Test Prep 1: Song Lyrics

     I have just recently come across the song Moments, written by Ed Sheeran, performed by One Direction. This song is particularly sad, and when I love the song, but I would love to look deeper into the meaning and the lyrics. After studying the song, I think Ed Sheeran wrote this song to say that when one is in love nothing else matters, and they will utterly devote themselves to their relationship.

     The song starts by saying, "Shut the door/ turn the light off/ I wanna be with you/ I wanna feel your love/ I wanna lay beside you/ I cannot hide this/ Even though I try." The songwriter is say that he can't go on with life, he can't keep living, because his love isn't there. He is saying that he loves her so much and he just wants to be with her. He also says that his trying to hide it is inevitable, and there's no way that he can cover up his feelings.  In the chorus of the song, One Direction sings, "You know I'll be your life your voice your reason to be/ My love my heart is/ Breathing for this/ Moment in time/ I'll find the words to say/ Before you leave me today." This line shows that he will devote everything to be there for her, and will do absolutely anything for her to be happy and okay. This line also gives off a feeling of desperation because he is trying to find the right words to say so that she doesn't leave him. I think the way Sheeran writes this shows that he is dying for a way to get his love to stay with him. In the last part of the song, the lyrics read “Flashes left in my mind/ Going back to the time/ Playing games in the street.” Here, Sheeran is saying he misses the time when they had fun and everything was happy and well in the world. You can see how much he misses the wonderful times they shared. 

Though this song is about a love between two partners in a relationship, the message doesn’t just pertain to that type of love. Whenever you love someone, whether it be your mom, your best friend, your pet, anyone, whenever you love someone, it is extremely hard to let go. If you’re so close to someone, and all of a sudden you lose them, it can be one of the hardest things one ever has to face. This song clearly shows an example of someone who is utterly in love with someone, and has to deal with the terrible heartbreak of them leaving. You don’t necessarily have to have been in a broken relationship to read this song. I think anyone who has ever loved someone can relate to this song. Overall, I love this song greatly, and I think it has a really strong message showcased in the lyrics.