There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Last night red lights & sirens sound, Nine miles on a back street, sneakin'
out of town, out of touch, goin' underground, Look into the mirror; can see
'em bearin' down, Long road windin', headlights in the dark, Dont know where
we're goin', but it cant be too far, Ten g's, three for you, the rest I'll
keep, No clues, no avenues, its a perfect scheme, look-out outskirts, hang a
left at the hangin tree, Cause they say they're gonna get ya, But they wont
mess with me! Long road burnin', you know you cant look back, cause every where
your turnin', you cant escape the fact... Yeah, they're gettin' closer now,
Step on it man you know they're gainin' ground, Not afraid to die, untill right
now, I can almost feel em' breathin', fear for me.. Oh, last night, murder one
was in the air, huh; Johnny didnt mean to do it, but he was real scared,
Outlaws, runnin' hidin', who knows where, Next time your on the outskirts,
huh, well, I'll be waitin' there. Long road a windin' headlights in the dark,
Long road returnin
' like a knife, in your heart. I'm on the outskirts now, fear for me, well,
I'm on the outskirts, fear for me.
out of town, out of touch, goin' underground, Look into the mirror; can see
'em bearin' down, Long road windin', headlights in the dark, Dont know where
we're goin', but it cant be too far, Ten g's, three for you, the rest I'll
keep, No clues, no avenues, its a perfect scheme, look-out outskirts, hang a
left at the hangin tree, Cause they say they're gonna get ya, But they wont
mess with me! Long road burnin', you know you cant look back, cause every where
your turnin', you cant escape the fact... Yeah, they're gettin' closer now,
Step on it man you know they're gainin' ground, Not afraid to die, untill right
now, I can almost feel em' breathin', fear for me.. Oh, last night, murder one
was in the air, huh; Johnny didnt mean to do it, but he was real scared,
Outlaws, runnin' hidin', who knows where, Next time your on the outskirts,
huh, well, I'll be waitin' there. Long road a windin' headlights in the dark,
Long road returnin
' like a knife, in your heart. I'm on the outskirts now, fear for me, well,
I'm on the outskirts, fear for me.
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
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Keane
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"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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