Someone Like You – English Lyrics

• By: Adele

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of heartbreak and healing with Adele's "Someone Like You." This powerful ballad, born from personal experience, offers a chance to connect with raw emotions and learn how to articulate feelings of love and loss. Discover the beauty in simplicity as Adele's voice soars over a lone piano, creating a timeless anthem of resilience and acceptance .

[English]

I heard that you're settled down

That you found a girl and you're married now

I heard that your dreams came true

Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you

Old friend, why are you so shy?

Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited

But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it

I had hoped you'd see my face

And that you'd be reminded that for me, it isn't over

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you, too

Don't forget me, I beg

I'll remember, you said

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

You know how the time flies

Only yesterday was the time of our lives

We were born and raised in a summer haze

Bound by the surprise of our glory days

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited

But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it

I had hoped you'd see my face

And that you'd be reminded that for me, it isn't over

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you, too

Don't forget me, I beg

I'll remember, you said

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

Nothing compares, no worries or cares

Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made

Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you

Don't forget me, I beg

I'll remember, you said

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you, too

Don't forget me, I beg

I'll remember, you said

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
settled /ˈset.əl/ B1	verb - to start to live in a place permanently adjective - comfortable and not likely to move
dreams /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or feelings occurring in a person's mind during sleep
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
shy /ʃaɪ/ B1	adjective - being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put (something) where it cannot be easily seen
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea at midday
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
reminded /rɪˈmaɪnd/ B1	verb - cause (someone) to remember something
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - fail to remember
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to adjective - physically injured
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
lives /laɪvz/ A1	noun - The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
haze /heɪz/ B2	noun - a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - high renown or honour won by notable achievements
regrets /rɪˈɡrets/ B2	noun - a feeling of sorrow or remorse for an act, intention, or circumstance
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
bittersweet /ˌbɪtərˈswiːt/ C1	adjective - arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain.

Key Grammar Structures

• I heard that you're settled down

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "you're settled down" indicates a state that has relevance to the present.

• I wish nothing but the best for you, too

  ➔ Expressing wishes

  ➔ The phrase "I wish nothing but the best" expresses a strong desire for someone's happiness.

• Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

  ➔ Contrast using 'but'

  ➔ The use of 'but' introduces a contrast between two ideas about love.

• I had hoped you'd see my face

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "I had hoped" indicates a hope that existed before another past event.

• Don't forget me, I beg

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Don't forget me" is a command or request directed at someone.

• Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?

  ➔ Conditional perfect

  ➔ The phrase "Who would have known" expresses a hypothetical situation about the past.