Pave me a path to follow
And I'll tread any dangerous road
I will beg and I'll steal, I will borrow
If I can make, if I can make your heart my home
Throw me to the water
I don't care how deep or shallow
Because my heart can pound like thunder
And your love, and your love can set me free
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I have promised I will love you 'til the end of time
Through it all, the good, the bad, the ugly, and divine
I will be the melody, the rhythm, and your rhyme
All I want is for you to be mine, mine
[Chorus]
So can I get it right now? Mmm
Can I get it right now? (Can I get it here?)
Can I get it right now?
Can I get it right now?
Let me, let me just come and get it
[Post-Chorus]
Can I get it?
You tease me with your control
Because I long to live under your spell
And without your love, I'm hollow
I won't make it, I won't make it on my own
[Pre-Chorus]
I have promised I will love you 'til the end of time (End of time)
Through it all, the good, the bad, the ugly and divine (So divine)
I will be the melody, the rhythm, and your rhyme (Mmm)
All I want is for you to be mine, mine
[Chorus]
So can I get it right now? Mmm
Can I get it right now? (Can I get it here?)
Can I get it right now?
Can I get it right now?
Let me, let me just come and get it
[Post-Chorus]
Can I get it?
[Bridge]
When will you run with me?
Like I know you wanna
(Like you want to, like you want)
You're the one for me
And I'm countin' on you (On you)
To put the pieces of me back together
So can I get it right now? Mmm
Can I get it right now? (Mmm)
Can I get it right now?
Can I get it right now?
Let me, let me just come and get it
About
Written about wanting to be in a real relationship instead of one that would devolve into casual sex, “Can I Get It” is a big production pop track created in collaboration with Shellback and Max Martin.
In her interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Adele shared how casual sex seemed to be the only thing the Los Angeles dating pool was good for. She jokingly shared that she “lasted five seconds [dating in LA].”
She also shared that she didn’t want to slip back into her old habits that come with casual dating and how it would do more damage than good.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Obviously it’s got this massive pop chorus and stuff but the lyrics and the verse, I just love. And that one is about when I was like ‘Oh, okay, I could be open to dating.’ First of all, LA is not the fucking place to go dating when you’re Adele, I’ll tell you that. But I was like watching my friends, it was all casual sex. And everyone has slept with each other. And I was like ‘I’m not doing that.’ I’ve left my marriage to go forward, not to fucking go backwards.
The song debuted at #26 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the week ending December 4, 2021.
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- 6.Can I Get It
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- 12.Love Is A Game
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