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[Intro]
Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever, but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day
[Verse 1]
Hide and seek, I am somewhere closed away
You won't believe how long it's been since I started the game
I can't be seen and you won't find me today
I've not been this low, but I'll be okay
[Pre-Chorus]
"Are you alright?" Maybe don't ask
'Cause you know I never like to talk about that
Keep it inside, yeah, you say I always hold back
And I always wear long sleeves
Is it in your childhood? Somethin' happen in your past?
Well, the sadness, yeah, I promise that it won't last
And if I could, I would try to take it all back
There's still more underneath and that's when you say to me
[Chorus]
"Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever, but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day"
Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever, but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day
[Verse 1]
Hide and seek, I am somewhere closed away
You won't believe how long it's been since I started the game
I can't be seen and you won't find me today
I've not been this low, but I'll be okay
[Pre-Chorus]
"Are you alright?" Maybe don't ask
'Cause you know I never like to talk about that
Keep it inside, yeah, you say I always hold back
And I always wear long sleeves
Is it in your childhood? Somethin' happen in your past?
Well, the sadness, yeah, I promise that it won't last
And if I could, I would try to take it all back
There's still more underneath and that's when you say to me
[Chorus]
"Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever, but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day"
[Post-Chorus]
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine
[Verse 2]
Hide and seek, count to ten and close your eyes
Try to breathe, see a message and don't reply
Nice to meet, but in reality, say goodbye
Life can be so beautiful if you try
[Pre-Chorus]
"Are you okay?" Yeah, I guess so
But on some days, I feel like I'm trapped in a hole
But I keep quiet, so the ones around me don't know
That the mountain feels so steep
And I'll say that I'm here to help to carry the load
And the outside rays, they are good for the soul
So, let's step out of the dark 'cause, in here, it's so cold
The day's not out of reach and that's when you say to me
[Chorus]
"Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day"
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine
[Verse 2]
Hide and seek, count to ten and close your eyes
Try to breathe, see a message and don't reply
Nice to meet, but in reality, say goodbye
Life can be so beautiful if you try
[Pre-Chorus]
"Are you okay?" Yeah, I guess so
But on some days, I feel like I'm trapped in a hole
But I keep quiet, so the ones around me don't know
That the mountain feels so steep
And I'll say that I'm here to help to carry the load
And the outside rays, they are good for the soul
So, let's step out of the dark 'cause, in here, it's so cold
The day's not out of reach and that's when you say to me
[Chorus]
"Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sunshine
I think I'm done with my hidin' place and you found me anyway
It's been forever but I'm feelin' alright
Tears dry and will leave no trace and tomorrow's another day"
[Post-Chorus]
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine, shine, shine
Let me see the sunshine
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Genius Annotation
The up-beat track eight to - (Subtract), the highly anticipated album by Ed Sheeran, is about hiding after having horrific moments happen in life, but finally wanting to see the sunshine, and feeling optimistic about what the future brings. On the track Sheeran is linking what he is doing to a game, hide and seek, even saying how the game starts, “count to ten and close your eyes”.
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During the tracking week ending May 20, 2023, the song debuted at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- 1.Boat
- 2.Salt Water
- 3.Eyes Closed
- 4.Life Goes On
- 5.Dusty
- 6.End Of Youth
- 7.Colourblind
- 8.Curtains
- 9.Borderline
- 10.Spark
- 11.Vega
- 12.Sycamore
- 13.No Strings
- 15.Wildflowers
- 16.Balance
- 17.Stoned
- 18.Fear
- 19.Get Over It
- 20.Toughest
- 21.Ours
- 22.Moving
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May 5, 2023
Curtains Translations
Ed Sheeran - Curtains (Tradução em Português) by Genius Brasil Traduções, Ed Sheeran - Curtains (Traduzione Italiana) by Genius Traduzioni Italiane, Ed Sheeran - Curtains (Deutsche Übersetzung) by Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen & Ed Sheeran - Curtains (Polskie tłumaczenie) by Polskie tłumaczenia Genius
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