140+ Ed Sheeran Song Lyrics From Play and Beyond That Make ‘Perfect’ Instagram Captions
It's almost a fact that Ed Sheeran's words were made for Instagram.
The talented troubadour always gets us and knows how to put everything we're feeling into pure poetry, and he continues to reinvent himself year after year—most recently, with the release of his eighth studio album, Play. Keep scrolling for his all-time best lyrics that are more than "perfect" for your next Insta caption.
For starting your redemption arc:
"It's a long way up from rock bottom."
-"Opening"
For your obligatory romantic post with your S.O.:
"I'll pick your feet up off of the ground and never, ever let you down."
-"Grade 8"
For when you just can't bear to leave:
"Came in for the embers, stayed out for the breeze."
-"Boat"
For finding the light at the end of the tunnel:
"I spent weeks inside the darkest cage, but now the day bursts wild and open."
-"Opening"
For when new love is like electricity:
"One touch, electric shock. Eyes locked, like, did you feel that too?"
-"Magical"
For doing what you can to survive:
"Dealin' with the cards life dealt."
-"Eyes Closed"
For keeping the hustle going:
"In this world, there's no relaxin'."
-"Opening"
For wishing you could just go home:
"I'm at a party I don't wanna be at and I don't ever wear a suit and tie."
-"I Don't Care"
For when the loneliness starts getting to you:
"I'm still holdin' back these tears while my friends are somewhere else."
-"Eyes Closed"
For the importance of setting clear boundaries:
"Draw a line, for the sake of all your family and friends. Draw a line, so history doesn't happen again."
-"Opening"
For being completely enamored:
"Is this how it feels to be in love? This is magical, this is magical."
-"Magical"
For when you can't stop thinking of them:
"I'm still holdin' back these tears while my friends are somewhere else."
-"Eyes Closed"
For recognizing everything they do for you:
"I know that you carry the world on your back."
-"Sapphire"
For when you're speechless:
"It hit like a train, ran out of words. I got nothing to say, everything hurts."
-"Life Goes On"
For when it didn't take much to fully fall for them:
"People fall in love in mysterious ways, maybe just the touch of a hand."
-"Thinking Out Loud"
For when you you finally get the support you've needed from the universe:
"Look what we found, Karma reached out into our hearts and pulled us to our feet now."
-"Sapphire"
For when it feels hopeless:
"I suppose I'll sink like a stone."
-"Life Goes On"
For when the clock seems to stop:
"Silence is filled as time stands still."
-"Magical"
For wishing you could get even more time with the one you love:
"When I'm with you, there's not enough time."
-"Sapphire"
For keeping on, despite everything:
"Easy come, hard go, then life goes on."
-"Life Goes On"
For discovering your one true love:
"Oh, I never knew you were the someone waitin' for me."
-"Perfect"
For knowing precisely who you want to spend all your time with:
"I wanna be nowhere but here with you now."
-"Azizam"
For the pic of the person who has your entire heart:
"When I hear your name, I think of love."
-"Life Goes On"
For that heavenly sunset:
"Lay here until the sun distills. It's light for the perfect view."
-"Magical"
For when you and your love are forging your own path in life:
"I don't care what they say, we can do it our way and if love's just a game, then comе and play."
-"Azizam"
For capturing the sunrise:
"The day is breaking into powder blue. Sunlight is framin' our every moment. What a way to start off the day with you."
-"Dusty"
For realizing heartache is actually a privilege:
"Oh, I'm in pieces, it's tearing me up, but I know a heart that's broke is a heart that's been loved."
-"Supermarket Flowers"
For discovering an old phone and posting a bunch of throwback pics:
"I found my old phone today in a box that I had hidden away, nostalgia trying to lead me astray."
-"Old Phone"
For when you're full of hope:
"Yesterday was a long night, but I got a feeling that the future is so bright."
-"Dusty"
For when the potential feels limitless:
It is opening day and a brand new start."
-"England"
For holding on for hope and positivity:
"Keep me awake till darkness turns into day here."
-"Symmetry"
For when someone special brings true change to your life:
"I used to think that every situation stayed the same, but I can see it start to change."
