Rolling in the Deep Lyrics

Lyric discussion by icequeentt 

Cover art for Rolling in the Deep lyrics by Adele

This song is basic..

Adele and this dude were involved and he played with her mind and her emotions.. giving her the impression that he was into her seriously which is why she says "We coulda had it all".. meaning the potential for a great relationship was displayed and there but he simply didn't want that outcome..

"There's a fire starting in my heart, Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark,"

The opening lines of her song.. show her changing mental mode.."coming out of the dark" implies coming into the light.. so she's seeing the truth now... she's going from heartbroken to full of understanding at his ruse and now she's no longer sad but hardening her heart for revenge.. as evidenced by the next lines

"Finally, I can see you crystal clear, Go ahead and sell me out and a I'll lay your ship bare, See how I'll leave with every piece of you, Don't underestimate the things that I will do,"

where she basically says I know what you did and if you think you can try to disparage me after our relationship ends.. go ahead.. i'll destroy you "lay your ship bare"... the last two lines emphasise that she isnt playing.. she's serious.. because she's telling him she doesnt care what she has to do, she will get him back if he tries to go at her..

"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 have had it all, (You're gonna wish you never had met me), Rolling in the deep, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), You had my heart inside your hand, (You're gonna wish you never had met me), And you played it to the beat, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), "

in those lines she's basically saying she keeps thinking about what they were and how she still feels that they could have had the perfect relationship.. with the unspoken sentiment being that if he had only tried.. they would have had that perfect relationship.. but that was never in his plan.. so she's resentful of being played like that... he had her heart inside his hand.. meaning he knew exactly what she wanted.. and played with her to make her think he would give it to her.. like a puppet.. she was on his strings.. the background singers give her intent.. as they say "you're gonna wish you never had met me"... and "tears going to fall.. rolling in the deep".. meaning what she has planned for him will sink him deep down in despair.. he's going to be tossed around mentally by the pain she's going to cause him.. like a ship rolling in the deep - deep out at sea.. at the mercy of the waters..

her next lines "Baby, I have no story to be told, But I've heard one on you and 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, "

basically state that she has no dirt to be dug up and distributed but she has found some information on him that will be dispersed to cause him pain "make your head burn".. and when he's messed up from what she'll do.. she hopes that he thinks of her and remembers the pain that he caused her that started the whole thing off in the first place.. and she hopes that he gets comfortable in his pain, and makes his home there as she wont have him in her space any longer- literally he's not going to be in her house and figuretively - her heart and mind...

then she basically goes on in these lines "Throw your soul through every open door, Count your blessings to find what you look for, Turn my sorrow into treasured gold, You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown"

to say that he will look for salvation in one of two ways.. throwing his soul through every open door can imply going to the church to try to find forgiveness or he would try to find the same kind of love by seeking out other women - comparing open doors to open legs and him throwing himself into relationships with these women who unsuspectingly open their hearts and legs to him.... but she's going to turn her sorrow into treasured gold- this alludes to her song writing and career, profitting of her pain.. she is using the pain of the breakup to get her those gold records.. while he will get back just what he gave to her.. just pain..

so that's basically it.. she's aware now of what he did and is telling him that she will take great pleasure in getting him back and he'd better just swallow it or it will get worse for him...

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