Ed Sheeran copied me.

So, when I first got in contact with Steven a few months back we joked around saying that if anyone was going to play him in the music video it should be Rupert Grint (The ginger man who plays Ron Weasley to anyone silly enough to not know who he is). So, you can imagine my surprise when I find out that Ed Sheeran stole our idea and made a music video with Rupert Grint in it.







Now, even though I'm not Ed Sheeran's biggest fan I do actually like this song (amongst his other stuff). I also really like the video and think the narrative is funny but also has meanings within it. The messages I picked out is that there is now more widespread 'acceptance' of ginger people due to wide spread achievement and strong liking of the two very popular male's in this video. I know that there has always been this notion that ginger people were different to some people and their hair colour has always been something people have made fun of them for so I think a very underlying factor of this video is celebrating them both for their success. The main story does seem to be Rupert Grint stalking Ed Sheeran... this could show that people often confuse them, mix them up? It could also show that people try and change themselves to become their idols (like in Eminem's Stan, even though Ed Brown totally done this before...) as Grint does seem to be wearing very similar clothing to Sheeran in this video. I think it also pokes fun a bit at society for how they've radically all changed their opinion on ginger people mainly due to these two people, I'm sure they appreciate their fame but their ginger hair is still something that singles them out where as we never talk about how much we love Beyonce's brown hair or Reese Witherspoon's blonde hair. 


Very quick lyrics analysis:

I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
And build a lego house
When things go wrong we can knock it down

My three words have two meanings, three words, I Love You? Two meanings? what is the second...
There's one thing on my mind
It's all for you

And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm dark and cold in his heart/mind
And if you're broke I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

I'm gonna paint you by numbers
And colour you in
If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall like in the video where Grint puts a frame on the wall in time with this

And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before
And I'll surrender up my heart
And swap it for yours

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now not loving properly before? "I'll do better"... promises?

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

Don't hold me down
I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take

And if it's dark in a cold December, I've got ya to keep me warm romantic relationship? warmth shared indicates intimacy.
And if you're broke I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind Lost sight of what is important, confused.
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now.