☝️ Key Points
- The lyrics of the song express a deep and enduring love that stands the test of time
- Sheeran assures his partner that his love for her will remain strong, regardless of age
- Love is portrayed as mysterious and potentially part of a greater plan or destiny
- Despite fears of aging and a possible loss of abilities, Sheeran is confident that his partner will continue to love him
- The repeated line is an appeal to his partner to love him and be with him, and expresses the feeling that they have found true love right where they are
Interpretation
The song 'Thinking Out Loud' by
Ed Sheeran is a love song that expresses the singer's deep and enduring love for his partner. The lyrics speak of a kind of love that lasts beyond time and are full of promises and assurances of eternal love.
In the first part of the song, he sings 'And darling I will be loving you till you're 70 / And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23', which means he will cherish his love for her as long as they live - even until they're 70 years old. His love for her is so strong that his heart could still fall for her as hard as it did in his younger years.
The line 'And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways / Maybe it's all part of a plan' expresses that love is often unfathomable and unpredictable, perhaps even part of a greater plan or destiny.
In the second part of the song, Sheeran sings 'When my head's overgone and my memory fades / And the crowds still remember my name / When my hands don't play the strings the same way / I know you will still love me the same'. Here, he addresses the fear of aging and the loss of his abilities, but he is certain that his partner will still love him despite those changes.
The repeated line 'Take me into your loving arms / Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars / Place your head on my beating heart / I'm thinking out loud / That maybe we found love right where we are' is an appeal to his partner to love him and be with him, and expresses the feeling that they have found true love right where they are.
Overall, 'Thinking Out Loud' is a song that celebrates the beauty, endurance, and unpredictability of love, and promises to maintain that love despite the inevitability of aging and change.