-"Dusty"
For any shot of you and your closest girls having the ultimate bonding experience:
"I'll pick you up when you're getting down."
-"Lego House"
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For perfectly capturing the essence of someone you love:
"You should see the way the stars illuminate your stunning silhouette."
-"Camera"
For when something seems to be holding you back:
"Tried to grow, but the past, it tears me down to size."
-"End of Youth"
For when it's so chilly it hurts:
"The air bites, then leaves, almost invisible cuts on the skin."
-"England"
For knowing you'll never forget them:
"Some visions don't ever fade."
-"Camera"
For when you're much better at dishing out wisdom than following it:
"Tell the world how to process, but don't take the same advice."
-"End of Youth"
For when bad luck seems to follow everywhere you go:
"The worst things in life come free to us."
-"The A Team"
For when you decide to snap a photo anyhow:
"I don't need a camera to capture this moment. I'll remember how you look tonight for all my life."
-"Camera"
For when you can't wait for things to start getting easier:
"It's been a long year and we're not even halfway there."
-"End of Youth"
For the perfect shot of the sun coming up:
"View the flame of sunrise cut in half by the sky."
-"England"
For wanting every aspect of the one you love:
"In other words, give me all of you."
-"In Other Words"
For when growing up is anything but fun:
"We spend our youth with arms and hearts wide open, and then the dark gets in and that's the end of youth."
-"End of Youth"
For when heartbreak won't stop you from trying again:
"Lovin' can hurt sometimes, but it's the only thing that I know."
-"Photography"
For when you can't be blamed for all of someone's issues:
"You think I was born to ruin your life, but you did most of that before I arrived."
-"A Little More"
For being madly in love, with all its ups and downs:
"Kaleidoscope love, yeah, that is you and me. forever changing, we make life interesting."
-"Colourblind"
For when the sky's the perfect hue:
"And the blue is so bright, you'll need shades for your eyes."
-"England"
For when all of your warm feelings toward them have disappeared:
"Wish I could say, 'I wish you the best.'"
-"A Little More"
For when you believe you can achieve the impossible:
"Grab a brush and see where the feelin' may lead. Nothing is out of our reach."
-"Colourblind"
For the snap of you out and about under the city lights:
"This city never sleeps."
-"The City"
For suffering through your time apart:
"I know it's just a couple days. A second without you is pain."
-"Slowly"
For the close-up on your love's beautiful eyes:
"Rainbows exploding, but I can't see nothin' еxcept you and your eyes."
-"Colourblind"
For when you keep stepping on your own feet:
"Yeah, I'm tryna feel amazin', yeah, but I can't get out of my way."
-"Amazing"
For when missing them messes up everything else:
"When you're gone, I can't explain how everything seems to turn to grey. Even food just loses taste."
-"Slowly"
For the person who heals your soul:
"You take the dark away, and that's no easy feat."
-"Colourblind"
For your greatest photo bomb to date:
"What I do isn't up to you."
-"The City"
For the breakup when you thought what you had was eternal:
"It was forever, so what is next?"
-"Don't Look Down"
For when you're ready to let a little joy in:
"Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine."
-"Curtains"
For when overthinking gets the best of you:
"Can't switch off my brain, so don't meditate."
-"Amazing"
For being more committed now than ever:
"I promised you all of my days. I'll swear it again and again."
-"The Vow"
For when you're feeling secluded and down:
"I can't be seen and you won't find me today. I've not been this low, but I'll be okay."
-"Curtains"
For that lovey-dovey moment:
"Baby, I'm dancin' in the dark with you between my arms, barefoot on the grass while listenin' to our favorite song."
-"Perfect"
For the little ones you know you'll love with your last breath:
"I'm forever, I'm for always, from your first breath till my last day."
-"For Always"
For when you're everything but okay:
"'Are you alright?' Maybe don't ask."
-"Curtains"
For when you've been isolating yourself:
"I had friends, but no longer see them and it's just me and, now, all my demons."
-"Plastic Bag"
For when all you need is to be close to them:
"Whenever I'm near you, I'm in heaven."
