Hello

Adele English

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Verse 1

Hello, it's meI was wondering if after all these years, you'd like to meetTo go over everythingThey say that time's supposed to heal yaBut I ain't done much healin'Hello, can you hear me?I'm in California dreaming about who we used to beWhen we were younger and freeI've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

Pre-Chorus

There's such a difference between usAnd a million miles

Chorus

Hello from the other sideI must've called a thousand timesTo tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've doneBut when I call, you never seem to be homeHello from the outsideAt least I can say that I've triedTo tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heartBut it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Verse 2

Hello, how are you?It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorryI hope that you're wellDid you ever make it out of that townWhere nothing ever happened?

Pre-Chorus

It's no secret that the both of usAre running out of time

Chorus

So hello from the other side (Other side)I must've called a thousand times (Thousand times)To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've doneBut when I call, you never seem to be homeHello from the outside (Outside)At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heartBut it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Bridge

(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows) Ooh, anymore(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows) Ooh, anymore(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows) Ooh, anymore(Highs, highs, highs, highs, lows, lows, lows, lows) Anymore

Chorus

Hello from the other side (Other side)I must've called a thousand times (Thousand times)To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've doneBut when I call, you never seem to be homeHello from the outside (Outside)At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heartBut it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

What the song means

A woman reaches out to an ex-partner after years of separation, apologizing for past mistakes. She's moved away (to California) but still thinks about their relationship. Despite many attempts to contact him, he doesn't respond. She acknowledges the emotional distance between them and accepts that her apologies no longer matter to him.

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ain't done much healin' — haven't recovered much

"ain't" is informal/colloquial for "haven't"; shows she's still emotionally affected

Adele

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