Sheeran began recording in 2005, which lead to the release of his first EP, The Orange Room EP. Sheeran also released two albums, a self titled one in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007 gaining little attention. After Sheeran moved to London and had done extensive gigging, performing songs from his EP and albums, as well as ones which he had recently written, he decided to release another EP, You Need Me in late 2009. However, it wasn't until February 2010 that Sheeran began to get noticed after he posted a video through SB.tv displaying his diverse style. This video led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more and more people over the internet through [app] YouTube and his fan-base grew incredibly, with him also getting credit from The Independent newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and even Elton John. Sheeran released three EP's in 2010, Loose Change, which features one of his most known songs, "The A Team", Songs I Wrote With Amy, and Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford, a live EP recorded in October. During the year, Sheeran also went to the US, where he was discovered by international superstar Jamie Foxx, who asked Sheeran to perform on his radio show, which gained him some fans in the US. By the end of the year, Sheeran was seen to be one of the best unsigned artists in the country.
On 9 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, No.5 Collaborations Project featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin and Ghetts. With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 2 in the iTunes chart, without any promotion or label. He was listed as a 'special guest' on Devlin's 2011 'Bud, Sweat and Beers' mini tour alongside Griminal and Tinchy Stryder. Songfacts reports that after signing for Atlantic Records in January 2011 "The A Team" was released as the first single from his debut album on June 12, 2011.
Sheeran's debut album + containing the singles The A Team and Lego House is certified 6x Platinum in the UK. The album has also won Sheeran two Brit Awards for British Breakthrough Act and Best British Male Solo Artist. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sheeran gained a nomination for Best New Artist.
He received further fame for contributing the track entitled "I See Fire" to Howard Shore's soundtrack to the movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" in 2013.
x the second studio album by Sheeran was released in 2015. The album went straight to number one in both the UK and the US. x has had five singles thus far Sing, Don't, Thinking Out Loud, Bloodstream and Photograph.
Sheeran recently was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate by the University Campus Suffolk (UCS). The ceremony is later this year.
Discography:.
Albums:
2011 - +
2014 - x
2017 - ÷
2021 - =
2023- -
EPs:
2005 - The Orange Room
2006 - Ed Sheeran
2007 - Want Some?
2009 - You Need Me
2010 - Loose Change
2010 - Songs I Wrote With Amy
2010 - Live At The Bedford
2011 - No 5 Collaborations Project
2011 - One Take
2011 - iTunes Festival: London 2011
2011 - Thank You
2012 - The Slumdon Bridge
2012 - iTunes Festival: London 2012
Singles:
2011 - The A Team
2011 - You Need Me, I Don't Need You
2011 - Lego House
2012 - Drunk
2012 - Small Bump
2012 - Give Me Love
2013 - I See Fire
2014 - Sing
2014 - Don't
2014 - Thinking Out Loud
2015 - Bloodstream
2015 - Photograph
2017 - Shape of you
2017 - Castle on the Hill
2017 - Galway Girl
I See Fire
Ed Sheeran Lyrics
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Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's sons
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
And if we should die tonight
We should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out, Father, oh, prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
Oh, should my people fall, then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls, we got too close to the flame
Calling out, Father, oh, hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
And if the night is burning, I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns, then my brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down, it crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground, I hear my people screaming out
And I see fire inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
I see fire, oh, you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire, ooh-ooh-ooh (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountainside
In "I See Fire," Ed Sheeran sings about a troubled world, where destruction and chaos reign, and there seem to be no signs of hope. He speaks to a misty-eyed mountain to watch over the souls of Durin's sons, presumably dwarves that Sheeran's character feels responsible for. The song speaks about the dangers and uncertainties that come with encroaching disasters, metaphorically represented as fire, as Sheeran urges the listeners to come together in the face of the world's imminent end.
