Melt My Heart to Stone
Adele Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Right under my feet is air made of bricks
That pulls me down and turns me weak for you
I find myself repeating like a broken tune
And I'm forever excusing your intentions
Then, I give in to my pretendings
Which forgive you each time
Without me knowing
They melt my heart to stone
And I hear your words that I made up
You say my name like there could be an us
I best tidy up my head, I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love

Each and every time I've turned around to leave
I feel my heart begin to burst and bleed
So desperately I try to link it with my head
But instead I fall back to my knees
As you tear your way right through me
I forgive you once again
Without me knowing
You've burnt my heart to stone

And I hear your words that I made up
You say my name like there could be an us
I best tidy up my head, I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love

Why do you steal my hand
Whenever I'm standing my own ground?
You build me up and leave me there

Well, I hear your words you made up
I say your name like there should be an us

I best tidy up my head, I'm the only one in love
I'm the only one in love

Overall Meaning

In Adele's song "Melt My Heart to Stone," she sings about being in a vulnerable state and constantly forgiving a lover's actions. The first verse describes the feeling of being weighed down by the air that surrounds her. She feels weak and finds herself repeating the same patterns of forgiving her lover's intentions. She pretends that their actions don't hurt her, but in reality, they are slowly "melting her heart to stone." The pain is so intense that she can't help but forgive them each time. The second verse delves deeper into her conflicting emotions. She hears her lover's words in her head and imagines a future between them but realizes that it is only in her mind. She acknowledges that she is the only one in love, and it's time to tidy up her head and face reality.

The chorus ties the first two verses together. She hears the same words over and over again, and it hurts her each time. Adele paints a picture of a toxic relationship where she is constantly falling, forgiving, and forgetting, only to start the cycle all over again.

Line by Line Meaning

Right under my feet is air made of bricks
I feel weighed down and trapped by my emotions for you, which are unyielding and unchangeable.

That pulls me down and turns me weak for you
My feelings for you are so intense that they consume me and leave me powerless to resist them.

I find myself repeating like a broken tune
I keep falling into the same cycle of loving you, forgiving you, and getting hurt again, and it's a pattern that I can't seem to break.

And I'm forever excusing your intentions
Even when you hurt me, I try to find a way to justify your actions and protect myself from acknowledging the pain you've caused me.

Then, I give in to my pretendings
I use my imagination to convince myself that you're not as bad as you seem, and that things could be different between us.

Which forgive you each time
Through my make-believe scenarios, I find a way to absolve you of your responsibility for hurting me.

Without me knowing
I'm not really aware of how much I'm deceiving myself and letting you continue to hurt me.

They melt my heart to stone
Despite my attempts to protect myself, my feelings for you keep wearing me down until I'm completely numb and indifferent to everything around me.

And I hear your words that I made up
I hear your voice in my head, but it's really just me imagining what I wish you would say to me.

You say my name like there could be an us
In my daydreams, you express your love for me and give me hope that we could have a real relationship.

I best tidy up my head, I'm the only one in love
I need to snap out of my fantasy and accept that I'm the only one who feels this way, and that I need to move on.

Each and every time I've turned around to leave
I've tried to end this unhealthy cycle of loving you and getting hurt, but I always end up coming back to you.

I feel my heart begin to burst and bleed
The pain of leaving you is almost unbearable, and I feel like I'm tearing myself apart by trying to stay away.

So desperately I try to link it with my head
I know in my mind that I need to break free from this toxic relationship, but my heart keeps pulling me back.

But instead I fall back to my knees
I surrender to my emotions and my love for you, as much as it hurts me.

As you tear your way right through me
Even when I try to resist you, you have the power to break down my defenses and hurt me deeply.

You've burnt my heart to stone
Your repeated mistreatment of me has left me emotionally numb and cold, unable to feel anything for anyone, including myself.

Why do you steal my hand
You take advantage of my vulnerability and need for love and support, and manipulate me into staying with you.

Whenever I'm standing my own ground?
Whenever I try to assert myself and stand up to you, you find a way to make me doubt myself and surrender to your will.

You build me up and leave me there
You give me false hope that our relationship could work, but then you leave me feeling empty and alone when it doesn't live up to my expectations.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Francis Eg White

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