Adele懷著極其複雜的心情公布了她的全新片“21”，這張新專輯大部分錄製工作是在美國 Malibu 完成，並與傳奇性唱片製作人Rick Rubin（Johnny Cash, Jay Z, Red Hot Chilli Peppers ）一同合作，後期是她回到倫敦後與製作人Paul Epworth ( Plan B, Bloc Party, Florence )負責完成,。
按照Adele自己的方式，這是一張有著憂鬱的布魯斯、福音和Disco的風格作品。這兩年來她也聽取了來自許多不同音樂人的作品，特別是像Wanda Jackson, Allison Krauss, Yvonne Fair, Andrew Bird, Neko Case等。有關於專輯“21”的創作靈感，她還列下了一長串的音樂人名字表示對他們的熱烈敬愛，像Mary J Blige, Mos Def, Elbow, Tom Waits, Kanye West, Alanis Morissette和Sinead O’Connor等等。
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me 這時你吻我的唇 救我一命
My hands, they were strong 我這雙手，蒼勁有力
but my knees were far too weak 可雙膝卻弱不禁風
To stand in your arms without falling to your feet 站在你懷裡 才不會癱倒於地
But there's a side to youthat I never knew, never knew 可你藏有一面 不曾為我知 為我知
All the things you'd say，they were never true, never true 你所有的言語 不曾發於心 發於心 And the games you'd play，you would always win, always win 你所有的遊戲 贏家總是你 總是你 But I set fire to the rain 而我燒起了 一場雨
Watched it pour as I touched you face 輕撫你臉龐 細看雨滂沱阿黛爾宣傳照
Well, it burned while I cried 雨在燒 我落淚
Cause I heard it screaming out your name，your name 因為我聽到 它在拚命喊著你 喊著你 When laying with you I could stay there 與你共枕 我方可暫留在那兒
Close my eyes, feel you here forever 合上雙眼 感受你永留這兒
You and me together, nothing is better 你與我手相攜 勝過世間一切
Cause there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew 可你藏有一面 不曾為我知 為我知
All the things you'd say，they were never true, never true 你所有的言語 不曾發於心 發於心 And the games you's play you would always win, always win 你所有的遊戲 贏家總是你 總是你 But I set fire to the rain 而我燒起了一場雨
Watched it pour as I touched your face 輕撫你臉龐 細看雨滂沱
Well, it burned while I cried 雨在燒 我落淚
Cause I heard it screaming out your name，your name 因為我聽到 它在拚命喊著你 喊著你
I set fire to the rain 我燒起了 一場雨
And I threw us into the flames 再把你我 丟進火海
Well I felt，something die 雨正酣 了一念
Cause I knew that that was the last time the last time 因為我知道 了卻的是前緣 是前緣 Sometimes I wake up by the door 有時我於門口醒來
And heard you calling must be waiting for you 你曾捕獲的心定是在等你
Even that when we're already over 儘管如今 你我再無瓜葛
I can't help myself from looking for you 我仍禁不住要把你找尋
I set fire to the rain 我燒起了 一場雨
Watched it pour as I touch your face 輕撫你臉龐 細看雨滂沱
Well, it burned while I cried 雨在燒 我落淚
Cause I heard it screaming out your name，your name 因為我聽到 它在拚命喊著你 喊著你
I set fire to the rain 我燒起了 一場雨
And I threw us into the flames 再把你我 丟進火海
Well I felt，something die 雨正酣 了一念
Cause I knew that that was the last time the last time 因為我知道 了卻的是前緣 是前緣
21專輯海報
阿黛爾宣傳照
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