Rolling in the Deep

Rolling in the Deep by Adele (John Legend version) is featured in Prom Queen, the twentieth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Jesse and Rachel, with the A.V. Club singing back-up vocals.

As Rachel attempts to rehearse a number for Prom, she asks the A.V. Club - who are decorating props for the event - to tell her whether she was brilliant, or simply outstanding. However, as she is about to continue singing, Jesse can be heard arriving from the Auditorium seat. The lyrics correspond with how they feel about each other, and specifically how Rachel feels about Jesse's actions towards her in the first season. The A.V. Club assists in backing vocals but eventually leave the auditorium and leave the two alone.

Lyrics[]

Rachel:
There's a fire
Starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark

Jesse:
Finally,
I can see you crystal clear,
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare

Jesse with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
See how I'll leave
With every piece of you,
Don't underestimate
The things that I will do,
There's a fire
Starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringin' me out the dark

The scars of your love
Remind me of us,
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all,
The scars of your love,
They leave me breathless,
I can't help feeling

Jesse and Rachel (The A.V. Club):
We could have had it all, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Rachel:
Baby, I have
No story to be told,
But I've heard one on you
And it's gonna make your head burn,

Rachel with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
Think of me in the depths of your despair,
Makin'
A home down there as mine sure won't be shared

Jesse with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
The scars of your love
Remind me of us,
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all,
The scars of your love,
They leave me breathless,
I can't help feeling

Jesse and Rachel (The A.V. Club):
We could have had it all, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hands, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it

Jesse:
With a beating

Jesse with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
Throw your soul through every open door,

Rachel with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
Count your blessings to find what you look for,

Jesse with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
Turn my sorrow
Into treasured gold,

Rachel with The A.V. Club harmonizing:
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown,

Jesse and Rachel (The A.V. Club):
(You're gonna wish you never had met me), Yeah, we could have had it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), We could have had it all
(You're gonna wish you never had met me), Yeah, it all, it all, it all
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) (Jesse: Eh!)
We could have had it all, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hands, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You could have had it all, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep, (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hands, (You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played and you played and you played
And you played it to the beat

Trivia[]

This is the first a cappella song on Glee that is not sung by The Warblers. The others are How Will I Know in Season Three, sung by Rachel, Kurt, Santana and Mercedes and Longest Time in Season Four, sung by New Directions.
This is the second of the six songs by Adele that have been covered in the show, the other ones being Turning Tables, Rumour Has It, Someone Like You, Chasing Pavements and Make You Feel My Love.
- It is also one of the four songs that were sung on the show from Adele's album 21, released in 2011, the others being Turning Tables, Rumour Has it and Someone Like You.
When the Glee version of the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, the original showed gains in performance, holding onto the #1 spot for a second week.