Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
holy father are you listening
i've been searching bur somethings missing
holy ghosts they haunt all these rooms here
cursed we tread on sacred tombs dear
tehy tell me i'm devoid of a soul
and how could any singer ever be so cold
how could i be so cold
will everything just fall apart
it's happening happening
they swore they'd never break you're heart
it's happening happening
you swore you'd never be unkind
it's happening happening
run but don't you look behind
they're after us after us
me lose their will and all conviction
where desire becomes addiction
scream your lungs out but who could care less
you'll never fill this spiritual emptiness
i've been searching bur somethings missing
holy ghosts they haunt all these rooms here
cursed we tread on sacred tombs dear
tehy tell me i'm devoid of a soul
and how could any singer ever be so cold
how could i be so cold
will everything just fall apart
it's happening happening
they swore they'd never break you're heart
it's happening happening
you swore you'd never be unkind
it's happening happening
run but don't you look behind
they're after us after us
me lose their will and all conviction
where desire becomes addiction
scream your lungs out but who could care less
you'll never fill this spiritual emptiness
Lyrics submitted by sleepingxin
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