OK, you can't tell me you haven't heard at least one Ed Sheeran song and just swooned? I mean, the guy is a lyrical genius! Even if you don't like the adorable, shaggy English redhead, you will have to admit by the end of this article that he is a pretty clever, deep and all around sweet artist. Here are 10 of my favorite, and yes it was hard to choose just 10, songs by Ed Sheeran that almost had me in tears over their awesome lyrics.
1. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
First off, this is a diss track at it's finest. When he spits the lyrics, "Call yourself a singer-writer / You’re just bluffing / Your name’s on the credits and you didn’t write nothing," I literally yelled "Oh!" If you haven't heard this one, listen to the Live Room version on YouTube where he completely goes in.
2. "Give Me Love"
If your heart is not yearning by the end of this one, then you are cold. The lyrics, "And that I'll fight my corner / Maybe tonight I'll call ya / After my blood turns into alcohol / I just wanna hold ya," had me hugging my pillow so tight as my heart bled out.
3. "Kiss Me"
If you don't have a thing for shaggy redheads with killer guitar skills and silky voices, you will after this one. "And your heart's against my chest / Your lips pressed to my neck / I'm falling for your eyes / But they don't know me yet," are words I need every guy I date to say to me from now on.
4. "Bloodstream"
If you don't have a drinking problem after listening to this one, you will feel like you need to go to rehab. "This is how it ends / I feel the chemicals burn in my bloodstream / So tell me when it kicks in," will have you praying on your knees, begging the Lord to forgive you once again. All jokes aside, it's a chill hit with an addicting beat you'll want to listen to on repeat.
5. "Afire Love"
You know how everyone says they can't stand when their whole family is together? Well, this song will have you calling up your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles just to say how much you love them and how you never said it enough. "Things were all good yesterday / And then the devil took your memory / And if you fell to your death today / I hope that heaven is your resting place." I mean, aren't those just the most gut-twisting words you've ever heard?
6. "Small Bump"
Because of his great storytelling skills, Ed sings this song in such an amazing way with such importance and sadness. This song will have you sitting up in bed, balling your eyes out. "Cause you were just a small bump unborn for four months then torn from life / Maybe you were needed up there but we're still unaware as why." You don't need an explanation to know what those lyrics mean.
7. "Tenerife Sea"
OK, let's get out of the sad songs area and more into his fun, sweet hits. "Tenerife Sea" is so sweet, every girl will literally want every guy to speak these lyrics to her every day. "You look so wonderful in your dress / I love your hair like that / The way it falls on the side of your neck / Down your shoulders and back." Can there be a class taught on how to sweet talk a girl with Ed Sheeran lyrics?
8. "Thinking Out Loud"
Another great love hit that will make you want to grow old with Ed till you die. "And, darling I will be loving you 'til we're 70 / And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23."
9. "I See Fire"
OK, before you even saw "The Hobbit," you had to have heard this song and thought, "What a great song for this movie." Why doesn't Ed write more songs for movies? "Oh, misty eye of the mountain below / Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls / And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke keep watching over Durin's sons." OK, that first opening line gave you chills and you know it.
10. "Photograph"
If you haven't seen the adorable music video for this, you need to go watch it now! You will probably be in tears by the end, and not because the song is sad, but because of the cute video that accompanies the song. "We keep this love in a photograph / We made these memories for ourselves / where our eyes are never closing," are just so touching it makes you want to go through teenage love all over again.































