EP: You Need Me (2009)

• You Need Me, I Don't Need You
• So
• Be Like You
• The City
• Sunburn 

You Need Me, I Don't Need You lyrics - Ed Sheeran

(EP Version)

Now I'm in town, break it down, thinking of making a new sound

Playing a different show every night in front of a new crowd

That's you now, ciao, seems that life is great now

See me lose focus, as I sing to you loud

And I can't, no, I won't hush

I'll say the words that make you blush

I'm gonna sing this now

See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is

I'm like glue, I stick to other artists

I'm not you, now that would be disastrous

Let me sing and do my thing and move to greener pastures

See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me

I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy

I won't stay put, give me the chance to be free

Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me

I sing and write my own tune and I write my own verse

Hell, don't need another word-smith to make my tune sell.

Call yourself a singer-writer. You're just bluffing

Name's on the credits and you didn't write nothing

I sing fast, I know that all my shit's cool

I will blast and I didn't go to Brit school

I came fast with the way I act, right

I can't last if I'm smoking on a crack pipe

And I won't be a product of my genre

My mind will always be stronger than my songs are

Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya

Always read the stories that you hear on Wikipedia

And musically I'm demonstrating

When I perform live, feels like I am meditating

Times at The Enterprise when some fella filmed me

'A young singer-writer like Gabriella Cilmi'

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you, at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me,

'Cause with the lyrics I'll be aiming it right

I won't stop 'til my name's in lights

At stadium heights with Damien Rice

On red carpets, now I'm on Arabian Nights

Because I'm young I know my brother's gonna give me advice

Long-nighter, short height, and I gone hyper

Never be anything but a singer-songwriter

The game's over but now I'm on a new level

Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal

'Cause people think that I'm bound to blow up

I've done around about a thousand shows

But I haven't got a house, plus I live on the couch

So you believe the lyrics when I'm singing them out, wow

From day one I've been prepared

With VO5 wax for my ginger hair

So now I'm back to the sofa, giving a dose of what the future holds

'Cause it's another day plus

I'll keep my last name forever, keep the genre pretty basic

Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when I chase it

And replace it with the elephant in the room with a facelift

Into another rapper's shoes using new laces

I'm selling CDs from my rucksack aiming for the papers

Selling CDs from my rucksack aiming for the majors

Nationwide tour with Just Jack, still had to get the bus back

Clean cut kid without a razor for the mustache

I hit back when the pen hurts me

I'm still a choir boy in a Fenchurch tee

I'm still the same as a year ago

But more people hear me though

According to the MySpace and YouTube videos

I'm always doing shows, if I'm not, I'm in the studio

Truly broke, never growing up, call me Ruffio

Melody music maker

Reading all the papers

They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you, at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you, at all

You need me,

Still got a rucksack for the old clothes,

I rap with the cold flows,

I'm back with the old jokes,

In fact you don't know,

On tracks I throw blows to make my punchlines relevant,

If you can't keep up you'll get none, you're celibate,

Man, flows developing,

Skin lacks the melanin,

Give me a shot of adrenaline and I get it in,

I do it for the hell of it,

'Cause ever since I hit the mainstream with the A team,

I seem to sell a bit,

I took what held me back with the women,

And then I packaged the image,

Put in some content,

And then I sold it back as a gimmick,

The fact is this,

I'll end up dating actresses,

Wake up on dirty mattresses,

I think I need to practice this,

But I make shit happen, call me a laxative,

World's on my shoulders,

I don't even know what Atlas is,

Hard part's sharp like a cactus is,

I'm back to rapping back to back

'Cause I've been practicing,

I'm back to sing this

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you, at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you, at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

So lyrics - Ed Sheeran

Filled up with doubt

I have to move home

But I want to stay with you

For all of the summer

I have my plan

That you won't remember

If you want to see the world

Then please ask your mother

I cannot hold your hand

To watch you go

I am a liar

As you might know

I need you now

I need your touch

And your lips

I need that smile

[Acoustic version:] I need your smile

And your kiss

[2x]

You're so cool

You're so beautiful

You're so

You're so

I see your grace

From my window

When it is late at night

It'll show me your shadow

I'm in my place

Hope you remember

When summer's gone

I'll still sing a song

Of you in September

[Acoustic version's verse:]

I see your voice

From my window

When it is late at night

It'll show me your shadow

I have my plan

But you won't remember it

But if you want to see the world

Then please ask your mother

I cannot hold your hand

To watch you go

I am a liar

As you might know

I need you now

I need your touch

And your lips

I need that smile

[Acoustic version:] I need your smile

And your kiss

[2x]

You're so cool

You're so beautiful

You're so

You're so

[2x]

