5. Song Lyrics

Song: A Million Years Ago by Adele

I only wanted to have fun
Learning to fly, learning to run
I let my heart decide the way
When I was young
Deep down I must have always known
That this would be inevitable
To earn my stripes I'd have to pay
And bear my soul

I know I'm not the only one
Who regrets the things they've done
Sometimes I just feel it's only me
Who can't stand the reflection that they see
I wish I could live a little more
Look up to the sky, not just the floor
I feel like my life is flashing by
And all I can do is watch and cry
I miss the air, I miss my friends
I miss my mother, I miss it when
Life was a party to be thrown
But that was a million years ago

When I walk around all of the streets
Where I grew up and found my feet
They can't look me in the eye
It's like they're scared of me
I try to think of things to say
Like a joke or a memory
But they don't recognize me now
In the light of day

I know I'm not the only one
Who regrets the things they've done
Sometimes I just feel it's only me
Who never became who they thought they'd be
I wish I could live a little more
Look up to the sky, not just the floor
I feel like my life is flashing by
And all I can do is watch and cry
I miss the air, I miss my friends
I miss my mother, I miss it when
Life was a party to be thrown

But that was a million years ago
A million years ago

I like this song since the lyrics are very deep and relatable. There are always moments in life even for people with such success and fame in which they feel completely worthless and regret everything that they have done. There are times when you feel like your life is passing by but you haven't done anything and it makes you feel completely powerless and vulnerable. She misses her childhood when everything was simple and easy and had no cares in the world and how that feels like it was a million years ago, and now she is faced with reality and it is hard to deal with it even for a person like her. Now that she is famous she "misses the air" and "her friends" since she cannot breathe from the pressure that she has and from the constant paparazzi's and she misses her true friends since now everyone likes her due to her fame not for her personality. Overall it is a deep song and her powerful voice makes the song even more emotional and relatable which is why it is one of my favorite songs as the lyrics are thought out well and empower the average human to realize that no ones life is perfect regardless of 

who you are.