In “When We Were Young,” she makes peace with one friend in particular. Now she wishes she had it all back, so in this album, she’s revisiting herself at age 25 to make peace with the past.
Making up for lost time.” She further explains that she felt bad for always wishing to get older and to move onto the next thing. On her website, Adele explains, “My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. The album is one of the most anticipated in history, and after her single 'Hello' sold over a million units in one week, everyone's expecting 25 to also be huge. But the song is really about making amends with the past, represented by that friend.Īdele is slowly releasing singles from her album 25 in preparation for the album's release on Friday. Adele meets one friend in particular and makes amends with him.
SONG MEANING: 'When We Were Young' by Adele is about meeting up with friends from the past and discussing how things have been.