Ed Sheeran shares issues in seven-year marriage in rare look into private life
Ed Sheeran just released a whole bunch of new songs for his latest album and some of those lyrics have got people thinking he's talking about his private life.
His recent album, Play, released earlier this year but it just got a deluxe edition with a lot more material in it and some of the songs contain lyrics about the struggles involved with juggling married life and his career.
Sheeran, 34, wrapped up his +−=÷× Tour (it's pronounced 'Mathematics') in September of this year, having kicked things off all the way back in 2022.
September also saw the release of Play, and in the deluxe edition features new music in which he appears to outline some of the stresses being on tour could have on family life.
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In the tune 'Regrets' there are some lyrics featuring a father telling his children that he missed out on a lot while on tour and wants to make it up to them.
"You’re too young to understand that Daddy’s coming home. Every time I leave the house, you think I’m forever gone," he sings.
"Guess it’s from the hundred calls, goodnights on the telephone. See this tour, I’ve gotta get it done, but why though? Missed out on so much, I really need to make it up."
Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have two daughters, Lyra, 5, and Jupiter, 3.
Meanwhile, in the track 'War Game', Sheeran sings about feeling 'deflated' and that his love is 'not enough'.
The song goes: "Tryna roll with all the changes. Reality of what we’ve created.
"There’s no one above or below you, you are all I want. But I feel that it’s not enough, to just offer you my love.”
Then there's the song 'Problems', where as the title suggests he talks about issues people haven't worked out a solution to.
“Flowers in our garden are dying. When did the water run dry? Who can tell? But you want the truth, we’re not fine. We got problems, and we don’t know how to solve them.”
Sheeran and Seaborn married in 2019, with their relationship starting in 2015 though they'd known each other since childhood, and his song 'Perfect' is dedicated to her.
While some of the song lyrics might make you think he's got some problems, Sheeran told a recent episode of Last Meals that he actually has a good balance between touring and his private life and will be bringing them along with him on his upcoming Loop Tour.
He said: "My girls have been on tour with me since [the] start of Mathematics, I feel like my life only works when we’re together."
Sheeran said 'my family life takes precedent' and he's managed to strike the 'perfect balance' because his career has reached a point where he can fit the tour around his family life.
Topics: Ed Sheeran, Celebrity, Music
Joe Harker