🎵 Hello (Remix) [12 Years] // by Abstract

3 Contributors Hello (Remix) [12 Years] Lyrics [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 'til 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 losin' it Tryna to quit these cigarettes, I know that I ain't ready yet "Man, you should be happy, you're becomin' 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 racin', 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 somethin' 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 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 feelin' 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