It matters how this ends/
Cause what if I never love again?
Adele’s “All I Ask” is about a relationship that is at an end. On this last night together Adele asks her man that they treat each other kindly cause what if they never find love again? Even if they are just pretending…that is enough for her. And she knows it would be pretending…by the look in his eyes she can tell that he doesn’t love her anymore.
She will revisit this theme in another song on this list. It is a unique feeling that I have not heard many (any?) other artists express, but two of Adele’s great songs are about this very theme. Adele’s voice can elevate any song to another level, and this is both well-written and beautifully sung.
Adele’s “All I Ask” is one of the more recent songs on this Top 500 Greatest Song List. It is admittedly easier to judge songs as they age. Can you still enjoy a song after hearing it 50 times? That is a great song. Songs in the 2010s will have a more difficult time getting on this list…but many still made it! It has been a good decade for music.
Adele may be the biggest superstar of this past decade, but I will argue there is one person higher…but it is close…and I would certainly be fine with anyone who argues that Adele will be the biggest star alive.
All I Ask Lyrics
I will leave my heart at the door
I won’t say a word
They’ve all been said before you know
So why don’t we just play pretend
Like we’re not scared of what’s coming next
Or scared of having nothing left
Look, don’t get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask is
If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
‘Cause what if I never love again?
I don’t need your honesty
It’s already in your eyes
And I’m sure my eyes, they speak for me
No one knows me like you do
And since you’re the only one that matters
Tell me who do I run to?
Look, don’t get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask is
If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
‘Cause what if I never love again?
Let this be our lesson in love
Let this be the way we remember us
I don’t wanna be cruel or vicious
And I ain’t asking for forgiveness
All I ask is
If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I’m more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
‘Cause what if I never love again?
Songwriters: Adele Laurie Adkins / Bruno Mars / Christopher Brown / Philip Lawrence
