Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran MBE (born 17 February 1991) is a singer son… Read Full Bio ↴Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran MBE (born 17 February 1991) is a singer songwriter currently signed under Atlantic (WMG). Ed Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk. In his time in Suffolk, he was known to have flourished as a hidden talent when it came to music. He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham. By the time Sheeran had left school, he was already certain that music was going to play a major part in his life, and therefore studied at Access To Music in Norwich before moving to London which improved his chances of getting gigs.

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

Wake Me Up
Ed Sheeran Lyrics

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I should ink my skin
With your name
And take my passport out again
And just replace it

See I could do without a tan
On my left hand, where my fourth finger meets my knuckle
And I should run you a hot bath

And fill it up with bubbles

'Cause maybe you're lovable
And maybe you're my snowflake
And your eyes turn from green to gray and in the winter I'll
Hold you in a cold place
And you should never cut your hair
'Cause I love the way you flick it off your shoulder

And you will never know just how beautiful you are to me
But maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up

And would you ever feel guilty
If you did the same to me
Would you make me a cup of tea
To open my eyes in the right way
And I know you love Shrek
'Cause we've watched it twelve times
But maybe you're hoping for a fairy tale too
And if your DVD breaks, today
You shoulda got a VCR
'Cause I never owned a Blu-Ray
True say

And now I've always been shit at computer games and your brother always beats me
And if I lost, I go all cross
And chuck all the controllers at the TV
And then you'd laugh at me
And be asking me
If I'm gonna be home next week
And then you'd lie with me till I fall asleep
And flutter eyelash on my cheek between the sheets

And you will never know just how beautiful you are to me
But maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up

I think you hate the smell of smoke
You always tryna get me to stop
But you drink as much as me
And I get drunk a lot

So I'll take you to the beach
And walk along the sand And I'll
Make you a heart pendant
With a pebble held in my hand

And I'll carve it like a necklace
So the heart falls where your chest is
And now a piece of me is a piece of the beach and it falls just where it needs to be
And rests peacefully
So you just need to breathe
To feel my heart against yours now
Against yours now

'Cause maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up

Or maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up
Maybe I fell in love when you woke me up

Overall Meaning

In Ed Sheeran's "Wake Me Up," he expresses his love for someone and his desire to share a life together. The song begins with Ed saying that he should get a tattoo of his lover's name and renew his passport to travel with them. He then suggests that he doesn't need a tan on his left hand, where his wedding ring would be, and offers to run them a bubble bath. Ed believes that his lover could be his soulmate and declares that he cannot bear to see them cut their hair as he admires the way it flicks off of their shoulder. He also acknowledges his lover's beauty and wonders if his feelings only come to the surface upon waking up next to them.

The second verse delves into some of their similarities and differences. While Ed thinks his lover might not appreciate his smoking habit, they drink as much as he does. They love watching Shrek together repeatedly and may both be looking for a fairytale ending in their lives. Ed admits he is not great at playing video games and gets angry when he loses. His lover, however, finds it amusing and asks if he will be around the next week. Finally, Ed wants to create something that will represent their love and make his lover feel special. So he decides to create a heart pendant out of a beach pebble, symbolizing that they belong to each other and that she carries his love right over her chest.

Line by Line Meaning

I should ink my skin
I want to permanently remember you

With your name
By getting a tattoo of your name on me

And take my passport out again
To travel with you to multiple places

And just replace it
To have memories with you rather than just traveling alone

See I could do without a tan
I don't want to have a tan on the finger where the ring would be

On my left hand, where my fourth finger meets my knuckle
I don't want a tan on the finger where the ring would be

And I should run you a hot bath
To show you that I care

And fill it up with bubbles
So that you can relax

'Cause maybe you're lovable
It's possible that you deserve love

And maybe you're my snowflake
You might be unique and special to me

And your eyes turn from green to gray and in the winter I'll
Your eyes change color and during the winter I'll

Hold you in a cold place
I'll hold you close to keep you warm

And you should never cut your hair
I like how your hair looks, so don't cut it

'Cause I love the way you flick it off your shoulder
I find it attractive when you move your hair

And you will never know just how beautiful you are to me
You may not be aware of how much I appreciate and admire you

But maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up
Perhaps I only realize my love for you when you bring me out of my sleep

And would you ever feel guilty
Would you feel bad about doing the same thing as me

If you did the same to me
If you didn't wake me up after falling asleep, too

Would you make me a cup of tea
Would you take care of me when I wake up

To open my eyes in the right way
So that I can start my day feeling refreshed and happy

And I know you love Shrek
I'm aware that you like the movie Shrek

'Cause we've watched it twelve times
We've seen it together a lot

But maybe you're hoping for a fairy tale too
You might be looking for your own perfect story

And if your DVD breaks, today
If the DVD of Shrek stops working

You shoulda got a VCR
We should have gotten an old VCR instead of relying on modern technology

'Cause I never owned a Blu-Ray
I don't own modern technology

True say
That's the truth

And now I've always been shit at computer games and your brother always beats me
I've never been good at video games, and your brother can always beat me

And if I lost, I go all cross
If I lose, I get frustrated and angry

And chuck all the controllers at the TV
I would throw the controllers at the TV in anger

And then you'd laugh at me
You would find it amusing when I fail in a video game

And be asking me
You would check in and ask me

If I'm gonna be home next week
When I'll be able to come back home

And then you'd lie with me till I fall asleep
You would cuddle and spend time with me before bed

And flutter eyelash on my cheek between the sheets
You would kiss me goodnight

So I'll take you to the beach
I want to plan a beach trip for us

And walk along the sand And I'll
We'll take a stroll on the sand, and I'll

Make you a heart pendant
Craft a piece of jewelry for you that looks like a heart

With a pebble held in my hand
With a rock that I found by the shore held in my hand

And I'll carve it like a necklace
I'll make it look like a necklace

So the heart falls where your chest is
So that the heart pendant will lay on your chest

And now a piece of me is a piece of the beach and it falls just where it needs to be
My art piece will now be a memento of the beach and will be in the perfect spot

And rests peacefully
With great ease and comfort

So you just need to breathe
You just need to relax and enjoy

To feel my heart against yours now
So that you can feel my love and affection for you

Or maybe I'm just in love when you wake me up
Perhaps I only realize my love for you when you bring me out of my sleep

Maybe I fell in love when you woke me up
It may be that I first fell in love with you when you woke me up

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BDI Music Limited
Written by: Edward Christopher Sheeran, Jake Nathan Gosling

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