Tunes & Tales: X

This month, I'm spotlighting Ed Sheeran's sophomore album X. While Ed's vocal stylings are not for everyone, I really enjoy them. His songs are always deeply heartfelt and honest. Though I generally prefer his slower tracks, I'm admittedly in awe of his vocal agility. Plus, after seeing him live, there is no doubt in my mind regarding his talent! 

One // The Bronze Horseman

"Take my hand and my heart and soul,

I will only have these eyes for you.

And you know, everything changes

But we'll be strangers if we see this through.

You could stay within these walls and bleed

or just stay with me"

I’m a Mess // Where She Went

"Oh, I'm a mess right now

Inside out

Searching for a sweet surrender

But this is not the end"

Sing // Better than Perfect

"I need you darling

Come on, set the tone

If you feel you're falling,

won't you let me know?"

Don’t // 99 Days

"Don't fuck with my love

That heart is so cold

All over my home

I don't wanna know that babe"

Nina // If I Stay

"I met you when I was a teen

But then you were one as well

And I could play a guitar

Just like ringing a bell."

Photograph // Heir of Fire

"Loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes

But it's the only thing that I know

When it gets hard, you know it can get hard sometimes

It is the only thing that makes us feel alive."

Bloodstream // I’ll Meet You There

"I've been looking for a lover

Thought I'd find her in a bottle

God, make me another one

I'll be feeling this tomorrow

Lord, forgive me for the things I've done

I was never meant to hurt no one"

Tenerife Sea // Not in the Script

"We are surrounded by all of these lies

And people who talk too much

You got the kind of look in your eyes

As if no one knows anything but us"

Runaway // Make It Right

"But I love him from the skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows"

The Man // The Homecoming

"Either way I guess I'm not prepared, but I'll say this

These things happen for a reason and you can't change shit

Take my apology, I'm sorry for the honesty

But I had to get this off my chest."

Thinking Out Loud // My Life Next Door 

"And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe just the touch of a hand

Well, me - I fall in love with you every single day"

Afire Love // The Notebook

"Darling, hold me in your arms the way you did last night

And we'll lie inside for a little while here, oh

I could look into your eyes until the sun comes up

And we're wrapped in light, in life, in love

Put your open lips on mine and slowly let them shut

For they're designed to be together, oh

With your body next to mine, our hearts will beat as one

And we're set alight, we're afire love."

Take It Back // Another Little Piece of My Heart

"Cause every day some lyrics

and a melody can be written."

Shirtsleeves // Allegiance

"I can taste salt water

And if I blink again

You'll be sinking in

So we'll learn to swim in the oceans you made

I'll hold ya and you'll think of him

And pretty soon you'll be floating away"

Even My Dad Does Sometimes // Devil in Winter

"It's alright to shake

Even my hand does sometimes

So inside the rage

Against the dying of the light

It's alright to say that death's the only thing you haven't tried

But just for today hold on"

I See Fire // Catching Fire (+ The Hobbit, obviously)

"If this is to end in fire

Then we should all burn together

Watch the flames climb higher into the night."