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.
He puts the needle on the vein
And invites the music in
Between neck and forearm
The melody settles quietly into the bone
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
He has closed his eyes
In his blood rages a battle
An army marches through his gut
The intestines slowly warm up
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
He takes the needle from the vein
The melody goes out of the skin
Fiddles burn with shrieks
Harps cut into the flesh
He opened his eyes
But he did not wake up
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
And invites the music in
Between neck and forearm
The melody settles quietly into the bone
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
He has closed his eyes
In his blood rages a battle
An army marches through his gut
The intestines slowly warm up
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
(Go! Go! Go!) Bop bop shu bop (Go! Go! Go!)
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
He takes the needle from the vein
The melody goes out of the skin
Fiddles burn with shrieks
Harps cut into the flesh
He opened his eyes
But he did not wake up
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
Nothing is for you
Nothing was for you
Nothing stays for you
For always
Lyrics submitted by gasmask, edited by sign121100
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i think this song is really good i like the beginning how it takes a while to actually get going, i think it is to do with music being like a drug, 'die Melodie fährt leise ins Gebein (the melody travels softly in the bones). sometimes when u are down music can have the effect of drugs the whole feel good factor and all associated with music and also drugs.