“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.
came into this world as a reject
eyes in your sea, size of the flames
dwelling on the past that's burning in my brain
everyone that burns has to learn from the pain
i think about the day the girl ran away
the day the fellas came to play
now she's stuck
with a friend she fucked
like a sucker with a lump in my throat
like a chump, like a chump, like a chump, hey like a chump....
should i be feeling bad?
should i be feeling good?
its kinda sad i'm the laughing stock of my neighbourhood
you think i'd be moving on
but i'm a sucker like i said
fucked up in the head
maybe she made a mistake
and i should just give her a break
either way my heart'll ache
so what the hell do you want me to say
i won't lie, that i can't deny
i did it all, so you can take that
and stick it up your yeah?
and why did i wait so long
why did it take so long to figure it out, that i didn't
so long to figure it out, that i didn't
i'm the only one under the sun, didn't get it
i can't believe that i'd be deceived
ohh like a chump, like a chump, like a chump, hey like a chump...
and i did it all
so you can take that
and stick your up your yeah?
oooooooooooh
eyes in your sea, size of the flames
dwelling on the past that's burning in my brain
everyone that burns has to learn from the pain
i think about the day the girl ran away
the day the fellas came to play
now she's stuck
with a friend she fucked
like a sucker with a lump in my throat
like a chump, like a chump, like a chump, hey like a chump....
should i be feeling bad?
should i be feeling good?
its kinda sad i'm the laughing stock of my neighbourhood
you think i'd be moving on
but i'm a sucker like i said
fucked up in the head
maybe she made a mistake
and i should just give her a break
either way my heart'll ache
so what the hell do you want me to say
i won't lie, that i can't deny
i did it all, so you can take that
and stick it up your yeah?
and why did i wait so long
why did it take so long to figure it out, that i didn't
so long to figure it out, that i didn't
i'm the only one under the sun, didn't get it
i can't believe that i'd be deceived
ohh like a chump, like a chump, like a chump, hey like a chump...
and i did it all
so you can take that
and stick your up your yeah?
oooooooooooh
Lyrics submitted by laughingwithamouthofblood
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