Ed Sheeran’s 25th birthday is just around the corner and we’ve decided to start the celebration! The world knows him as a lyrically genius man, and we totally agree. We’ve gathered up 25 of his best all-time lyrics and we hope you love them just as much as we do!
25. “Should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it’s enough for me
‘Cause all that you are is all that I’ll ever need.”-Tenerife Sea (Album: X)
24. “And I don’t get waves of missing you anymore… They’re more like tsunami tides in my eyes; never getting dry so I get high, smoke away the days never sleep with the light on.”
-U.N.I (Album: +)
23. “My heart’s against your chest, your lips pressed to my neck. I’m falling for your eyes, but they don’t know me yet
And with this feeling I’ll forget, I’m in love now.”-Kiss Me (Album: +)
22. “Now I don’t ever wanna be perfect
Cause I’m a singer that you never wanna see shirtless
And I accept the fact that someone’s got to win worst dressed.”-Take It Back (Album: X)
21. “Give a little time to me or burn this out,
We’ll play hide and seek to turn this around,
All I want is the taste that your lips allow,
My, my, my, my, oh give me love.”-Give Me Love (Album: +)
20. “Do you ever wonder if the stars shine out for you?
Float down
Like autumn leaves
And hush now
Close your eyes before the sleep
And you’re miles away
And yesterday you were here with me.”-Autumn Leaves (Album: +)
19. “We could fly to Berlin, Tokyo or Jamaica
We can go where you want
Say the word and I’ll take ya
But I’d rather stay on the sofa
On the sofa, with you.”-Sofa (Album: 5)
18. “‘Cause maybe I don’t wanna lose a lover and friend in one night, if that’s alright.
I shouldn’t have fu—- with your mind, and your life too many times.
Or maybe I don’t wanna be lonely
Darling, you are my only love
Behind my truth lies everything you want”-Everything You Are (Album: Don’t – EP)
17. “It’s alright to cry
Even my dad does sometimes
So don’t wipe your eyes
Tears remind you you’re alive.”-Even My Dad Does Sometimes (Album: X)
16. “Maybe you should learn to love her
Like, like the way
You wanna be loved.”-Gold Rush (Album: +)
15. “Call yourself a singer-writer – you’re just bluffing. Your name’s on the credits and you didn’t write nothing.”
-You Need Me, I Don’t Need You (Album: +)
14. “Patience, my enemy
And loving’s my friend
It’s harder to leave
With my heart on my sleeve
Than to stay and just pretend
Oh, she knows me so well
Oh, she knows me like I know myself.”-She (Album: 5)
13. “Take words out of my mouth just from breathing, replace with phrases like ‘when you leaving me?'”
-Drunk (Album: +)
12. “But when I broke the industry, that’s when I broke your heart … Success is nothing if you have no one left to share it with.”
-The Man (Album: X)
11. “Friends just sleep in another bed,
And friends don’t treat me like you do.
Well I know that there’s a limit to everything,
But my friends won’t love me like you.
No, my friends won’t love me like you…”-Friends (Album: Don’t – EP)
10. “‘Cause when I’m missing youI’ll stop eating food
And I’ll squeeze into a dress
So I can be like you
And then I’ll see your bitterness
And why you’re leaving too
Maybe, I’ll put you to a test
And say that I love you
I think that I love you.”
-Be Like You (Album: 5)
9. “She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
Trust and respect is what we do this for.”
-Don’t (Album: X)
8. “Your body is my ballpoint pen
And your mind is my new best friend,
Your eyes are the mirror to take me to the edge again.”
-Grade 8 (Album: +)
7. “Loving can healLoving can mend your soul
And it’s the only thing that I know.”
-Photograph (Album: X)
6. “But if I kissed you, will your mouth read this truth? Darling, how I miss you
Strawberries taste how lips do
And it’s not complete yet
Mustn’t get our feet wet
‘Cause that leads to regret
Diving in too soon
And I’ll owe it all to you
My little bird”
-Little Bird (Album: +)
5. “When we never even tried
We never even talked
We never even thought in the long run
Whenever it was painful
Whenever I was away
I’d miss you
I miss you.”
-Sunburn (Album: +)
4. “Take my hand and my heart and soul I will only have these eyes for you.”
-One (Album: X)
3. “Lord, forgive me for the things I’ve done
I was never meant to hurt no one
I saw scars upon a broken-hearted lover.”
-Bloodstream (Album: X)
2. “There’s a firefly loose tonight
Better catch it before it burns this place down
And I lie if I don’t feel so right
But the world looks better through your eyes.”
-Firefly (Album: 5)
1. I’m out of touch, I’m out of love
I’ll pick you up when you’re getting down
And out of all these things I’ve done, I think I love you better now.
-Lego House (Album: +)