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.
Half-dead on the sofa
Curling up in cotton
Looking for some soft soap on a TV
Little mary jane
Wash away my brain
Make us feel like hippies from the 60s
Lying here complaining
That nothing's ever changing
Can't get off my butt to save my life
But there's nothing we can do
With Jesus on their side
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Half-alive on the sofa
Like a hungry little gopher
Swallowing all the things I know ain't true
Up there on the screen
TV's little Jesus
I'd like to pull my eyes out with a tweezers
We can't get up and riot
Cos we're all so damn tired
Think I'll lie back down and read the bible
With Jesus on their arms
Bring back Vietnam
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Curling up in cotton
Looking for some soft soap on a TV
Little mary jane
Wash away my brain
Make us feel like hippies from the 60s
Lying here complaining
That nothing's ever changing
Can't get off my butt to save my life
But there's nothing we can do
With Jesus on their side
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Half-alive on the sofa
Like a hungry little gopher
Swallowing all the things I know ain't true
Up there on the screen
TV's little Jesus
I'd like to pull my eyes out with a tweezers
We can't get up and riot
Cos we're all so damn tired
Think I'll lie back down and read the bible
With Jesus on their arms
Bring back Vietnam
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Lyrics submitted by Phonophobe
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I love these lines:
You're my air on the moon I'm the lighter, you're the spoon If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
can't live without her, a dangerous addiction, with a hint of uncertainty. Just how I feel about my girl...