The song begins with a somber opening verse that raises tension, as Sheeran shows concern for his brothers' souls. He begs the misty-eyed mountain to keep watch over them in case the sky is filled with smoke and fire. The chorus of the song reveals Sheeran's fatalistic approach to the situation. He says that if it ends in fire, they should all burn together, and they should prepare to die as one. In the second verse, Sheeran sings about the fire that he sees inside the mountain, and how it is burning the trees, hollowing souls, and leaving blood in the breeze. The song then ends with a somber outro, where Sheeran comes to terms with his fate and expresses one last hope that he will be remembered.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, misty eye of the mountain below
I am looking at the mountain with a misty eye
Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls
Please take care of my brothers' souls
And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
If the sky is filled with fire and smoke
Keep watching over Durin's sons
Please keep an eye on Durin's sons
If this is to end in fire
If everything ends in flames
Then we should all burn together
Then we will burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Observe the flames rising high at night
Calling out, Father, oh, stand by and we will
Calling Father and asking him to help us
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside
And if we should die tonight
If we die tonight
We should all die together
We will die as one
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Let's have a last drink of wine
Calling out, Father, oh, prepare as we will
Calling Father and asking him to be ready
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside
Desolation comes upon the sky
The sky is becoming desolate
Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin
And I hope that you'll remember me
I hope that you won't forget me
Oh, should my people fall, then surely I'll do the same
If my people fall, I will also fall with them
Confined in mountain halls, we got too close to the flame
We were too close to the flame in the mountain halls
Calling out, Father, oh, hold fast and we will
Calling Father and asking him to hang on tight with us
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountainside high
Observe the red flames that are destroying the mountainside
Now, I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees
And I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin
And I hope that you'll remember me
I hope that you won't forget me
And if the night is burning, I will cover my eyes
If the night is on fire, I will close my eyes
For if the dark returns, then my brothers will die
If the darkness returns, my brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down, it crashed into this lonely town
The sky is falling and it has hit a lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground, I hear my people screaming out
With a shadow cast upon the ground, I hear my people screaming
And I see fire inside the mountain
I can see the fire burning inside the mountain
I see fire burning the trees
I can see the fire burning the trees
I see fire hollowing souls
I can see the fire taking people's souls
I see fire, blood in the breeze
The fire has spread and we can feel it on our skin
I see fire, oh, you know I saw a city burning (fire)
I saw a city burning in flames
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
I can feel the fire's heat on my skin
And I see fire, ooh-ooh-ooh (fire)
I can see the fire burning strongly
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountainside
I can see the red flames burning on the mountainside
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ed Sheeran
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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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 son
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out for the rope, sent by and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side hey
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out for the rope
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns then
My brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire (burn on and on and mountains side)
Mr. Jonathan Joves
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 son
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out for the rope, sent by and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side hey
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out for the rope
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn on and on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
And I hope that you'll remember me
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns then
My brothers will die
And as the sky's falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Now I see fire, inside the mountain
I see fire, burning the trees
And I see fire, hollowing souls
And I see fire, blood in the breeze
I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning (fire)
And I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire (burn on and on and mountains side)
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Siwar Bou3bena
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
If this is to end in fire
Then we should all burn together
Watch the flames climb high into the night
Calling out father oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out father oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
And I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
Oh, should my people fall
Then surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We got too close to the flame
Calling out father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on
The mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky
Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
And I hope that you remember me
And if the night is burning
I will cover my eyes
For if the dark returns
Then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow upon the ground
I hear my people screaming out
Now I see fire
Inside the mountains
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze
I see fire (oh you know I saw a city burning out) (fire)
And I see fire (feel the heat upon my skin, yeah) (fire)
And I see fire (fire)
And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side
Ghutif
I aint no Ed Sheeran fan, but this guy is talented af
Puuha mato
@Dave Yes, maybe he couldn't sing well but he still had the VOICE for it...
Dave
@Puuha mato Look up "Ed Sheeran singing bad" and watch it. He had a bad voice too.
Heck, I had a bad voice.
Puuha mato
@Dave You can't get as good as Ed by "hard work", if you have a crappy voice. No matter how much "hard work" you put into it..
Dave
@Puuha mato Lmao, no need to be sad man.
Maybe you will find something you want to be really good at and work hard for it too.
Pablo Bauch
Is it me or this might be a good song when the world ends
John Pullins
That comment is aging appropriately
Neelesh Pandey
No it is only u not us.
sandi sandii
Oh do you imagine ppl sitting around listening to music when the world is ending ! Lol This song was for the movie The Hobbit DOS, its about the dragon and the dwarfs reclaiming their homeland..
Speed Racer
Not if we drown