Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. It became the world's best-selling album of the 21st century, with sales of over 31 million copies. It was certified 17× platinum in the UK (the highest by a solo artist of all time) and Diamond in the US. According to Billboard, 21 is the top-performing album in the US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks (the longest for a female artist ever). She was the first female artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top-ten singles as a lead artist, with "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain", all of which also topped the chart. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of Records.
In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film of the same name, which won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her third studio album, 25, was released in 2015 and became the year's best-selling album and broke first-week sales records in the UK and US. 25 was her second album to be certified Diamond in the US and earned her five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. Her fourth studio album 30, which contains the chart-topping single "Easy on Me", was released in 2021 and became the year's best-selling album worldwide including US and UK. 30 won the 2022 Brit Award for British Album of the Year.
Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records. Her accolades include fifteen Grammy Awards and twelve Brit Awards. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Billboard named her Artist of the Year. At the 2012 and 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2012, she was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2012, 2016, and 2022. She was appointed a MBE at the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to music. Her third tour saw her break attendance records globally, including in the UK, Australia, and the US, and her album 21 has been listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).
06-Melt My Heart To Stone
Adele Lyrics
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Pulls me down turns me weak for you
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
That I give in to my pretendings
Which forgive you each time
Without me knowing
They melt my heart to stone
And I hear your words that I made up
You say my name like there could be an us
I best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love
Each and every time I turn around to leave
I feel my heart begin to burst and bleed
So desperately I try to link it with my head
But instead I fall back to my knees
As you tear your way right through me
I forgive you once again
Without me knowing
You've burnt my heart to stone
And I hear your words that I made up
You say my name like there could be an us
I best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love
Why do you steal my hand
Whenever I'm standing my own ground
You build me up, then leave me dead
I hear your words you made up
I say your name like there should be an us
I best tidy up my head I'm the only one, in love
I'm the only one in love
The lyrics to Adele/Eg White's song Melt My Heart To Stone paint a picture of a tumultuous love affair. The first stanza describes the singer's vulnerability to the object of her affection. The air made of bricks on which the singer stands evokes a sense of weight and suffocation, as though the singer is trapped by the pull of her lover. The repetition of an empty tune echoes the singer's thoughts as she tries to process why she keeps returning to the relationship even though she knows it will end in unrequited love. She keeps excusing her lover's intentions, forgiving him for his emotional manipulation. In her unknowing state, she is melting her heart to stone and becoming numb to the pain.
The second stanza introduces a self-awareness to the singer's emotions. She recognizes that she is the only one in love and that her lover is using her for his own selfish desires. She tries to rationalize her feelings, making an effort to "tidy up" her head, but ultimately falls back to her knees under the weight of her feelings. The third stanza questions why her lover keeps toying with her emotions. He builds her up and then leaves her dead, stealing her hands and causing her to falter in her own confidence. The repetition of the second stanza at the end of the song emphasizes the immensity of the singer's feelings and the futility of trying to shake them.
Overall, the song is a powerful representation of the complicated emotions that come with loving someone who does not love you back. The lyrics showcase the singer's illusions, pain, and eventual acceptance of the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Right under my feet there's air made of bricks
I'm in a difficult situation, where there doesn't seem to be any stability or support
Pulls me down turns me weak for you
My love for you is so intense that it makes me vulnerable and powerless
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
I can't help but keep coming back to you, even though it's hurting me
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
I try to justify your actions even though they hurt me because I want to believe in your love for me
That I give in to my pretendings
I try to convince myself that everything is okay and that you love me as much as I love you
Which forgive you each time
I keep forgiving you for hurting me because I can't help but love you
Without me knowing
I'm not fully aware of how much your actions are hurting me
They melt my heart to stone
Your actions and my inability to stay away from you are slowly hardening my heart and making me less able to love
And I hear your words that I made up
I project my desires onto you and hear what I want to hear, not necessarily what you're saying
You say my name like there could be an us
I interpret your words as an invitation to a deeper romance, even if that may not be your intention
I best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love
I need to face reality and acknowledge that my love for you is one-sided and not reciprocated
Each and every time I turn around to leave
I try to leave you and move on, but it's difficult because of how much I love you
I feel my heart begin to burst and bleed
The pain of leaving you is almost too much to bear
So desperately I try to link it with my head
I try to rationalize leaving you and think logically about it, but my emotions keep getting in the way
But instead I fall back to my knees
My love for you is so strong that it overwhelms me and makes me feel weak and powerless
As you tear your way right through me
Even though I try to protect myself, you have a way of getting past my defenses and hurting me
Why do you steal my hand
You take advantage of my vulnerability and need for love by giving me false hope and leading me on
Whenever I'm standing my own ground
Even when I try to be independent and strong, you find a way to make me weak and dependent on you
You build me up, then leave me dead
You tempt me with love and affection, only to hurt me and leave me feeling empty and broken
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADELE LAURIE BLUE ADKINS, FRANCIS EG WHITE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
velvetnunez nunez
This song is amazing
My favorite
Commander Shepard
Criminally underrated song.
Priscila Castaneda
I love Adele :)))) <3