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Jul 29, 2014
Jul 28, 2014
Jul 28, 2014
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Smoke alarm went off at night
I woke up wiped the sleep out of my eye
She left a note, I'll be back in five
Well I'm still waiting for that moment to arrive
I woke up wiped the sleep out of my eye
She left a note, I'll be back in five
Well I'm still waiting for that moment to arrive
Ed is telling us how he woke up in the night one day. Supposedly, a smoke alarm went off and woke him up from his sleeping. When he was looking for his girlfriend, she had been gone, but she left a note saying "I'll be back in five" (five meaning five minuets). "Well I'm still waiting for that moment to arrive" means that Ed's lover never came back.
Jul 28, 2014
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I never told her that I liked
The way she dances slightly out of time
And pretends she knows the words, to a song she's never heard
But I tell her all the time
The way she dances slightly out of time
And pretends she knows the words, to a song she's never heard
But I tell her all the time
Ed is recalling all the things he never told his lover he liked about her. He never told her he likes all the small wrong things she does, like dancing off-beat, or singing the lyrics to a song she doesn't know well.
Jul 28, 2014
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When I see my friends all they say is hold up
And remember the times
When we were in school, listening to grown ups
Didn't learn a thing, but then again you know what
You know how to sing
But you don't know anything other than that
And remember the times
When we were in school, listening to grown ups
Didn't learn a thing, but then again you know what
You know how to sing
But you don't know anything other than that
Ed is explaining to us that his friends are reminding him of the past. When all of them were in school together being taught, Ed didn't learn a single thing. They say that's okay though, because Ed knows how to sing and make a living out of it. However, he doesn't "know anything other than that"
Jul 28, 2014
Jul 28, 2014
Jul 28, 2014
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I was told to put my job in front of you,
But it won't hold me like you do
But it won't hold me like you do
Jul 20, 2014
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You're strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way
Ed is talking about a girl who he is obviously has feelings for. "You're strumming on my heart strings" means that she was flirting with him, or messing with his heart's feelings for her. "Like you were a Grade 8" doesn't mean like she was in eighth grade, which is commonly thought. When ed says "Like you were a Grade 8" he is explaining that she is a very talented musician. In the UK (where Ed is from), music exam grades are given using a scale of 1-8, 8 being the absolute best. Ed is saying that she "was a grade 8", therefore, she was a terrific musician.
Jul 20, 2014
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This drink is a liver killer
"This drink is a liver killer" is Ed's description of the very strong alcohol he is drinking. He is saying that the drink is so heavily concentrated, it is (in an exaggerated sense) killing is liver, because it is known that alcohol and other strong drinks damage your liver significantly.
Jul 20, 2014
Jul 20, 2014