I can’t face your breaking heart
I’m trying to be brave
Stop asking me to stayI can’t love you in the dark
It feels like we’re oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we’re already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changingWe’re not the only ones
I don’t regret a thing
Every word I’ve said
You know I’ll always mean
It is the world to mean
That you are in my life
But I want to live
And not just surviveThat’s why I can’t love you in the dark
It feels like we’re oceans apart
There is so much space between us
Maybe we’re already defeated
Ah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah everything changed me
I-I-I-I-I don’t think you can save me
9. ‘Million Years Ago’
Cry-face emojis: 3/5
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This quiet song with just a guitar has some pretty sad, regretful lyrics. “I wish I could live a little more, look up to the sky, not just the floor, I feel like my life is flashing by, and all I can do is watch and cry, I miss the air, I miss my friends, I miss my mother; I miss it when, life was a party to be thrown, but that was a million years ago.” We’re sorry you had to go through this Adele. “What if I never love again?” Yeah, what if Adele doesn’t love again, you guys? Ugh!
I only wanted to have fun
Learning to fly, learning to run
I let my heart decide the way
When I was young
Deep down I must have always known
That is would be inevitable
To earn my stripes I’d have to pay
And bear my soulI know I’m not the only one
Who regrets the things they’ve done
Sometimes I just feel it’s only me
Who never became who they thought they’d be
I wish I could live a little more
Look up to the sky, not just the floor
I feel like my life is flashing by
And all I can do is watch and cry
I miss the air, I miss my friends
I miss my mother; I miss it when
Life was a party to be thrown
But that was a million years agoWhen I walk around all of the streets
Where I grew up and found my feet
They can’t look me in the eye
It’s like they’re scared of me
I try to think of things to say
Like a joke or a memory
But they don’t recognize me now
In the light of dayI know I’m not the only one
Who regrets the things they’ve done
Sometimes I just feel it’s only me
Who never became who they thought they’d be
I wish I could live a little more
Look up to the sky, not just the floor
I feel like my life is flashing by
And all I can do is watch and cry
I miss the air, I miss my friends
I miss my mother, I miss it when
Life was a party to be thrown
But that was a million years ago
A million years ago
10. ‘All I Ask’
Cry-face emojis: 5/5
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Maximum sadness alert! This song is all about being scared about not having a chance to say goodbye. It was also co-produced by Bruno Mars, so it has some of the best vocals on the entire album. “If this is my last night with you, hold me like I’m more than just a friend.” We’re falling apart here. The “All I Ask” lyrics follow:
I will leave my heart at the door
I won’t say a word
They’ve all been said before
So why don’t we just play pretend
Like we’re not scared of what’s coming next
Or scared of having nothing leftNow, don’t get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask isIf this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
Cause what if I never love again?I don’t need your honesty
It’s already in your eyes and I’m sure my eyes, they speak for me
No one knows me like you do
And since you’re the only one that matters, tell me who do I run to?Now, don’t get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask isIf this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
Cause what if I never love again?Let this be our lesson in love
Let this be the way we remember us
I don’t wanna be cruel or unjust
And I ain’t asking for forgiveness
All I ask is…If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
Cause what if I never love again?
11. ‘Sweetest Devotion’
Cry-face emojis: 1/5
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On the last song of the album we return to upbeat Adele, which is great because we have lives and have to be able to face the world without puffy, watery eyes. This is a hopeful, optimistic song about finally being ready for love. D’aw!
With your loving, there ain’t nothing
That I can’t adore
The way I’m running, with you, honey
Is we can break every low
I find it funny that you’re the only
One I never looked for
There is something in your loving
That tears down my wallsI wasn’t ready then; I’m ready now
I’m heading straight for you
You will only be eternally
The one that I belong toThe sweetest devotion
Hitting me like an explosion
All of my life, I’ve been frozen
The sweetest devotion I’ve knownI’ll forever be whatever you want me to be
I’ll go under and all over for your clarity
When you wonder if I’m gonna lose my way home
Just remember, that come whatever, I’ll be yours all aloneI wasn’t ready then; I’m ready now
I’m heading straight for you
You will only be eternally
The one that I belong toThe sweetest devotion
Hitting me like an explosion
All of my life, I’ve been frozen
The sweetest devotion I’ve knownI’ve been looking for you, baby
In every face that I’ve ever known
And there is something ’bout the way you love me
That finally feels like home
All my life, you’re my darkness
You’re the right kind of madness
And you’re my hope, you’re my despair
You’re my scope, everything, everywhereThe sweetest devotion
Hitting me like an explosion
All of my life, I’ve been frozen
The sweetest devotion I’ve knownSweetest
It’s the sweetest
Sweetest
It’s the sweetest
Sweetest
It’s the sweetest
Sweetest
It’s the sweetest
Devotion
All lyrics were provided by azlyrics.com.