I was not prepared for this album. I though, yeah I loved Ed but this album changed everything. This album made me more emotional than I already am and that is saying a lot. Here is what I thought pretty much summed up the emotions every listens feels listening to his song. Which if you haven't let, do it now as you read through.
1. Eraser:
This song will seem to bring out the rapper in you, and you won't know all the words but you'll move your hands as you try to keep up with Ed. I just felt like this was a power song, Like if you needed to reassure yourself that you are happy with the decisions you have made, You can't erase them.
2. Castle on the Hill
This song either really makes me want to go for a drive with the windows down on a nice day on the back roads with some of my best friends. It makes me feel all the emotions of happiness. This song makes me thankful for the ones that I grew up with and my family. Also, a reminder of how crazy life can be but we can see the good in coming back home, and that amazing moment when you are reunited.
3. Dive
This song is just so a song you have to scream on the top of your longs just during the chorus, It is also what we expect from someone before we really fall for them. Someone who is truthful with how they feel and what they really mean.
4. Shape of You
This song has been out for a while but no matter how many times I find myself dancing to it. Dancing is the emotion you feel during this song.
5. Perfect
Okay. This song is exactly the title, Perfect. The lyrics have melted my heart into a puddle and the puddle grew when I started crying. You just feel in love with Ed during this song. Or if you have a significant other, you may feel this way about them. This song just makes me believe in love. That a guy that can wrote a song like this about someone is amazing. I just wanted to sway around my room and pretend to be slow dancing with Ed.
6. Galway Girl
This is like Eraser. You just try and keep up to sing a long but can really sing the lyrics. It tells a story and the music is so different from what we are so used to hearing. At the end of the song I feel like I am in an Irish bar when the voices are saying, "idey ide idey,"
7. Happier
Do you have tissues out? You don't want to start this song without them. This song just makes you feel all those emotions when you see someone you used to be with, happier, and you being the opposite. It will tag at your heart, but like Ed says in the song, "someday you'll feel it too," meaning you'll be happier too.
8. New Man
Its just a song you nod your head to. And Ed sure keeps it real about judging the new person our old person is with now. And saying how the person you were with has changed what they said that wouldn't.
9. Hearts Don't Break Around Here
This is just another song to make you feel more in love. Either with your significant other, a feeling, or Ed. I just feel like who ever this girl who Ed is writing songs about better be always good to him.
10. What Do I Know?
This song will make you want to make the world with a better place. It is just a happy up lifting song for this world that seems to have a lot of negativity in it.
11. How Would You Feel?
Are the tissues still out? Good. You'll be needing them again. This song will make you feel even more in love than those previous songs. Again, I just want to slow dance under the stars without caring about anything else.
12. Supermarket Flowers
Now you will need a bath towel instead of tissues. This song is deeper than anything and is about a loss. "You were an angel in the shape of my Mum, when I fell down you were there holding me up, spread your wings as you go and when God takes you back He'll sing Hallelujah you're home."
13. Barcelona
Well, another dancing song. Just a fun song to dance to and turn up all the way. Another song with a different tune that is not usually heard today but it is appreciated. Now I want to be in Barcelona dancing in the streets with Ed.
14. Bibia Be Ye Ye
This song just makes you feel good about life. Mistakes happen, life is hard but Bibia Be Ye Ye. (If you haven't looked up what that meant yet, it means "All Will Be Well," No struggles last forever, it will get better. This song is just happy.
15. Nancy Mulligan
Another song to tell us a story with a new unique tune. I just want to know how Ed Sheeran did this. How does something so successfully create an album with such amazing stories and great melodies. This song though makes me feel like again I am in an English or Irish bar.
16. Save Myself
Okay, still have those tissues or towel. Another powerful slow song. This is one that get you if you are someone who put others first more than yourself. But it is important to take care of yourself before you help someone else. "Before I love someone else, I have to learn to love myself." Self love after being left by someone, it is so important to remind yourself of your worth.
Now the album is over. You may or may not be still crying and that is okay. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.