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Adele – He Won't Go lyrics
Some say I'll be better without you,
But they don't know you like I do,
Or at least the sides I thought I knew,
I can't bear this time,
It drags on as I lose my mind,
Reminded by things I find,
Like notes and clothes you've left behind,
Wake me up, wake me up when all is done,
I won't rise until this battle's won,
My dignity's become undone,

But I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk,
I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk,

So petrified, I'm so scared to step into this ride,
What if I lose my heart and fail, declined,
I won't forgive me if I give up trying,
I heard his voice today,
I didn't know a single word he said,
Not one resemblance to the man I met,
Just a vacant broken boy instead,

But I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk,
I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I am willing to take the risk,

There will be times, we'll try and give it up,
Bursting at the seams, no doubt,
We'll almost fall apart, then burn to pieces,
So watch them turn to dust,
But nothing will ever taint us,

I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk,
I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I am willing to take the risk,

Will he, will he still remember me?
Will he still love me even when he's free?
Or will he go back to the place where he will choose the poison over me?
When we spoke yesterday,
He said to hold my breath and sit and wait,
I'll be home so soon, I won't be late,

He won't go,
He can't do it on his own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
He's willing to take the risk,
So I won't go,
He can't do it on his own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk,

'Cause he won't go,
He can't do it on his own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
We're willing to take the risk,
I won't go,
I can't do it on my own,
If this ain't love, then what is?
I'm willing to take the risk.
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Songwriters: Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth
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    Its about a relatioship that has been torn apart by an addiction like alcohol. She feels she has lost her dignity by the thing she has put up with. Hes has left her to get help for his addiction. She is going to be by his side and not going to leave him at this difficult time. Even though she fears he will possibly choose his "poison" over her again at somepoint yet she's willing to take the risk. She wants so desperately to bring back the man she met amd he's willing to try. They both know the risks. Thier love for eachother was once so strong that they both want to get back to a time when things were good. Neither one of them will go.
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    *Its about a girl, battling with herself, yet the part of her that seems to dominate is the side that refuses to go.
    If he stays, then there's no way she'll go.
    Its a magnificent love story of a man who seems to expose himself to something that does not benefit the relationship, but they hold on, knowing that what they share is too strong to let go. Regardless of what external forces share as comments.
    I salute the storyline and lyrical content of this song.
    #Respect. *.
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    Inspite of everything they have gone through, they know that it is best to leave, but neither one of them can "just" do it. It takes two to walk away, "so they think". Even if she goes. He wont stop, he'll keep pulling her back with memories and she will do the same. But its painful and destroying them, but they are willing to take the risk. Sorry to say, that its not love. Love shouldn't be so painful.
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    You wait, sit tight around the corner, waiting impatiently for a word, a call or a message to end the suspense of time. Heart faint of waiting, in rage for hanging on still. Yet, you still hang in there, believing in tomorrow terrified of the thought, yet something insides holds on still. Then you wonder if it is worth it, and your faith bothers you. Will a mere man have this effect on your life, what about god who ordained the world from ancient times, he painted the flowers, the trees, and sky, he even made the mountain. Won't you trust, won't you let go. But what if this is it, what if you are the one to define love.
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    Obiviously this song is amazing. To adele it would be about the one that broke her heart and I sympathise with her so much. Big love to adele in my opinion she is one of the most talented singer the world has ever seen or would ever see. Makes me proud to be british. She deffo flies the flag for the brits! . But every time I hear this song it reminds me of my dad. He was my hero and never let me down so my inturpritation of the line "some say i'll be better with out you" is because he woulld wrap me up in cotton wool and I know some people in my family feel I was spoilt. I really was I was so positive about people and always had faith in fellow man/woman but it really did wake me up to the harsh realities of life when he passed. My dad was a strong proud man 6ft about 14/15 stone of pure muscle I would always feel safe around him. When he got cancer he withered in to tiny frame to look at him it wasnt the same man. "i wont go" to me means I wont leave his side and I will be with him through this ride. Line that gets me everytime tho "he said to hold my breath and sit and wait, i'll be home so soon, i wont be late". He promised me he would be home even if it took him a while to get better. The first promise he ever broke! Seriously this song is amazing I love it!
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    Not wanting to let go of someone you love who has an addiction. Recognizing the person you fell in love with isn't there anymore. Knowing that in order for them to survive you need stop enabling. It is the hardest thing outside of watching them die a slow and painful death. Knowing you did everything you could to save them. Then realizing there is nothing you can do to save someone who doesn't want to be saved. The worry and fear of not knowing if they are ok, hurt, lost or scared.
    The feeling of being lost without them. The fear that they will never know how painfull it was to do what needed to be done in order for them to have a chance at recovery.
    To pray that someday there will be forgiveness. The burdon of not knowing if you made the right decission, feeling the pain of loss, the loss of trust, the hurt at the anger that is directed at you. The fear of moving forward and wanting them to catch up. And through it all still loving them with all your heart. I will always love you D. T. P ~ your wife and children.
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    So many year I'm am surprise this happen so fast very quickly this morning I am most worst part november very hard tough single I am struggle with my family don't know I'm worry because totally uncool this month so difficult have a been so wrong I am felt badly what I did something but two week ago he is has been cheating lied show up not didn't talk much killing me my heart I felt shock what I done before myself turn my head let me down been old girlfriend and new girlfriend what heck doing this to me so never done before nothing I felt so empty this why make list next future also I think myself been single and go out town for best I felt much better I think work for me so use song help me make me sing and be in music video I can wait doing this lost my diet last minutes he is loss totally over him just I'm leave soon never see face again I'm done this I want for future good luck to me so I'm going to make the publish book of how I affect girl not okay don't need man right now been myself thanks I am fan of adele miracle power work for me thank you glee power this update.
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    When I first heard this song. It hit home hard for me~ this is a song about a co-dependent woman who is in love with a person to who does not love himself enough to fix whats wrong, yest she does not love herself enough to move on, I'm in love an addict! My life is consumed with this! I can't let go because the sick relationship has become a war now that I can't win but I can't give up because there is a great person that they don't see and I don't feel I had to explain how I feel. If I make him better he will love me so I wont go. His addiction comes first and everytime its the same story~ a broken boy. And yes I can't do it on my own~ but when hes free will he remember me? Will he wanna be with me?. How much can you do to have someone get better than go have a life with another person. I know its sick :)
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    A man and one woman, once intimate, have grown apart though their identity is intertwined. She aches for what was-feeling this she acknowledges it must be love. Fated to stay-not strong enough to leave afraid of what that might bring (familiarity is warm and comforting tho it may not be the idyllic situation). The void between them grows as she cannot relate to him and he responds in a rote manner missing the depth she saw before. The sparks have flown away. He is having his own experience be it overdrawn by work, a new girl, drugs-a poison. Will he remember her and return? He says to wait-he recognizes the void between them as well-tho he will not take action either. Willing to risk-kind of ironic-as they both sit tight in a relationship that is fading. Afraid to leap forward. Risking to stay.
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    It means what I went through and I am still going through.
    I got him off drugs and made his life turn around I helped him get a job and did everything no matter how bad he hurt me.
    And he started to do better well we broke up and he went back to his bad habbits and tells me he loves me then ignores me and tells me he loves me again but non of it matters becuz I will always be here for him cuz I love him no matter what happens.
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