Easy On Me – English Lyrics

• By: Adele
• Album: 30

Lyrics & Translation

Adele's powerful comeback single, "Easy On Me," is a deeply emotional and universally relatable piano ballad that encourages self-compassion and understanding during challenging life transitions. Its heartfelt lyrics offer valuable insights into themes of vulnerability, healing, and self-reflection, making it a compelling song for language learners to explore. Through its simple yet profound expressions, listeners can gain a deeper appreciation for English vocabulary, idioms, and grammatical structures while connecting with Adele's raw honesty.

[English]

(gentle guitar music)

♪ There's a fire starting in my heart ♪

♪ Reaching a fever pitch ♪

♪ It's bringing me out the dark ♪

♪ Finally I can see you crystal clear ♪

♪ Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your shit bare ♪

♪ See how I'll leave with every piece of you ♪

♪ Don't underestimate the things that I will do ♪

♪ There's a fire starting in my heart ♪

♪ Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark ♪

♪ The scars of your love remind me of us ♪

♪ They keep me thinking that we almost had it all ♪

♪ The scars of your love, they leave me breathless ♪

♪ I can't help feeling ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ Rolling in the deep ♪

♪ You had my heart inside of your hands ♪

♪ And you played it to the beat ♪

♪ Baby, I have no story to be told ♪

♪ But I've heard one on you ♪

♪ Now I'm gonna make your head burn ♪

♪ Think of me in the depths of your despair ♪

♪ Make a home down there, as mine sure won't be shared ♪

♪ The scars of your love remind me of us ♪

♪ They keep me thinking that we almost had it all ♪

♪ The scars of your love ♪

♪ They leave me breathless ♪

♪ I can't help feeling ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ Rolling in the deep ♪

♪ You had my heart inside of your hands ♪

♪ And you played it to the beat ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ Rolling in the deep ♪

♪ You had my heart inside of your hand ♪

♪ But you played it with a beating ♪

♪ Throw your soul through every open door ♪

♪ Count your blessings to find what you look for ♪

♪ Turn my sorrow into treasured gold ♪

♪ You pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sow ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ It all, it all, it all ♪

♪ We could've had it all ♪

♪ Rolling in the deep ♪

♪ You had my heart inside of your hands ♪

♪ And you played it to the beat ♪

♪ Could've had it all ♪

♪ Rolling in the deep ♪

♪ You had my heart inside of your hands ♪

♪ But you played it, you played it, you played it ♪

♪ You played it to the beat ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - A state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - Absence of light adjective - With little or no light.
see /siː/ A1	verb - To perceive with the eyes; discern visually.
clear /klɪər/ A2	adjective - Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - Go away from.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - An intense feeling of affection. verb - Feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
head /hed/ A1	noun - The part of the human body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B2	noun - A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered or faced by oneself or others.
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - A yellow precious metal.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - Extending far down from the top or surface.
scars /skɑːrz/ B1	noun - A mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not completely healed and fibrous connective tissue has developed.
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - Be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a fire starting in my heart.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase "There's a fire starting" uses the present continuous to indicate an action that is currently happening.

• You had my heart inside of your hands.

  ➔ Past perfect tense.

  ➔ The phrase "You had my heart" uses the past perfect to indicate an action that was completed before another past action.

• We could've had it all.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for possibility.

  ➔ The phrase "We could've had it all" uses 'could' to express a possibility that did not happen.

• Make a home down there.

  ➔ Imperative mood.

  ➔ The phrase "Make a home" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction.

• Count your blessings.

  ➔ Imperative mood.

  ➔ The phrase "Count your blessings" is also in the imperative mood, suggesting an action to take.

• You played it to the beat.

  ➔ Past simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase "You played it" uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past.

• Think of me in the depths of your despair.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The phrase "in the depths of your despair" is a prepositional phrase that provides additional information about the location of the action.