I first knew Adele because of her song “Rolling in the Deep” and it had really made such an impression on me for it is one of the songs that I can say was made of pure originality and I never heard of a voice and musical style which was the same.
Adele has gone a long way in her musical career having released three albums namely “19,” “21,” and “25.” Her album “25” debuted worldwide in late November 2015.
“Send My Love” is one of the tracks in Adele’s latest album “25.” She begins the song by foreshadowing the musical style of the song. She says to her guitar player, “Just the guitar / Okay, cool.” And in the beginning, the guitar is played as a solo accompanying Adele’s voice and later accented by jazzy beat of drums giving the song a sassy-like aura.
In the first verse, Adele explains her relationship with the man who “Send My Love” is about. She sings, “This was all you, none of it me.” The problem in the relationship is his fault and not hers. He told her “that he was “ready for the big one, for the big jump.” When people talk about relationships, the “big one” is usually a lifelong commitment or in other words “marriage.”
In the chorus, Adele wishes him and his next lover the best. She sings, “Send my love
to your new lover,” as a way of showing that she wishes him bad luck and she also tells the man to “treat her better” and says that as far as he and she go, “We gotta let go of all of our ghosts. We both know we ain’t kids no more.” She says she is more than ready to move on from their previous relationship and it is time now to let go of it.She is also pointing out to the man that she hopes that whatever fault he did during their relationship he will not repeat it with his new lover.
The point of “Send My Love (to Your New Lover)” is that Adele wants to move on, and she wants to encourage the man in the relationship to move on as well. They were kids, but now they’re adults, and it’s time to “let go of all our ghosts” and for whatever new thing will come in their adult lives.
This song is a perfect song to listen to for those who have encountered a big heartbreak but still strong to accept thv truth and act as adults rather than staying heartbroken and emo forever. We have to grow up and stand up for ourselves at some point and do not act like kids anymore.