-"Heaven"
For looking at life from a totally different perspective:
"Life can be so beautiful if you try."
-"Curtains"
For the throwback pic of someone who's still in your heart:
"We keep this love in a photograph. We made these memories for ourselves.
-"Photograph"
For when going through adversity together makes you stronger than ever:
"We went through the furnace, burned together and clay turned into porcelain."
-"Heaven"
For when nothing helps you from feeling a little bit sad all the time:
"Sadness always finds an in, sneaks its way past, infecting everything."
-"Borderline"
For when you just want to stay in:
"Should I cancel my plans?"
-"Plastic Bag"
For when you love feels brand new:
"Falling in love all over again."
-"Heaven"
For when it's tough to look on the bright side:
"Right now, I feel I'm running from the light, engulfed in darkness, shielded from my eyes."
-"Borderline"
For a perfectly captured pic of the starry night sky:
"Do you ever wonder if the stars shine out for you?"
-"Autumn Leaves"
For knowing time heals all wounds:
"We don't need space, we need time."
-"Problems"
For trying to turn off your brain:
"I'll shut off the things I think, 'cause nothing good will ever come from worrying."
-"Borderline"
For when you just can't be bothered by your own problems:
"Oh, woe is me, but I don't care either."
-"Plastic Bag"
For knowing love can't be all sunshine and rainbows:
"I guess to want the pleasure, gotta take it with the pain."
-"War Games"
For when it seems there's no way out:
"We've been lost for a long time, in a rut, no escape signs."
-"Spark"
For those more-than-adorable pics of you and the fam:
"I wish that love was a currency and the whole world was wealthy."
-"Eraser"
For staying focused on what needs to happen next:
"Shut the world down, put the past behind. See the mountain, got so far to climb."
-"Regrets"
For when what's real finally becomes obvious:
"There've been times where the truth lied. Now it's clear as a blue sky."
-"Spark"
For when a friendship has run its course:
"Oh, it took a while to read the signs but she used to be a friend of mine."
-"Blue"
For when a piece of your love is with you, every minute of every day:
"Wherever I go, I'm never alone, even when I am in all my darkest moments."
-"Freedom"
For holding on to hope:
"Let the memories take flight and hope the spark survives."
-"Spark"
For when your ex has moved on:
"I saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as ours. Yeah, you look happier, you do."
-"Happier"
For recognizing the person who's always your rock in times of need:
"Freedom is knowing there's somebody you can lean on."
-"Freedom"
For enjoying the thunder and pouring rain:
"God, I love the sound of heaven."
-"Vega"
For missing talking to someone:
"Silence ain't golden, you know that it's only blue."
-"Blue"
For when you're under too much pressure:
"This week was heavy, I buckled under all the weight."
-"Vega"
For being nostalgia for the place you once called home:
"And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown, but I can't wait to go home."
-"Castle on the Hill"
For gazing up to the heavens:
"Light up the night, we were made to be stars."
-"Vega"
For showcasing your travels:
"We're a long way from home."
-"American Town"
For when everything depends on your success:
"This war we've got to win."
-"Vega"
For your next sassy selfie:
"Before I save someone else, I've got to save myself. "
-"Save Myself"
For your most idyllic photo:
"Flowers bloom in the garden, sway in breeze. Just imagine a world where we could be."
-"Sycamore"
For when your friend group feels like something out of a sitcom:
"Live the life we saw in Friends."
-"American Town"
For when healing fully is going to require time:
"Part of me was always in denial. It's gonna take a little while."
-"Sycamore"
For those "candid" laughing shots of you and your squad:
"And the world may be filled with hate, but keep erasing it now, somehow."
-"Eraser"
For when love conquers all:
"In our story, love in, love out, we are glorious."
-"Sycamore"
For when love sweeps you away from yourself:
"Lost in love and we don't wanna be found."
-"American Town"
For resting in the shadow of a beautiful tree:
"Sycamore bringing shade from beating sun."
-"Sycamore"
For craving authentic love:
"So don't call me 'baby' unless you mean it and don't tell me you need me if you don't believe it."
-"Dive"
For knowing you're almost at the finish line:
"If we make it through this year, then nothing can break us."
