After six years of silence, Adele fans finally got a new album — and for me, it came at just the right time. There was one particular song that stuck out to me. Although I couldn’t remember the name, I knew the tune, and it was in my head all day long.
When I finally learned the name of this song, it was the first thing I turned on once I got in my car, and I played it on repeat. When I do that, I usually get tired of it pretty quick, but not this one. Adele’s “Oh My God” is, in my opinion, the best song she’s ever written.
The song is about her wanting to have more fun in this new chapter of her life, but she has had conflict with her own feelings since she just came out of a hard time. She went through a tough divorce in 2021, and this song is about regaining control.
I feel like in a way, we all can relate to that: being able to have fun but having priorities, such as school, which have to come first. No matter what though, we always make time for what we care about.
The first lyric in this song is, “I ain’t got too much time to spare, but I’ll make time for you to show how much I care.” As a person that can’t say no… this one really hit home for me. Being a senior in college, managing my time can be extremely hard — and being a people-pleaser doesn’t really help with that.
At some point in our lives, we have to take back control and do what’s best for ourselves. In her second verse she sings, “I’d rather be a fool than leave myself behind / I don’t have to explain myself to you.” That’s easier said than done. I don’t know about y’all, but more often than not I do not put myself first.
This is something I have personally been working on, and listening to this song on repeat helps. It inspires me how she can get through a horrible divorce and still bounce back from it.
I think it’s inspiring because she knows what she wants and what’s best for her in this time in her life. For six years people forgot about her music; that encouraged her, and it made her come back even stronger.
As graduation is right around the corner, I use this song as a reminder to make time for the people I love, but also to remember that my personal health matters too. I can sometimes forget that I need to be taken care of and not just take care of the people around me.
Anytime I need a reminder, I just turn on this song to remember that having fun with friends is okay, making sure I take care of myself is okay and taking back control over my life is okay.
