Lyric Analysis: Adele- Hello

Adele- Hello

[Verse 1]

Hello, it's me

I was wondering if after all these years

You'd like to meet, to go over

Everything

They say that time's supposed to heal ya

But I ain't done much healing 

Hello, can you hear me?

I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be

When we were younger and free

I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet 

[Pre-Chorus 1]

There's such a difference between us 

And a million miles 

[Chorus]

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times to tell you

I'm sorry, for everything that I've done 

But when I call you never seem to be home 

Hello from the outside

At least I can say that I've tried to tell you

I'm sorry, for breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore 

[Verse 2]

Hello, how are you?

It's so typical of me to talk about myself

I'm sorry, I hope that you're well

Did you ever make it out of that town

Where nothing ever happened?

[Pre-Chorus 2]

It's no secret

That the both of us are running out of time

[Chorus]

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times to tell you

I'm sorry, for everything that I've done

But when I call you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside

At least I can say that I've tried to tell you

I'm sorry, for breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

[Bridge]

Ooooohh, anymore

Ooooohh, anymore

Ooooohh, anymore

Anymore

[Chorus]

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times to tell you

I'm sorry, for everything that I've done

But when I call you never seem to be home

Hello from the outside

At least I can say that I've tried to tell you

I'm sorry, for breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore

Possible plots surrounding these lyrics:

-The whole plot surrounding Adele- Hello could be that she is singing about an old lover and they ended badly and she wants to make amends now and get rid of any guilt she may be feeling. She say's she's sorry a lot, "I'm sorry, for everything that I've done", so it implies it's her fault and she caused this or pushed him away, therefore she feels bad and wants to finally get things off her chest and resolve things.

-The song could be aimed at herself; she wants to reconnect with herself. So in the opening lines of "Hello," Adele greets someone. "Hello, it's me/ I was wondering/ If after all these years/ You'd like to meet/ To go over everything," she sings. Taking "Hello" as a song addressed to herself, these lines become about a woman looking to rediscover who she is after years of not knowing. 
In the chorus, Adele says hello from two different places: "the outside" and "the other side." The former would seem to refer not to location, but to thinking a bit beyond herself to better understand who she is now. The latter is similar — it's about a woman who lived through a very difficult relationship, as detailed in 21, and the influx of fame and came out on "the other side" of it.

In the song, Adele sings about calling someone at home "a thousand times." Adele could be trying to connect to herself, but her it never worked in the past. 
-"Hello" is not a literal song. The "million miles" she says separates her from the person she's addressing aren't physical — they're emotional.