Sunburn
Ed Sheeran (cover) Lyrics

You’re not her
The person being addressed is not the person the singer once loved

Though I try to see you differently
Despite attempts to see the person being addressed in a new light, they still remind the singer of the person they loved

I tow the line
The singer is trying to keep their emotions in check

You see, I’m searching for what used to be mine
The artist is still longing for the person they loved, who they see in the person being addressed

I saw your eyes
The artist noticed the eyes of the person being addressed

And then I saw her staring back at me
The singer saw the person they loved in the eyes of the person being addressed

And I will try to find another one
The singer is still searching for someone else who can make them feel the way their past love did

Who suited me as well as her
The artist is looking for someone who can match the connection they had with their past love

I moved far away from you
The artist physically distanced themselves from the person being addressed

And I want to see you here beside me, dear
Despite the distance, the artist still longs for the person being addressed to be with them

But things aren’t clear
The singer is uncertain about their future with the person being addressed

When we never even tried
The artist and the person being addressed never pursued a romantic relationship

We never even talked
The two never even discussed their feelings for each other

We never even thought in the long run
The potential future of a relationship between the two never crossed their minds

Whenever it was painful
The singer is discussing times when they were not with the person being addressed

Whenever I was away
The artist is specifically referring to times they were physically apart from the person being addressed

I’d miss you
The artist still has feelings of longing for the person being addressed

I miss you
The singer is still currently missing the person being addressed

She was mine
The singer is referring to their past love

I was hers
The artist is stating that their past love belonged to them

And all that’s in between
The artist is saying that everything that happened between them and their past love is important

If she would cry
The artist is imagining a scenario where their past love is upset

I would shelter her
The singer would protect their past love from harm and console them

And keep her from the darkness that will be
The artist would help their past love through a tough time and prevent them from feeling despair

Don’t drop me in
The singer is asking to not be hurt by the person being addressed

It’s not my turn
The singer is saying that they have already been hurt in the past and it's someone else's turn to feel that pain

If you cut deep
The singer is warning the person being addressed that they can only take so much pain

Then I might learn
The artist could learn from the pain they would experience

You scarred and left me
The artist was deeply hurt by the person being addressed in the past

Like a sunburn
The hurt the singer was caused is likened to a sunburn - painful but not permanent