These words I say mean

You're so amazing

And I've noticed lately

I need you, maybe

'Cause you're so cool

You're so beautiful

You're so

You're so

Be Like You lyrics - Ed Sheeran

One, two, three

Unhappy days

That left us on the floor

And you squeeze me

Till you're not feeling sure

Everything will brighten up, if we go to Brighton I'll

Take you along the pier

Everything will lighten up, and if you feel too frightened I'll

Make things disappear, dear

Darling don't be nervous

I'll understand if you let me go

I did this on purpose

Now, 'cause when I'm missing you

I'll stop eating food and I'll squeeze into a dress

So I can be like you and then I'll see your bitterness

And why you're leaving too, maybe I'll put you to a test

And say that I love you, I think that I love you

Sunny days

That left my skin dark red

And you breathe me

Till these thoughts leave my head

If it gets too complicated I'll give up and be frustrated

Can you see what's wrong?

If you feel like you've been jaded, and this love's too overrated

See what's going on

And darling don't be nervous

I'll understand if you let me go

I did this on purpose

Now, 'cause when I'm missing you

I'll stop eating food and I'll squeeze into a dress

So I can be like you and then I'll see your bitterness

And why you're leaving too, maybe I'll put you to a test

And say that I love you, I think that I love you

Take me back to live at home

Take me back to Albert Road

'Cause when I'm missing you

I'll stop eating food and I'll squeeze into your dress

So I can feel like you and then I'll see your bitterness

And why you left too, I thought I'd put you to a test

And say that I love you, I think that I love you

And I'll stop eating food and I'll squeeze into your dress

So I can feel like you and then I'll see your bitterness

And why you left me too, I thought I'd put you to a test

And say that I love you, now it seems you loved me too

The City lyrics - Ed Sheeran

This city never sleeps

I hear the people walk by when it's late

Sirens bleed through my windowsill

I can't close my eyes

Don't control what I'm into

This tower is alive

The lights that blind keep me awake

My hood up and lace untied

Sleep fills my mind

Don't control what I'm into

London calls me a stranger

A traveler

This is now my home, my home

I'm burning on the back street

Stuck here sitting in the backseat

I'm blazing on the street

What I do isn't up to you

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

The pavement is my friend

Hey, and it will take me where I need to go

I find it trips me up

And puts me down

This is not what I'm used to

The shop across the road

Fulfills my needs and gives me company

When I need it

Voices speak through my walls

I don't think I'm gonna make it

Past tomorrow

London calls me a stranger

A traveler

This is now my home, my home

I'm burning on the back street

Stuck here sitting in the backseat

I'm blazing on the street

What I do isn't up to you

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

And my lungs hurt

And my ears bled

With the sound of the city life

Echoed in my head

Do I need this to keep me alive?

The traffic stops and starts

But I need to move along

I'm from a city where the rain won't sleep

Pollution in the air matches that on the street

The black smoke

Gets your head into a muddle like

Walking into elephants

Syringes in a puddle like

I was a country boy when I moved out

Grew up too fast for my family to find out

Now I try to stop my music running into nose dives

Can't resort to arrogance

With white lies

This city wants to raise me

But I can't help but see just

How this dark city changed me

It's all the same see

Music is my life but

Now I try to fight

Whatever I need to hide from

North, South, East, West

London's my home now

Knees weak but we never slow down

Now I start to do my music properly

I'll stay away from all the negative shit

That will follow me

London calls me a stranger

This is not my home, home

I'm burning on the back street

Stuck here sitting in the backseat

I'm blazing on the street

What I do isn't up to you

And if the city never sleeps

Then that makes two

Sunburn lyrics - Ed Sheeran

(EP version. For the album version see "+" album section.)

You’re not her

Though I try to see you differently

I tow the line

You see, I’m searching for what used to be mine

I saw your eyes

And then I saw her staring back at me

And I will try to find another one

Who suited me as well as her

I've moved far away from you

And I want to see you here beside me, dear

But things aren’t clear

When we never even tried

We never even talked

We never even thought in the long run

Whenever it was painful

Whenever I was away

I’d miss you

I miss you

She was mine

I was hers

And all that’s in between

If she would cry

I would shelter her

And keep her from the darkness that will be

If I moved far away from you

And I want to see you here beside me, dear

But things aren’t clear

We never even tried

We never even talked

We never even thought in the long run

Whenever it was painful

Whenever I was away

I’d miss you

And I miss you

Don’t drop me in

It’s not my turn

If you cut deep

Then I might learn

If you scar and leave me

Like a sunburn

Don’t drop me in

It’s not my turn

If you cut deep

Then I might learn

You scarred and left me

Like a sunburn

We never even tried

We never even talked

We never even thought in the long run

Whenever it was painful

Whenever I was away

I’d miss you

I miss you