Rolling in the Deep

Rolling in the Deep by Adele (John Legend a cappella 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 (With the A.V. Club harmonizing):
Finally,
I can see you crystal clear,
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare

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 (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 (With the A.V. Club harmonizing):
Baby, I have
No story to be told,
But I've heard one on you
And it's gonna make your head burn,
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 (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 the A.V. Club harmonizing):
With a beating
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 (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.