“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.
"We're rollin..."
One more day to complete my service
One more high to decay my nervous
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
One more day to complete my service
One more time here to find my servant
One more day to find a way
It's over
She seems to read minds
And I know a later time
We could make it with you
We're the same
Old age (x4)
One more day to complain, my servant
One more doubt here to find a servant
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
Wondering how I'm here date my cover
One more doubt here to save my nerves
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
She seems to read minds
And I know a later time
We can make it with you
Leave the soul
Old age
Just you need and read you free
Hmmmo
And knew
You read
You flew
Ooo
Hmmmmm
One more day to complete my service
One more hour here to find my nerves
Someday I'm gonna find a way
It's over
One more doubt here to claim my supper
I can have anything you wanted
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
He seemed to read minds
And I know we're out of time
Breathe away here with you
Dream the same on the dew
Breathe the same on her
Breathe to moan on a man
Breathe and shame on you
He's late
Old age
"...or we could fade out"
One more day to complete my service
One more high to decay my nervous
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
One more day to complete my service
One more time here to find my servant
One more day to find a way
It's over
She seems to read minds
And I know a later time
We could make it with you
We're the same
Old age (x4)
One more day to complain, my servant
One more doubt here to find a servant
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
Wondering how I'm here date my cover
One more doubt here to save my nerves
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
She seems to read minds
And I know a later time
We can make it with you
Leave the soul
Old age
Just you need and read you free
Hmmmo
And knew
You read
You flew
Ooo
Hmmmmm
One more day to complete my service
One more hour here to find my nerves
Someday I'm gonna find a way
It's over
One more doubt here to claim my supper
I can have anything you wanted
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way
It's over
He seemed to read minds
And I know we're out of time
Breathe away here with you
Dream the same on the dew
Breathe the same on her
Breathe to moan on a man
Breathe and shame on you
He's late
Old age
"...or we could fade out"
Lyrics submitted by imilktjesussnipples, edited by Rykim
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What the hell theres more than one line for this song
NO SHIT UNCLE FE FE. I'M FIXING THAT RIGHT NOW!!!
Then FIX IT!!
What the fuck do you think I'm doing?
OK! SENCE THIS WEBSIGHT IS BEING EXTREMLY GAY, I'M GOING TO JUST PUT THE WHOLE SONG DOWN HERE!
OH my GOD that LOOKS LIKE SHIT!
Uncle fe fe... you are shit.