Ed keeps his memories
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In his latest single, “Photograph,” Ed has kept memories about his love through photography. He thinks that the photos he took with his girlfriend can remind them of ups and down they’ve been through.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT ED SHEERAN
Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran
Nationality: English
Style: Pop, folk
Albums: x (2014), + (2011)
Label: Atlantic
In brief: Born to Irish and English parents in West Yorkshire, England, this 24-year-old singer-songwriter learned to play guitar as a child. Ed began writing songs when he was still in high school. He rose to fame after the release of his debut single, “The A Team,” which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 2011. His first album, + (Plus), reached No. 1 on the UK Albums chart and has so far sold more than a million copies in the UK. The album features the hit single, “Lego House.” Released in June last year, Ed’s latest album, x (Multiply), reached No. 1 on many music charts around the world, including the UK Albums, the US Billboard 200 and the Australian Albums charts. The album features the smash hits “Sing,” “One,” “Thinking Out Loud” and “Photograph.”
If you like Ed Sheeran, check out: Greyson Chance, Sam Smith and James Blunt.
Website: http://edsheeran.com
“Photograph”
By Ed Sheeran
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
We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
And time’s forever frozen still
Chorus
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holding me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home
Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know, know
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of you
And it's the only thing
We take with us when we die
(Chorus)
And if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
Wait for me to come home
Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got
When you were 16
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul
And if you hurt me
Well that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamp post
Back on Sixth Street
Hearing you whisper through the phone
Wait for me to come home
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a verb, noun, adjective or adverb.
1. whisper ………………
2. away ………………
3. alive ………………
4. necklace ………………
Vocabulary
- mend (v): to repair something that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again
lamppost (n): a tall post in the street with a lamp at the top
