This metaphor shows how Adele wants to convey that she has kicked him out of her house and that she would rather he would make a home down there. Down there refers to the deep dark sea since we are sticking to the theme of the ocean. Adele hopes that her boyfriend goes there and stays there.

This metaphor shows how Adele now understands fully who her boyfriend really is. He is not who she thought he was and she can now see his actual personality and right through his lies after he betrayed her.

Adele thinks that they could have had an amazing life together. Instead, he went on to ruin things!

As a more modern slang, “rolling in the deep” is interpreted as two people who have each others backs’. Adele and her boyfriend had so much trust in each other. Another meaning of rolling in the deep is two ships out at sea drifting apart from one another. This is conveyed in the way Adele and her boyfriend are going their separate ways.

Counting your blessings is often referred to as being grateful for what you have. Here, Adele is trying to tell her boyfriend that he should have been grateful for her and should have appreciated her. She is suggesting that to find a good relationship, he should have stopped looking elsewhere and focused on what he already had- her.

Adele knows a few secrets about her boyfriend and now she’s going to make him pay for what he has done by releasing those secrets.

Breathlessness conveys how Adele is unable to breathe because of how much the breakup had affected her, not just emotionally but physically as well- feeling close to the point of death

“They keep me thinking” shows that Adele still constantly thinks about the relationship when she “sees” her scars. “That we almost had it all” Shows how the relationship was close to achieving something significant before falling short.

This metaphor conveys strong emotions of how the writer feels a great sense of anger firing up in her heart. The use of the word “fire” shows a sense of heat and intensity on how she has been betrayed by her boyfriend. This sets the tone for the rest of the song.

“Sell me out” conveys how Adele had been betrayed by her boyfriend. She understands her boyfriends intentions to betray her. The phrase "lay your ship bare" is a metaphorical expression meaning to reveal everything or to expose someone completely. This implies a threatening tone towards her boyfriend and that she is plotting revenge on her boyfriend.

Adele is warning her boyfriend to watch out. She is more powerful than he thinks and she can cause great harm to his life.

Here, Adele wants to use what she has learnt from the sadness of this relationship. She wants to use that knowledge and build on it to find someone else worth as much as treasured gold.

“You had my heart and soul” This metaphor shows how Adele had so much trust in her boyfriend. He was her everything. She loved him so much. Adele invested her entire being into her boyfriend. “And you played it to the beat” This shows how her boyfriend played with her heart and should as if it was a musical instrument. Playing here refers to how Adele’s boyfriend was playing with her heart. He was basically hopping from one relationship to another. It is expressed here as if he is playing a musical instrument to the beat.

The door here symbolises an opportunity that the boyfriend took. He saw open doors in the form of women and just threw his soul through the door. Throwing his should through the door shows how he had no regard for Adele and her feelings and how he ignored her. He may have been with her physically but mentally he was with other women.

Scars are something that is permanent and do not come from something simple like a cut. It is usually from major wounds. The scars represent hurtful memories, bad arguments during the relationship that will never be forgotten.

The repetition of this line throughout the song reminds the listeners that Adele no longer feels sad. Instead, she wants to get revenge on her boyfriend and warns him that he gonna wish he never met her because she’s going to do some crazy things to him.

This hyperbole shows how Adele threatens to get revenge on him, expose him and cause him great harm that he’ll basically be a nobody. She will mess up his life and destroy his sense of self.

This conveys how the writer is emerging from a “dark” time. A time where the writer was hurt and didn’t know what to do. It suggests a turning point in her life where she is now no longer in despair.