-"No Strings"
For letting out the artist within:
"And I wanna just create things."
-"That's On Me"
For loving someone unconditionally:
"But this is no strings, you are who I love."
-"No Strings"
For finding young love:
"We are still kids, but we're so in love, fightin' against all odds."
-"Perfect"
For when you'll do anything to make it work:
"We did not fight for love just to let it be defeated."
-"No Strings"
For when there's no denying it's fall:
"The summer was here, but won't stay."
-"That's On Me"
For missing someone dearly:
"Oh, I long for you to be the one that I'm holdin'."
-"The Hills of Aberfeldy"
For a super pensive image of you gazing into the distance:
"I'm a mess right now, inside out, searching for a sweet surrender, but this is not the end.
-"I'm a Mess"
For when love is nearly too much to bear:
"My heart might break from the weight of it all."
-"The Hills of Aberfeldy"
For when you're done waiting:
"I'm aware that things take time but I'm not a patient guy."
-"That's On Me"
For declaring your undying love:
"I know you will never find another heart that wants you more than mine."
-"The Hills of Aberfeldy"
For an adventurous pic of you trying something new:
"Welcome to the new show. I guess you know I've been away. Where I'm headed, who knows?"
-"Eraser"
For when time doesn't heal like you thought it would:
"But nothin' is healin' these scars."
-"That's On Me"
For striving to embrace your most authentic self:
"I always feel like I'm nobody. Mmm, who wants to fit in anyway?"
-"I Don't Care"
For being stuck on a memory:
"I'm in love with the ghost of ya."
-"Page"
For promising your undying love:
"And darlin', I will be lovin' you till we're 70, and baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23."
-"Thinking Our Loud"
For hoping things will change:
"Always lonеly, alone, a loser, pathetic. Maybe tomorrow will be better."
-"Page"
For when they're your ideal in every way:
"You know I want your love. Your love was handmade for somebody like me."
-"Shape of You"
For beginning a new day the right way:
"Well, good morning there. What a way to start the day."
-"Midnight"
For when you get too used to the good things in life:
"The more that I love, the less that I feel."
-"Boat"
For wanting to freeze a moment forever:
"If I could capture every fleck of light I'd capture all and everythin'."
-"Midnight"
For feeling like it'll never get better:
"They say that all scars will heal, but I know, maybe I won't."
-"Boat"
For the one who always keeps you grounded:
"In this chaos, you're my calm."
-"Midnight"
For when nothing can stop you:
"The memories always fall short of what we coulda been."
-"Boat"
For when you can't believe it's practically October:
"This year flew by without a word."
-"Spring"
For when you wish things had turned out different:
"There's still so far to go and I can't feel my toes."
-"Salt Water"
For dealing with the consequences of your choices:
"Caught in webs I wove with my mistakes but this is growin' up."
-"Punchline"
For when you've been walking for ages:
"There's still so far to go and I can't feel my toes."
-"Salt Water"
For when someone treats you wrong:
"Why's your heart so freezin' cold?"
-"Punchline"
For when love makes all of life's trials worth it:
"Oh, when it's time to go with one last breath that's in my lungs, I scream, 'It's all for love,' I scream, 'It's all for love'
-"Salt Water"
For when something's missing:
"Listen to my heart beatin'. Why is there this empty feelin'?"
-"When Will I Be Alright"
For when the sea makes you feel like you can do anything:
"I'm free in saltwater"
-"Salt Water"
For wishing you were on vacation:
"I want the warmth of the summer, the cold too cold to bear."
-"The Day I Was Born"
For ruminating on the past:
"I am filled up with regret with things I did or never said, just leave that, well alone."
-"Salt Water"
For when your birthday is underwhelming:
"Nobody cares this is the day I was born."
-"The Day I Was Born"
For when you're having a hard time distinguishing dream from reality:
"Ah, it was just a dream. Was it just a dream?"
-"Salt Water"
For the beginning of the rest of your life:
"This is the start and end of everything."
-"Head > Heels"
For when you're ready to make some bad decisions:
"I know it's a bad idea but how can I help myself?"
-"Eyes Closed"
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