We can all finally stop holding our breath: 25, Adele’s third studio album, is here, after four years of silence from the singer. (And it was worth the wait, according to our review.) So everyone set aside some time to lie in bed alone and stare at the ceiling while you listen, weeping to yourself as you contemplate the betrayal you’ve suffered and the love you’ve lost.
But wait! Adele insists that 21 was her breakup record and 25 is “a make-up record,” so does that mean no lying bed alone, no staring at the ceiling, no weeping to yourself, etc.?
Unfortunately, no. While 25 doesn’t come from the same place of raw emotion and despair that made 21 such a smash, there’s no shortage of heartache in her more recent poetry; it leans more toward regretful, reflective melancholy than utter heartbreak.
We’ve gathered the 15 saddest lyrics from the album, so keep your schedule clear for that crying-in-bed-alone session — here are the lines that will get the tears flowing.
"Hello"
"Hello 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
"When We Were Young"
"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 know"
3
"When We Were Young"
"And a part of me keeps holding on / Just in case it hasn’t gone / I guess I still care / Do you still care?"
4
"Water Under The Bridge"
"If you’re not the one from me / Why do I hate the idea of being free? / If I’m not the one for you / You’ve gotta stop holding me the way you do / Oh and if I’m not the one for you / Why have we been through what we have been through?"
5
"Water Under The Bridge"
"If you’re going to let me down, let me down gently / Don’t pretend that you don’t want me / Our love ain’t water under the bridge"
6
"River Lea"
"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 fake / Sometimes I feel lonely in the arms of your touch / But I know that’s just me cause nothing ever is enough"
7
"River Lea"
"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 / 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"
8
"Love In The Dark"
"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"
9
"Love In The Dark"
"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"
10
"Love In The Dark"
"It is the world to me / that you are in my life / But I want to live / And not just survive"
11
"Million Years Ago"
"I 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"
12
"Million Years Ago"
"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"
13
"All I Ask"
"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 left"
14
"All I Ask"
"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?"
15
"All I Ask"
"No one knows me like you do / And since you’re the only one that matters, tell me, who do I run to?"
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