Much of the album covers the singer’s recent divorce from her ex-husband,Simon Konecki.
“I think it’s definitely my most personal and most vulnerable record yet,” Adele told NPR.
“And that’s saying something, because I feel like I’ve always gone there before.
I was taking it that seriously … that was a boyfriend.
How the hell did I write that album?
But it is a crazy thing.
I definitely think that my voice has matured.”
Accompanied by a piano only, Adele belted out the personal ballad in anInstagram poston Thursday.
I was so young that it was hard to know.
I’m as lost now as I was back then.
Always make a mess of everything," perCapital FM.
Then, Adele moves into the chorus, which clearly references her split from Simon Konecki.
“To be loved and love at the highest count.
Means to lose all the things I can’t live without.
Let it be known that I will choose to lose.
It’s a sacrifice, but I can’t live a lie.
Let it be known, let it be known that I tried,” per Capital FM.
During an interview withNPR,Adelerevealed the meaning behind “To Be Loved.”
I rarely respond to tabloid rumors and stuff like that about me.
You don’t even know us.'"
