Ed Sheeran shared an emotional new single, “Boat,” along with a music video for the track. The song, off the singer’s forthcoming album Subtract, was written by the English seaside in winter and honestly reflects on depression, with Sheeran using a boat as a metaphor for attempting to keep the water at bay.
The video, directed by Mia Barnes, sees Sheeran amidst the waves on a British beach. The visual mirrors the track’s lyrics as the musician tries to break the cycle of sadness: “They say that all scars heal, but I know maybe I won’t,” Sheeran sings. “The waves won’t break my boat.”
“’Boat’ is the first song I wrote and finished for Subtract,” Sheeran said in a statement. “It’s where it all began, and a good way to kick off the album.”
Lyrics to Boat by Ed Sheeran
“Boat”
Came in for the embers
Stayed out for the breeze
I need to feel elements to remind me
There’s beauty when it’s bleak
Stuck out long before lights down
Why do I breathe?
Oh, I know
The more that I love the less that I feel
The times that I jumped never were real
They say that all scars will heal but I know
Maybe I won’t
But the waves won’t break my boat
But the waves won’t break my boat
Stones crash on the boardwalk
The wind rush through the trees
I keep my eyes peeled
The memories always fall short
Of what we could have been
Left out long before last call
What do I need?
Oh, I know
The more that I love the less that I feel
The times that I jumped never were real
They say that all scars will heal but I know
Maybe I won’t
But the waves won’t break my boat
But the waves won’t break my boat
But the waves won’t break my boat
The waves won’t break my boat
The more that I love the less that I feel
The times that I jumped never were real
They say that all scars will heal but I know
Maybe I won’t
And the waves won’t break my boat
Watch Ed Sheeran – Boat below
