Since 2004 Ed Sheeran has been making us swoon over his lyrical metaphors and smoothe melodies. From upbeat and edgy songs like "Don't" to slow heart melting songs like "Give Me Love" Ed steals hearts and takes names like no other. Here is a list of some of his best works of lyrical ~magic~
"Tell you the truth I hateWhat didn't kill me
It never made me stronger at all" - Drunk
We are so frequently told the cliche "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" which is more often than not very tough to believe when faced with a setback. So #relateable
"I never told her that I likedThe way she dances slightly out of timeAnd pretends she knows the words, to a song she's never heard
But I tell her all the time" - Goldrush
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"I want to be drunk when I wake up on the right side of the wrong bed" -Drunk
Using a slightly altered version of a phrase as well known as "waking up on the wrong side of the bed" to describe his possible successes or failures of the night while still drunk, amazing.
"And I don't get waves of missing you anymoreThey're more like tsunami tides in my eyes" - UNI
The first line may lead you to think that this is a nice song about forgiveness and moving on. However, it takes a quick and almost comical turn as the beat speeds up and the lyrics get deeper.
And all of the voices surrounding us here They just fade out when you take a breath - Tenerife Sea
"And keep you sheltered from all that I've done wrong
And I know you'll say that I'm the only one
But I know that god made another one of me
To love you better than I ever will " -UNI
To me, there is no better representation of Ed Sheeran's writing than this. He so humbly admits his mistakes and there is someone out there better for her. :(
"And I'll carve it like a necklace
So the heart falls where your chest is
And now a piece of me is a piece of the beach and it falls just where it needs to be
And rests peacefully
So you just need to breathe
To feel my heart against yours now
Against yours now"- Wake me up
FEELS
"And I said that's fine but you're the only one that knows I lied"- UNI
Another #relatebale line, I mean really.
"Whenever I was away
I’d miss you
I miss you" - Sunburn
Six words and one change of tense from past to present is enough to MOVE a crowd. He did just miss you THEN he misses you NOW.
"And should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it's enough for me
'Cause all that you are is all that I'll ever need" -Tenerife Sea
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"Ooh I'm a mess right now" - I'm a Mess
We've all been there.
Thank you, Ed, for gracing us with your genius.
