F64 (2014) Lyrics - Ed Sheeran

[Verse 1] 

I'm not a rapper, I'm a singer with a flow 

I've got a habit for spitting quicker lyrics, you know 

You'll find me ripping the writings out of the pages they sit in 

I never want to get bitten cause plagiarism is hidden 

Watch how I sit on the rhythm, prisoner with the vision 

Signed to a label but didn't listen to any criticism 

Thought you knew but you didn't, so perk your ears up and listen 

The studio is a system and you could say that I'm driven 

And now it's onto the next saga, we drink the best lager 

I'll never try to win you over like your stepfather 

I'll do my own thing now and get respect after 

And I'm avoiding the cane like it was Get Carter 

For four years I never had a place to stay 

But it's safe to say that it kept me grounded like a paperweight 

At 16 years old, yeah, I moved out of my home 

I was Macy Gray, I tried to say goodbye and I choked 

And went from sleeping at a subway station to 

Sleeping with a movie star and adding to the population 

Not my imagination, I don't wanna relax 

Would it hurt your reputation if I put it on wax? I'll take it back now 

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[Hook] 

Mmm, come on and take it back love 

Come on and take it back for us 

Don't you fade into the back, love 

Oh 

[Verse 2] 

I take it back with the rhythm and blues, with my rat pack I'll be singing the news 

Tryna act like Jack Black when I bring em to school 

I'll make a beat with my feet by just hitting a loop 

Bringing the lyrics to prove that I can fit in these shoes 

I'll give you the truth through the vocal booth 

And stars burst out when they seem like an Opal Fruit 

They try to take aim like Beckham when he goes to shoot 

But then again that's what they're supposed to do 

And I'm supposed to be calm, I tattooed the lyrics onto my arm 

Whispering "everything that happens is from now on" 

I'll be ready to start again by the end of the song 

And still they're claiming that I handle it wrong 

But then I've never had an enemy except the NME 

But I'll be selling twice as many copies as their magazines'll ever be 

With only spectacles ahead of me and festival fees 

Are healthier than a dalmatian or pedigree 

Singing for the masses, rubber dinghy rapids 

I keep this rapping a habit and keep em fashioning magic 

I'm battling for respect, I don't know if I'll have it 

This song's from the heart, covered the planet, I'll take it back now 

[Hook] 

[Verse 3] 

Now I don't ever wanna be perfect 

Cause I'm a singer that you never wanna see shirtless 

And I accept the fact that someone's gotta win worst-dressed 

Taking my first steps into the scene, giving me focus 

Putting on a brave face like Timothy Dalton 

Considering a name change, thinking it was hopeless 

Rhyming over recordings, avoiding tradition 

Cause every day some lyrics and a melody could be written 

An absence can make your heart break but drinking Absinthe 

Can change your mind state vividly, need to let my liver be 

And I'll say it again, living life on the edge with a closed hand for the friends 

It's good advice from the man who took his life on the road for me 

And I hope to see him blowing up globally 

Cause that's how it's supposed to be, I'm screaming out vocally 

It might seem totally impossible achieving livesteams 

But, but I just write schemes, I'm never having 

A stylist giving me tight jeans 

Madison Square Garden is where I might be, but more likely 

You'll find me in the back room of a dive bar with my mates 

Having a pint of McDaid's, discussing records we made 

And every single second knowing that we'll never betray 

The way we were raised, remembering our background, sat down 

That's how we plan it out, it's time to take it back now 

[Hook x2] 

[Verse 4] 

My dreams keep me awake at night, written in rhyme 

Till I deliver the hype, am I just living a lie? 

With this you must know that the numbers just sold 

Will keep me going through the tough times, dream with me 

We forget 90% of it when we wake 

But the other 10%, it never fades 

Dreaming dreams of day-to-day goals, stay awake loads 

Tried to make the cut like the paper with a razor blade 

Oh, never give up, just remember just to hold out more 

A couple years ago I couldn't just control that thought 

You'd find me busking on the street when it was cold outdoors 

Now I'm sweating on the stage of a sold-out tour 

Writing love songs for the sake of it, never to make a hit 

You can't fake talent and work ethic just to make it quick 

I'm not a rapper, I'm a singer, I just take the piss 

And most of these other guys are kids that [?]'s little sister has to 

Babysit, that's just the way it is 

Dreams are your own, just set your goals and have the upmost faith in it 

Tread your own path, you'll never make it as a follower 

You'll never know where you will go or you will be tomorrow 

IGH!