The A Team' came from an experience I had when I did a gig at a homeless shelter," says Sheeran of the song. "I was 18 at the time and kind of quite naïve. So,...
White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Lights gone, days end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside, tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly, for angels to fly
Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
But she don't want to go outside, tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the motherland
Or sells love to another man
Its too cold outside
For angels to fly
An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye
And hoping for a better life
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Straight down the line
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
They scream
The worst things in life come free to us
And we're under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside, tonight
And in the pipe fly to the motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly, angels to fly
To fly, fly
For angels to fly, to fly, to fly
Angels to die
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Lights gone, days end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside, tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly, for angels to fly
Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
But she don't want to go outside, tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the motherland
Or sells love to another man
Its too cold outside
For angels to fly
An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye
And hoping for a better life
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Straight down the line
And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
They scream
The worst things in life come free to us
And we're under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside, tonight
And in the pipe fly to the motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly, angels to fly
To fly, fly
For angels to fly, to fly, to fly
Angels to die
Lyrics submitted by emilypowers, edited by hc420, ZeNerd
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"A Team" as written by Ed Sheeran
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I've never found this to be so true.
This song is about a girl who got addicted. Addicted to love that is not real, and to a substance that kills you from the inside out. She had no other way to survive, so she became a prostitute, using her money to buy drugs.
Not only do horrible, awful things come for free...things can leave for free as well. She had no sense of who she was. She lost all meaning of herself while she was struggling to survive. She forgot who she was, and continued to do the things that she wished to do.
This is a song which explains the dilemmas of teenagers all across the world. No, not everyone is going to be a drug addict, or a prostitute, but there is always the temptation for becoming both. The girl that is being sung about clearly fell into the temptation. Not only did she fall into it, but a lot of people did as well. This is a song for all of the people who forgot who they are. A song for the people who never knew who they are, and died because of it.
"Angels to die."
then it hit me.
Class A team, as in Class A drugs.
She's on heroin, as he sings in Little Lady as well.
The song is so beautiful, i have a deep personal connection to it
"White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste"
She has white lips, a pale face, and burnt lungs becasue she's a drug addict. breathing in the snowflakes because it's so cold.
"Lights gone, days end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men"
This shows that she's homeless and prostitutes herself.
"And they say
She's in the class A team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries"
She's in the class A team becasue, in the UK, drugs are classified in A,B,and C. class A drugs are the worst. things like heroin, coke, and meth. And Ed is saying the drugs are taking a toll on her beauty.
"And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us"
"'Cause we're just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside, tonight"
She doesnt want to go out into the cold and prostitute again.
" And in a pipe she flies to the motherland
Or sells love to another man"
Practicly the only two things she does are sell love and smoke crack, where she escapes her harsh life.
" It's too cold outside
For angels to fly, for angels to fly"
The woman's name was actually Angel, and Ed's saying that he thinks the world is too tough on her and that he doesnt want her to go outside and work the streets again tonight.
"Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes"
I think this part is about how she's going into a mans house to sell herself and her clothes are wet because she's been outside in the snow.
"Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone"
Loose change and bank notes being the only money she has, she's tired and sick
"For angels to fly
An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye
And hoping for a better life"
He's saying that he's sure she'll die soon. covered in white as in the snow.
It's such a beautifuly written song, i love him :D
Oh and by the way, did he take her in from this life or what?