“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Our ancestors saw this holy man
Golden cross around his neck
He was promising eternal life
9th century christian missionary:
"I promise to take your sins away
And if you don't believe what I say
My knights will enforce it
anyway they can"
Let's march forward pagan sons
Let's go forward now
And proclaim this land
The land of the free
Let's march forward for revenge
Kill with pride
And kill with hate
Pagan sons, that is your fate
Kill, kill, kill,
Kill, kill
Kill with pride
Our ancestors saw this holy man
Holy bible in his hand
He was sentencing a girl to death
17th century priest:
"She has to burn for the sake of God
and if you don't believe what I say
My knights will enforce it
anyway they can"
Let's march forward pagan sons
Let's go forward now
And proclaim this land
The land of the free
Let's march forward to pay back
Kill with pride
And kill with hate
Pagan sons, that is your fate
Kill, kill, kill,
Kill, kill
Kill with hate
Kill with hate - For revenge
Kill with pride and kill with hate
Pagan son, it is your fate
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill...
Golden cross around his neck
He was promising eternal life
9th century christian missionary:
"I promise to take your sins away
And if you don't believe what I say
My knights will enforce it
anyway they can"
Let's march forward pagan sons
Let's go forward now
And proclaim this land
The land of the free
Let's march forward for revenge
Kill with pride
And kill with hate
Pagan sons, that is your fate
Kill, kill, kill,
Kill, kill
Kill with pride
Our ancestors saw this holy man
Holy bible in his hand
He was sentencing a girl to death
17th century priest:
"She has to burn for the sake of God
and if you don't believe what I say
My knights will enforce it
anyway they can"
Let's march forward pagan sons
Let's go forward now
And proclaim this land
The land of the free
Let's march forward to pay back
Kill with pride
And kill with hate
Pagan sons, that is your fate
Kill, kill, kill,
Kill, kill
Kill with hate
Kill with hate - For revenge
Kill with pride and kill with hate
Pagan son, it is your fate
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill...
Lyrics submitted by iNclet
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Per the FAQ on Keane's website, Keane's drummer Richard Hughes, stated the following:
"We've been asked whether "Somewhere Only We Know" is about a specific place, and Tim has been saying that, for him, or us as individuals, it might be about a geographical space, or a feeling; it can mean something individual to each person, and they can interpret it to a memory of theirs... It's perhaps more of a theme rather than a specific message... Feelings that may be universal, without necessarily being totally specific to us, or a place, or a time..."
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