[Intro: Adele]
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
There's such a difference between us
And a million miles

[Verse 1: Abstract]
Starin' at the man in the mirror
Thinkin' thoughts of who I was could make the present clearer
Everything I worked for is gettin' nearer
But they don't tell you what you lose
Things you don't trip over till you're walkin' in the shoes
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, that's the truest shit
The more you gain, the more you start to worry about losing it Tryna to quit these cigarettes, I know that I ain't ready yet
"Man, you should be happy, you're becoming what they dream to be"
You can put that shit in quotes, 'cause that's what they all say to me
I know that they're right, that ain't an oversight; I'm paranoid
Lose myself in movies, comics books, the feeling still annoys
Can't escape it; mind is racing, 'least I know I'm not complacent Where I am and where I should be
To me, truly not adjacent
While I sit in silence, I hear sirens like a telephone
A call from the man I was before I made the music home

[Chorus: Adele]
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: Abstract]
I remember living on the other side
Droppin' album after album, tryna get to mine
Wonder what they used to say behind my back
'Cause the way they come up to me now, they're taking something back
I ain't trippin', everything is different—just another change
Ain't dismissive, glad they fuckin with it; I'll go act my age
I'm over how it used to be, I turned the page, scrapped the book But makin' sense of where I'm at, sometimes it takes a second a look
See, if we go way back—before I even liked rap
Watchin' music videos, I wanted to be like that
Played along to Jet on some boxes I set up like drums
Get Born on my CD player, goin' off, that's what it was
I was obsessed with how a melody could push a feeling
How one song could help me through emotions I was tryna deal with
Now I give that gift to others, makin' the kid in me proud
The call, the message that I needed
Took twelve years to get it, wow

[Chorus: Adele & Abstract]
Hello from the other side (damn)
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