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).
14.Melt My Heart To Stone
Adele Lyrics
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That pulls me down and turns me weak for you
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
Then, 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've turned 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 and leave me there
Well, 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
In Adele's song "Melt My Heart to Stone," she sings about being in a vulnerable state and constantly forgiving a lover's actions. The first verse describes the feeling of being weighed down by the air that surrounds her. She feels weak and finds herself repeating the same patterns of forgiving her lover's intentions. She pretends that their actions don't hurt her, but in reality, they are slowly "melting her heart to stone." The pain is so intense that she can't help but forgive them each time. The second verse delves deeper into her conflicting emotions. She hears her lover's words in her head and imagines a future between them but realizes that it is only in her mind. She acknowledges that she is the only one in love, and it's time to tidy up her head and face reality.
The chorus ties the first two verses together. She hears the same words over and over again, and it hurts her each time. Adele paints a picture of a toxic relationship where she is constantly falling, forgiving, and forgetting, only to start the cycle all over again.
Line by Line Meaning
Right under my feet is air made of bricks
I feel weighed down and trapped by my emotions for you, which are unyielding and unchangeable.
That pulls me down and turns me weak for you
My feelings for you are so intense that they consume me and leave me powerless to resist them.
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
I keep falling into the same cycle of loving you, forgiving you, and getting hurt again, and it's a pattern that I can't seem to break.
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
Even when you hurt me, I try to find a way to justify your actions and protect myself from acknowledging the pain you've caused me.
Then, I give in to my pretendings
I use my imagination to convince myself that you're not as bad as you seem, and that things could be different between us.
Which forgive you each time
Through my make-believe scenarios, I find a way to absolve you of your responsibility for hurting me.
Without me knowing
I'm not really aware of how much I'm deceiving myself and letting you continue to hurt me.
They melt my heart to stone
Despite my attempts to protect myself, my feelings for you keep wearing me down until I'm completely numb and indifferent to everything around me.
And I hear your words that I made up
I hear your voice in my head, but it's really just me imagining what I wish you would say to me.
You say my name like there could be an us
In my daydreams, you express your love for me and give me hope that we could have a real relationship.
I best tidy up my head, I'm the only one in love
I need to snap out of my fantasy and accept that I'm the only one who feels this way, and that I need to move on.
Each and every time I've turned around to leave
I've tried to end this unhealthy cycle of loving you and getting hurt, but I always end up coming back to you.
I feel my heart begin to burst and bleed
The pain of leaving you is almost unbearable, and I feel like I'm tearing myself apart by trying to stay away.
So desperately I try to link it with my head
I know in my mind that I need to break free from this toxic relationship, but my heart keeps pulling me back.
But instead I fall back to my knees
I surrender to my emotions and my love for you, as much as it hurts me.
As you tear your way right through me
Even when I try to resist you, you have the power to break down my defenses and hurt me deeply.
You've burnt my heart to stone
Your repeated mistreatment of me has left me emotionally numb and cold, unable to feel anything for anyone, including myself.
Why do you steal my hand
You take advantage of my vulnerability and need for love and support, and manipulate me into staying with you.
Whenever I'm standing my own ground?
Whenever I try to assert myself and stand up to you, you find a way to make me doubt myself and surrender to your will.
You build me up and leave me there
You give me false hope that our relationship could work, but then you leave me feeling empty and alone when it doesn't live up to my expectations.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Francis Eg White
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Right under my feet, there's air made of bricks
Pulls me down, turns me weak for you
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
And 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
Well, I hear your words you made up
So 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
@bicooo1
Amazing.. Her album 19 was the most incredible one in my opinion, so glad she got the recognition she deserves!
@TTV.krypticlogik
Does it hold up after 30 🤯🤯🤯🤯 absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
@truongphan90
it's not about how high she can sing, it's how she interprets the song with her soulful tone
@swagasaurus101410
The only artist who's music I actually like better live, than the original.
@RoRo-xc9uy
same here
@dlowror
i like both very muchh, but there’s just something about the live one.
@janisbackhaus9669
Still?
@daydreamer3162
@@janisbackhaus9669 WDYM? She's in her vocal prime
@DanhDo
This reminds me of why and how I started my love for Adele.
@714steven
ok!!! 19 was the album!!!!