Track No. 5 on Adele's "30 is "Oh My God," a perhaps surprisingly upbeat song about dipping her toes in the romantic pool for the first time since her divorce from Simon Konecki. In the first verse, Adele sings in an almost sing-songy melody, "I ain't got too much time to spare / But I'll make time for you to show how much I care," she croons. "Wish that I would let you break my walls / But I'm still spinning out of control from the fall / Boy, you give good love, I won't lie / It's what keeps me comin' back even though I'm terrified."
The lyrics reveal that after struggling with anxiety "that left me paralyzed completely," leaving her with "no control over my body," as Adele told Oprah (via Prevention), it looks like she is ready to start dating. While the Queen of Heartbreak is clearly finished with her marriage, she is still cautious about letting someone new in. Still, the singer takes control —" I don't have to explain myself to you / I am a grown woman and I do what I want to do" — despite fear about romance due to her celebrity status and pain from her breakup.
Adele's struggles to move on from a divorce — even after feeling ready to date again — is so relatable. But "Oh My God," she makes it all seem so empowering.
