Hello – English Lyrics

• By: Adele
• Album: 25

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Adele's powerful ballad "Hello" and explore the universal emotions of longing, regret, and reconciliation. Its heartfelt lyrics and Adele's iconic vocal performance offer a profound way to connect with the English language through a story that resonates deeply, making it an exceptional song for emotional and linguistic learning.

[English]

- I just got here, and I think I'm loosing signal already.

Hello? Can you hear me now?

(wind buffeting)

Sorry, sorry, I'll call you later.

Yeah, yeah, sorry.

(wind buffeting) (phone clacking)

(lock clicking) (door creaking)

(footsteps echoing)

(fabric rustling)

(Adele inhaling) (soft piano music)

♪ Hello, it's me ♪

♪ I was wondering if after all these years ♪

♪ You'd like to meet ♪

♪ To go over everything ♪

♪ They say that time's supposed to heal ya ♪

♪ But I ain't done much healing ♪

♪ Hello, can you hear me ♪

♪ I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be ♪

♪ When we were younger and free ♪

♪ I've forgotten how it felt ♪

♪ Before the world fell at our feet ♪

♪ There's such a difference between us ♪

♪ And a million miles ♪

♪ Hello from the other side ♪

♪ I must've called a thousand times ♪

♪ To tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done ♪

♪ But when I call, you never seem to be home ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Hello, how are you ♪

♪ It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry ♪

♪ I hope that you're well ♪

♪ Did you ever make it out of that town ♪

♪ Where nothing ever happened ♪

♪ It's no secret that the both of us ♪

♪ Are running out of time ♪

♪ 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 done ♪

♪ But when I call, you never seem to be home ♪

♪ Hello 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 heart ♪

♪ But it don't matter ♪

♪ It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore ♪

♪ Highs, highs, highs, highs ♪

♪ Ooh, anymore ♪ ♪ Lows, lows, lows, lows ♪

♪ Highs, highs, highs, highs ♪

♪ Ooh, anymore ♪ ♪ Lows, lows, lows, lows ♪

♪ Highs, highs, highs, highs ♪

♪ Ooh, anymore ♪ ♪ Lows, lows, lows, lows ♪

♪ Highs, highs, highs, highs ♪

♪ Anymore ♪ ♪ Lows, lows, lows, lows ♪

♪ 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 done ♪

♪ But when I call, you never seem to be home ♪

♪ Hello 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 heart ♪

♪ But it don't matter ♪

♪ It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore ♪

(somber music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
signal /ˈsɪgnəl/ B1	noun - a transmitted electronic signal
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to telephone someone noun - an act of calling someone on the phone
hear /hɪər / A1	verb - to perceive sound
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - a measured or measurable period
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become healthy again
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience dreams during sleep noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B2	verb - to fail to remember
difference /ˈdɪfərəns/ B2	noun - a point or way in which people or things are dissimilar
world /wɜːld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - place where one lives
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet.

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I was wondering" uses the past continuous tense to express a thought that was ongoing in the past.

• They say that time's supposed to heal ya.

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "time's supposed to heal" uses the passive voice to indicate that time is expected to perform the action of healing.

• But when I call, you never seem to be home.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "you never seem to be home" uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or habitual action.

• At least I can say that I've tried.

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've tried" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

• It's so typical of me to talk about myself.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase

  ➔ The phrase "to talk about myself" is an infinitive phrase that functions as the subject complement.

• Did you ever make it out of that town?

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "Did you ever make it out" uses the past simple tense to ask about a completed action in the past.

• There's such a difference between us.

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The phrase "There's such a difference" uses the 'there is' structure to indicate the existence of a difference.