Its true, Adele has publicly stated that this song is about two "friends" she met, and that one was a heroin addict and all that....I don't buy it. Just like every other song on the album, this song is about her and her ex. Lets examine the clues. We know that:
Adele used to drink...alot. She has publicly stated that the relationship was sort of centered around drinking.
Adele cancelled her world tour to be with her ex.
These are facts that she has discussed herself and make sense when you think of them in context with the song. I think that perhaps her ex had the heroin problem, and she had a drinking problem. He probably went off to rehab, and she cancels her tour to be with him. Or maybe they both went to rehab. If thats not love what is? She was willing to take that risk. I find this particularly true when she says, "so petrified, I'm so scared to step into this light. What if I lose my heart and fail the climb? I won't forgive me if I give up trying" She's talking about the tour, stepping into the "light", pursuing her singing career.
Of course she's going to lie about it and say its about someone else, to protect her self and her ex. If you listen closely to her songs and her interviews, she lets out quite a lot. And her ex WAS Alex Sturrock, the photographer. He was with her on her tourbus, and accompanied her to the Grammy's. She even thanks him at the end of her speech. They were "born and raised in a summer haze" - I love that lyric from her other song. They got together in the summer - and I'm sure it was quite hazy with all the boozing going on.
Its true, Adele has publicly stated that this song is about two "friends" she met, and that one was a heroin addict and all that....I don't buy it. Just like every other song on the album, this song is about her and her ex. Lets examine the clues. We know that:
These are facts that she has discussed herself and make sense when you think of them in context with the song. I think that perhaps her ex had the heroin problem, and she had a drinking problem. He probably went off to rehab, and she cancels her tour to be with him. Or maybe they both went to rehab. If thats not love what is? She was willing to take that risk. I find this particularly true when she says, "so petrified, I'm so scared to step into this light. What if I lose my heart and fail the climb? I won't forgive me if I give up trying" She's talking about the tour, stepping into the "light", pursuing her singing career.
Of course she's going to lie about it and say its about someone else, to protect her self and her ex. If you listen closely to her songs and her interviews, she lets out quite a lot. And her ex WAS Alex Sturrock, the photographer. He was with her on her tourbus, and accompanied her to the Grammy's. She even thanks him at the end of her speech. They were "born and raised in a summer haze" - I love that lyric from her other song. They got together in the summer - and I'm sure it was quite hazy with all the boozing going on.