Tomlinson is right. It isn't about a bad breakup like people have been saying. If you look at the lyrics carefully, you can see the meaning behind them.
"Shut the door
Turn the light off"
The first two lines have a kind of finality about them. Almost as if they're saying 'shut the door and turn the light off for the last time'. It's basically the end.
"I wanna lay beside you"
If she's going to be lying buried in a cemetery, he wants to be right there next to her.
"I cannot hide this
Even though I try"
He can't hide his sadness, obviously.
"Heart beats harder
Time escapes me
Trembling hands touch skin
It makes this harder
And the tears stream down my face"
He's clearly scared to do what he's about to do. The tears could be tears of sadness over his girlfriend or tears of fear of dying.
"Don't wanna be without you
My judgement's clouded
Like tonight's sky"
He's kind of driven crazy by the thought of his girlfriend being gone that he isn't thinking clearly and is not in any state to make decisions.
"Flashing lights in my mind
Going back to the time
Playing games in the street
Kicking balls with my feet"
You know how they say your life supposedly flashes before your eyes?
"There's a numb in my toes
Standing close to the edge
There's a pile of my close
At the end of your bed
As I feel myself fall
Make a joke of it all"
He's about to jump, and one last thought of her and all that is left of her, literally pushes him over the edge.
"You know I'll be
Your life, your voice
Your reason to be
My love, my heart
Is breathing for this
Moment in time
I'll find the words to say
Before you leave me today"
He will be her everything, because she was obviously his everything. He can't wait for the moment he can tell her everything he wanted to say, to see her again. If he knew she was going to die, he would have said something different to her before she left.
That's just how I interpreted it after re-listening to it from what Ed Sheeran said. I think it's quite sad- it makes me cry :(
Tomlinson is right. It isn't about a bad breakup like people have been saying. If you look at the lyrics carefully, you can see the meaning behind them.
"Shut the door Turn the light off" The first two lines have a kind of finality about them. Almost as if they're saying 'shut the door and turn the light off for the last time'. It's basically the end.
"I wanna lay beside you" If she's going to be lying buried in a cemetery, he wants to be right there next to her.
"I cannot hide this Even though I try"
He can't hide his sadness, obviously.
"Heart beats harder Time escapes me Trembling hands touch skin It makes this harder And the tears stream down my face"
He's clearly scared to do what he's about to do. The tears could be tears of sadness over his girlfriend or tears of fear of dying.
"Don't wanna be without you My judgement's clouded Like tonight's sky"
He's kind of driven crazy by the thought of his girlfriend being gone that he isn't thinking clearly and is not in any state to make decisions.
"Flashing lights in my mind Going back to the time Playing games in the street Kicking balls with my feet"
You know how they say your life supposedly flashes before your eyes?
"There's a numb in my toes Standing close to the edge There's a pile of my close At the end of your bed As I feel myself fall Make a joke of it all"
He's about to jump, and one last thought of her and all that is left of her, literally pushes him over the edge.
"You know I'll be Your life, your voice Your reason to be My love, my heart Is breathing for this Moment in time I'll find the words to say Before you leave me today"
He will be her everything, because she was obviously his everything. He can't wait for the moment he can tell her everything he wanted to say, to see her again. If he knew she was going to die, he would have said something different to her before she left.
That's just how I interpreted it after re-listening to it from what Ed Sheeran said. I think it's quite sad- it makes me cry :(