Opening

By Ed Sheeran

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Released on September 12, 2025

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[Verse 1]

It's a long way up from rock bottom

There's been times I felt I could fall further

I have loved and lost and feared and prayed

But now the day bursts wild and open

I have cried tears at my brother's grave

I have shaken hands with my wife's surgeon

I spent weeks inside the darkest cage

But now the day bursts wild and open

There's a time to cry, there's a time to fold

There's a time for holdin' on and to let it go

There's a time to run to the arms of hopе

And the day bursts wild and open


[Verse 2]

I was raised by thе church, choir boy, still far from fizzlin'

Not the popstar they say they prefer, kept quiet, but I came to be heard

Been a long time up top, but I ain't complacent, if I look down, I can see replacements

Late-night drive with my heartbeat racin', gotta make dreams and chase 'em

Taken my fair share of that ridicule, but the words are not applicable

Catalogue formidable, me and that guy are in a different place

Undefeated, but that's temptin' fate, two of them tried it, I won both cases

Won't get back all the time they wasted, I am not losin' sleep

In this world, there's no relaxin', I've been here since migraine skankin'

Never been cool, but never been a has-been

I'd kip on your couch if you knew me back then

Don't tell 'em bout the walls you're trapped in, gotta keep this Usain pace

Don't ask me how I got this break, I built my own bricks through constant playin'

SB died, couldn't stop this pain, I look at the dots in space

I wonder if he's proud or thinks that his best friend lost his way

Keep it together for my daughters, gotta come natural, I don't wanna force it

If it's not factual, don't support it, every year, gotta re-swim these waters


[Chorus]

Draw a line, for the sake of all your family and friends

Draw a line, so history doesn't happen again

Draw a line, for the day to start the night has to end

Draw a line, for all of these ghosts


[Verse 3]

I'm too high to fly this plane, too fucked to drive this Range

Can't remember the last time I was on my own without Kev, it's kinda strange

Not been the same since nineteen, now to push Ly on a swing, I gotta wear disguises

I'm up for trading' life sometimes, and that may surprise 'em

Every stadium, I played it, but I would still do it for free

Gotta keep standards, top of the top of the tree, press still got problems with me

And when school starts, I might peace out, 'til then I keep chasin' the dream

I could end it, but I don't wanna reach out 'cause he means nothin' to me

Don't worry 'bout what I make, don't trip them up to win this race

When your career's in a risky place, everything seems like a big mistake

I'm still lookin' for shit to say, deludin' myself that they still relate

Depression, I keep at bay, tomorrow's a different day

Me and that guy don't speak no more, I know why, but he's not sure, so what is the reason for

My heart's been broke so many times by loved ones that I don't ever feel like talkin'

So heed that warning, circle keeps gettin' smaller

All I need is Chez and my daughters and a few friends to help me


[Chorus]

Draw a line, for the sake of your little girls and their time

Draw a line, but allow yourself some moments to cry

Draw a line, and leave the past that hurt you behind

Draw a line, for all of these ghosts

Draw a line, be grateful that you've been where you've been

Draw a line, recognise the path that happened between

Draw a line, there's future here, that's yet to be seen

Draw a line


[Outro]

And the day bursts wild and open