“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Everybody's been in my face
Tellin' me I gotta make a change
All I ever hear day and night is"You better hurry up and get a life"
I need some direction-'cause the clock is tickin' away
Then a friend of a friend of mine
Says I've really been on his mind
And wants to go out and check out what the feelin's about
Says we have a deep connection-well it sure is news to me
And all I can say is
Intuition tells me how to live my day
Intuition tells me when to walk away
Could have turned left
Could have turned right
But I ended up here
Bang in the middle of real life
Then another one always says-she'd do anything to get ahead
She doesn't care if she has to scratch and claw to get in the door
She wants her 15 minutes of fame and 20 would be nice
But I guess it's her life
'Cause intuition tells me that I'm doin' fine
Intuition tells me when to draw the line
Could have turned left
Could have turned right
But I ended up here
Bang in the middle of real life
should have turned left
But I turned right
And I ended up here
And I fell alright
You make it hard for me
Can't find the real you
You really think that I can't see
What it is that you're trying to do
(CHORUS)
Tellin' me I gotta make a change
All I ever hear day and night is"You better hurry up and get a life"
I need some direction-'cause the clock is tickin' away
Then a friend of a friend of mine
Says I've really been on his mind
And wants to go out and check out what the feelin's about
Says we have a deep connection-well it sure is news to me
And all I can say is
Intuition tells me how to live my day
Intuition tells me when to walk away
Could have turned left
Could have turned right
But I ended up here
Bang in the middle of real life
Then another one always says-she'd do anything to get ahead
She doesn't care if she has to scratch and claw to get in the door
She wants her 15 minutes of fame and 20 would be nice
But I guess it's her life
'Cause intuition tells me that I'm doin' fine
Intuition tells me when to draw the line
Could have turned left
Could have turned right
But I ended up here
Bang in the middle of real life
should have turned left
But I turned right
And I ended up here
And I fell alright
You make it hard for me
Can't find the real you
You really think that I can't see
What it is that you're trying to do
(CHORUS)
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great song
i love this song! i have to say, it reminds me so much of myself
"Could have turned left Could have turned right But I ended up here Bang in the middle of real life"
tell me that is not the perfect interpretation on life's choices? genius nat, genius!
Some of the lyrics of this song feel like they're about me too. Basically, she's doing fine, she's happy with her life. She made the right choices and may second guess herself sometimes, but basically follows her instincts. They've never steered her wrong.