Everybody loves the things you do From the way you talk To the way you move… Everybody here is watching you ‘Cause you feel like home You’re like a dream come true
But if by chance you’re here alone Can I have a moment? Before I go? ‘Cause I’ve been by myself all night long Hoping you’re someone I used to know
You look like a movie You sound like a song My God This reminds me, Of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless It was just like a movie It was just like a song
I was so scared to face my fears Cause nobody told me that you’d be here And I swore you moved overseas That’s what you said, when you left me
You still look like a movie You still sound like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young
Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless It was just like a movie It was just like a song
When we were young… (When we were young) When we were young… (When we were young)
It’s hard to win me back Everything just takes me back To when you were there To when you were there And a part of me keeps holding on Just in case it hasn’t gone I guess I still care Do you still care?
It was just like a movie It was just like a song My God, this reminds me Of when we were young
When we were young… (When we were young) When we were young… (When we were young)
Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized We were sad of getting old It made us restless I’m so mad I’m getting old It makes me reckless It was just like a movie It was just like a song When we were young
Verse 1: [C]Everybody loves the things you do [G]From the way you talk [Am]To the way you move… [F]Everybody here is watching you [C]'Cause you feel like home [G]You're like a dream come true
[C]But if by chance you're here alone [G]Can I have a moment? [Am]Before I go? [F]'Cause I've been by myself all night long [C]Hoping you're someone I used to know
Pre-Chorus: [Am]You look like a movie [F]You sound like a song [C]My God [G]This reminds me, of when we were young
Chorus: [C]Let me photograph you in this light [G]In case it is the last time [Am]That we might be exactly like we were [F]Before we realized [C]We were sad of getting old [G]It made us restless [Am]It was just like a movie [F]It was just like a song
Verse 2: [C]I was so scared to face my fears [G]Cause nobody told me that you'd be here [Am]And I swore you moved overseas [F]That's what you said, when you left me
[C]You still look like a movie [G]You still sound like a song [Am]My God, this reminds me [F]Of when we were young
Chorus: [C]Let me photograph you in this light [G]In case it is the last time [Am]That we might be exactly like we were [F]Before we realized [C]We were sad of getting old [G]It made us restless [Am]It was just like a movie [F]It was just like a song
Bridge: [Am]It's hard to win me back [F]Everything just takes me back [C]To when you were there [G]To when you were there [Am]And a part of me keeps holding on [F]Just in case it hasn't gone [C]I guess I still care [G]Do you still care?
Chorus: [C]It was just like a movie [G]It was just like a song [Am]My God, this reminds me [F]Of when we were young
Outro: [C]Let me photograph you in this light [G]In case it is the last time [Am]That we might be exactly like we were [F]Before we realized [C]We were sad of getting old [G]It made us restless [Am]I'm so mad I'm getting old [F]It makes me reckless [C]It was just like a movie [G]It was just like a song [Am]When we were young
Dưới đây là phân tích lyric “When We Were Young” của Adele một cách chi tiết:
1. Chủ đề chính
Bài hát tập trung vào nỗi hoài niệm, ký ức tuổi trẻ và tình cảm đã qua. Adele kể về một cuộc gặp gỡ với người quen cũ, gợi nhớ lại những kỷ niệm đẹp nhưng cũng có phần tiếc nuối khi mọi thứ đã thay đổi theo thời gian. Chủ đề xoay quanh:
Hoài niệm tuổi trẻ
Sự trôi qua của thời gian và sự thay đổi của con người
Kỷ niệm tình cảm sâu sắc nhưng không còn trọn vẹn
2. Phân tích chi tiết từng đoạn
Verse 1:
Everybody loves the things you do From the way you talk, to the way you move…
Tả sức hút và sự quyến rũ của người kia.
Mọi hành động của họ đều khiến người hát nhớ về thời gian trước.
But if by chance you’re here alone Can I have a moment? Before I go?
Gợi lên cảm giác hồi hộp khi gặp lại người cũ.
Người hát mong muốn một khoảnh khắc kết nối, dù chỉ ngắn ngủi.
Pre-Chorus / Chorus:
You look like a movie You sound like a song My God, this reminds me of when we were young
Ẩn dụ: hình ảnh và âm thanh như phim và nhạc nhấn mạnh sự hoàn hảo trong ký ức.
Câu “reminds me of when we were young” là tâm điểm hoài niệm, gợi nhớ tuổi trẻ.
Let me photograph you in this light In case it is the last time That we might be exactly like we were Before we realized we were sad of getting old
“Photograph” → muốn lưu giữ khoảnh khắc trước khi tất cả thay đổi.
Nhấn mạnh sự bất lực trước thời gian, tuổi tác và thay đổi cảm xúc.
Verse 2:
I was so scared to face my fears Cause nobody told me that you’d be here And I swore you moved overseas
Thể hiện sự ngạc nhiên và xao xuyến khi gặp lại người cũ.
Nỗi lo và tiếc nuối về những lời hứa chưa thực hiện và khoảng cách.
Bridge:
It’s hard to win me back Everything just takes me back To when you were there
Căng thẳng cảm xúc khi gặp lại quá khứ.
Dù thời gian trôi qua, một phần bản thân vẫn giữ những cảm xúc cũ.
Refrain / Outro:
I’m so mad I’m getting old It makes me reckless It was just like a movie It was just like a song When we were young
Kết thúc bằng sự nhận thức về tuổi tác, về nỗi mất mát và kỷ niệm đẹp đã qua.
Từ “reckless” → cảm giác bất lực, muốn làm gì đó để giữ lại khoảnh khắc đã mất.
3. Phong cách ngôn ngữ và âm nhạc
Ngôn ngữ giàu hình ảnh, lãng mạn: “like a movie”, “like a song”, “photograph you in this light” → gợi cảm giác trữ tình và hoài niệm.
Âm nhạc chậm rãi, ballad: piano và nhịp chậm làm nổi bật cảm xúc sâu lắng, day dứt.
Cấu trúc điệp khúc mạnh: nhắc lại “when we were young” để nhấn mạnh chủ đề hoài niệm.
4. Ý nghĩa tổng thể
Hoài niệm về tình yêu và tuổi trẻ: ký ức đẹp, nhưng đã qua và không thể trở lại.
Nhận thức về thời gian: cảm giác tiếc nuối vì mọi thứ thay đổi theo tuổi tác.
Cảm xúc trữ tình, luyến tiếc: Adele muốn giữ lại khoảnh khắc tuyệt vời trước khi chúng biến mất, đồng thời chấp nhận thực tại.