Songfacts®: This song is about getting over an ex, hoping to find another who can bring back those feelings that made it so special. At a 2017 concert in Brisbane, Adele talked about the feeling that inspired this song. "I was trying to remember how it was I felt at the beginning of a relationship," she said. Adele reminisces about an old lover and the good times in "Someone Like You". She remembers the promises they made to each other when they were in love. She decides to seek out this former lover and has come to discover that he is with someone new. Even worse—he is happy—and married. a74A6.

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