How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
What's the lesser of two evils?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
What's the lesser of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If she kills them
Or dies in vain?
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
Oh, what's the lesser of, of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If the bomb was fake
Or if it was real?
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don't care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
What's the lesser of two evils?
If a suicide bomber
Made to look pregnant
Manages to kill her target, or not
What's the lesser of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If she kills them
Or dies in vain?
Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes
Oh, what's the lesser of, of two evils?
What's the lesser of two evils
If the bomb was fake
Or if it was real?
Here's my version of it, eternal whirlwind
I have fostered since childhood
Well, I don't care
Love is all
I dare to drown
To be proven wrong
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