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.
I am the one to choose whatever I do
And if I choose to say whatever comes my way
Is it a moment of truth or totally fake
It's what I choose to take
And if I choose to suffer
I want to suffer real good
'cause than I know what i've got
And if it's worth it or not
And if I choose to love you
With a love so strong
That I might even hate you some
I'll be aware of what's going on
I know that I choose right
When I don't want to lose sight
And I see all i've got is the woman that I am
All I really own is this world i'm living in
Here I choose to choose everything I can get
Everything that I lose what I keep and what I let
Every promise I make and every rule that I break
If I tumble and fall or if I take control
The things that I believe in fullfilling or deceiving
Everything that I learn if I shine or if I burn
'cause the only thing I am responsible for
Is what happens to me and to the whole wide world
It's a good choice
When it is my choice
Responsible is what you are
I guess that you can take it
Responsible is what we are
We are, and I know that we can take it
And if I choose to party I want to party real hard
When I wanna be lonesome you won't hear me complain none
And if I choose to miss you with all my might
It'll be the only thing i'm good at then
The only thing that suits me right
I know that I choose right
When I don't want to lose sight
And I see all I've got is the woman that I am
All I really own is this world i'm living in
And if I choose to say whatever comes my way
Is it a moment of truth or totally fake
It's what I choose to take
And if I choose to suffer
I want to suffer real good
'cause than I know what i've got
And if it's worth it or not
And if I choose to love you
With a love so strong
That I might even hate you some
I'll be aware of what's going on
I know that I choose right
When I don't want to lose sight
And I see all i've got is the woman that I am
All I really own is this world i'm living in
Here I choose to choose everything I can get
Everything that I lose what I keep and what I let
Every promise I make and every rule that I break
If I tumble and fall or if I take control
The things that I believe in fullfilling or deceiving
Everything that I learn if I shine or if I burn
'cause the only thing I am responsible for
Is what happens to me and to the whole wide world
It's a good choice
When it is my choice
Responsible is what you are
I guess that you can take it
Responsible is what we are
We are, and I know that we can take it
And if I choose to party I want to party real hard
When I wanna be lonesome you won't hear me complain none
And if I choose to miss you with all my might
It'll be the only thing i'm good at then
The only thing that suits me right
I know that I choose right
When I don't want to lose sight
And I see all I've got is the woman that I am
All I really own is this world i'm living in
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Responsible Lyrics as written by Michael Beckmann Katharina Franck
Lyrics © Edition Intro Meisel, Royalty Network
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