As soon as "+" was finished, work started on his second studio album. Around the time his first album was released in 2011, the first songs for the second album were written, one being the album opener, and another which eventually became a bonus track. Sheeran performed three sell out nights at Madison Square Garden, finishing his two and a half year tour to focus on recording his new album.
Sheeran wrote with Johnny McDaid from Snow Patrol in hotel rooms while supporting them on the North American leg of the band's Fallen Empires Tour in 2012. In a behind the scenes tour video, it was revealed that he was in the studio with producers Rick Rubin and Pharrell Williams, who were later confirmed in interviews to be contributing towards the album. The album was due for release on 17 February 2014, but Sheeran got "the opportunity to work with Rick Rubin for two months, which wasn't going to say no to", which led to a delay. Having written "hundreds" of songs, Sheeran entered the studio with Rubin and they cut that down to the 15 new songs that feature on the album, excluding "I See Fire", which was recorded separately and saw release on the soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Sheeran stated that he "started off making another acoustic record, and it turned into a neo-soul-funk record", due to the influence of working with producers like Rubin and Benny Blanco that "pulled out of comfort zone". Getting into the studio with Rubin to "rerecord all the songs" after two years of writing them made the songs sound "raw and interesting", at a time when Sheeran was getting tired of them,] giving him a chance to "actually set up the album instead of just putting it out".
One
Ed Sheeran Lyrics
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Who asks for your hand
'Cause you're waiting for me
And I know, you're gonna be away a while
But I've got no plans at all to leave
And would you take away my hopes and dreams?
And just stay with me, ooh
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
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, oh Lord now
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
Stumbling half drunk, getting myself lost
I am so gone, so tell me the way home
I listen to sad songs, singing about love
And where it goes wrong
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
In Ed Sheeran's song One, the singer tells the story of a relationship that is faced with external forces that threaten to tear the couple apart. The song speaks of the reassuring bond between two people in love, who are ready to fight for one another despite the challenges that they face. In the verses, Ed speaks about the potential for a third person entering into this relationship and taking the girl he loves away from him. He expresses his desire that she remains with him and chooses not to entertain other options. This fear of the possibility of losing her is what makes him seek reassurance of her love, prompting him to say, "just promise me you'll never leave again."
The chorus of the song speaks to the power of that bond between two people in love. Ed sings about how his senses "come to life" when he's with the girl he loves. Even when he's "stumbling home as drunk as I have ever been", he knows that she's the only one who can give him that feeling of being alive. He acknowledges that his friends have moved on and found other people, but promises to remain loyal to her. The song is a stirring declaration of love that captures the feeling of being so wholly devoted to somebody that everything else fades in comparison.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me that you turned down the man who asks for your hand
Did you reject the man who proposed to you?
'Cause you're waiting for me
Because you're waiting for me.
And I know, you're gonna be away a while
I know you're going to be gone for some time.
But I've got no plans at all to leave
But I have no intention of leaving.
And would you take away my hopes and dreams?
Would you crush my hopes and dreams?
And just stay with me, ooh
And just be with me, oh
All my senses come to life
All my senses are awakened
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
As I stumble home, completely intoxicated
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
I have never been this drunk, and I will never leave again.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
All my friends are gone to seek
Another place to let their hearts collide
Another place to let their emotions collide
Just promise me, you'll never leave again
Just promise you won't leave again.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one.
Take my hand and my
Take my hand and my
Heart and soul, I will
Heart and soul, I'll give you
Only have these eyes for you
I'll only have eyes for you.
And you know, everything changes but
And you know that everything changes
We'll be strangers if, we see this through
We'll be strangers if we see this through.
You could stay within these walls and bleed
You could stay here and suffer
Or just stay with me, oh Lord now
Or stay with me, oh Lord now
Stumbling half drunk, getting myself lost
Stumbling, half-drunk, losing my way
I am so gone, so tell me the way home
I'm so lost, so tell me how to get home.
I listen to sad songs, singing about love
I listen to sad love songs
And where it goes wrong
And where it all goes wrong
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
Just promise you'll always be my friend.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ed Sheeran
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