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.
I never thought that I could
Crash upon your sandy shores
And like the feeling of your warm security
It's not like me
Now I come with strange excitement
At your very touch I'm frightened
Don't I ask too much you tell me
'Long as I can keep on yelling
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Who cares if it's forever
There's no time when we're together
Who cares if we don't worry
We don't even have to hurry
This is our world awaiting
For the sweetest penetrating
Love that we have found
Why don't we splatter it around and around
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Why don't you stay
You make me laugh like it's forever
And cry like I have never
You heal my pain
Why can't we pray
Let's take the time to feel the weather
And love the world together
It's the only way
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Crash upon your sandy shores
And like the feeling of your warm security
It's not like me
Now I come with strange excitement
At your very touch I'm frightened
Don't I ask too much you tell me
'Long as I can keep on yelling
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Who cares if it's forever
There's no time when we're together
Who cares if we don't worry
We don't even have to hurry
This is our world awaiting
For the sweetest penetrating
Love that we have found
Why don't we splatter it around and around
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
Why don't you stay
You make me laugh like it's forever
And cry like I have never
You heal my pain
Why can't we pray
Let's take the time to feel the weather
And love the world together
It's the only way
Don't don't tell me no
I want you to take my hand
Never ever let it go
Even if I make you mad
Darlin' every bit of love give
You will get more back
If you believe it
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I think this song is about throwing yourself into a new relationship whole-heartedly, and not worrying about what might happen. I think it's about a lesbian relationship because at the end she sings "never let her go" and I think that adds another dimension to the song as it may be hard to stay together in the wake of discrimination and prejudice, and Sophie is urging her lover to stick with it and assuring her that she loves her. She shouldn't worry about what other people might think and should trust in what she's feeling.