Ed Sheeran – Lego House

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  My Interpretation:I don't think this song is about a romantic relationship, friendship, or internal struggle. It's about all of them at once. Sometimes the "weakest" parts of us/the other person are also the most important, and learning how to love those parts is necessary but can take retrospect and time.... they make us who we are. Additionally, IMO this is not one person (or part of a person) singing, but 2 "parts" at once with certain lines relating to 1 or the other, as a struggle by definition is never 1 sided. I've include a personal example of my own below... and could just have easily written similar comments about my own struggle internally. As much as I comment on myself, it is becuase I cannot speak from her side, and the entire song is a testament to her patience and internal beauty, and how much we now care about each other because of this. It's about her.
  
  I met my girlfriend "in a cold December" where she just wanted me to keep her warm after a breakup. Little did she know was I going through a battle inside as well, with heavy drinking being the easiest out, but drinking was not the problem. It was internal pain and anxiety. Fortunately she stuck with me through this, and I think we both love each other more now because of the struggle we both went through and still are.
  
  “I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
  And build a Lego house
  When things go wrong we can knock it down”
  
  (ME) After rehab I was not totally myself, and exploring a new world after being “exposed”. Being a perfectionist and engineer I always figured there was an "equation" to fix me. The anxiety of not being able to build the lego house perfectly on the first attempt would have been too much. Having a calming person with me to let me know that it was not a quick fix and wouldn’t be easy, made it easier to fight through failure
  
  “My three words have two meanings,
  There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you”
  
  I love you = you love I (me)
  
  “And it's dark (started) in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now”
  
  The quickened pace refers to a flashback (in this case my GF) she just wanted a warm body after her most recent break up (in a December). It turns out we were more than that, but at the same time I was broken and a burden. I hide at her apartment from the world for 2 months, but she never fed my anxiety and still can’t explain why she wanted to help me. She let me take myself to the “bottom” where a stubborn person like me could only be fixed. She calmed the raging anxiety (storm) within.
  
  “I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  *after rehab
  (HER now) I don’t understand this, I’m breaking down too (you’re not where I expected)
  but I’m still here to calm the storm and comfort the pain.
  *2 options; or both
  1. I’ve done so much for you, and aside from whether you appreciate it, I know I’m a good person
  2. This has been so hard, but I knew I saw something in the darkness. He makes you who you are and I love both the new and old you.
  
  "I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
  I'll do it all for you in time
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now"
  
  Ditto….. I knew this person was there and he was worth the effort…. Ditto also means the other person is saying it now too
  
  “I'm gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
  If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall”
  
  (HER) Back to the original problem, as much as a perfectionist I know he is, I thought I could change his mind with my “equation” because something was flawed with his. Mine will fix him for sure, and I get both parts of him.
  
  "And it's so hard to say it but I've been “STUCK AT 4”
  And I'll surrender up my heart and swap it for yours"
  
  OK, I admit this isn’t what I was expecting….my last shot is to put my pride aside…. I need to look from your eyes. “Maybe you entered your darkness because of your light”
  
  “I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  Beat picks up here… happiness shows itself.
  
  “I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind, I'll do it all for you in time
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  same
  
  "Don't hold me down,
  I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take"
  
  one word…. FUCK
  
  “And if it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now”
  fairly self-explanatory…. peace

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  General Comment:I don't think this song is about a romantic relationship, friendship, or internal struggle. It's about all of them at once. Sometimes the "weakest" parts of us/the other person are also the most important, and learning how to love those parts is necessary but can take retrospect and time.... they make us who we are. Additionally, IMO this is not one person (or part of a person) singing, but 2 "parts" at once with certain lines relating to 1 or the other, as a struggle by definition is never 1 sided. I've include a personal example of my own below... and could just have easily written similar comments about my own struggle internally. As much as I comment on myself, it is becuase I cannot speak from her side, and the entire song is a testament to her patience and internal beauty, and how much we now care about each other because of this. It's about her.
  
  I met my girlfriend "in a cold December" where she just wanted me to keep her warm after a breakup. Little did she know was I going through a battle inside as well, with heavy drinking being the easiest out, but drinking was not the problem. It was internal pain and anxiety. Fortunately she stuck with me through this, and I think we both love each other more now because of the struggle we both went through and still are.
  
  “I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
  And build a Lego house
  When things go wrong we can knock it down”
  
  (ME) After rehab I was not totally myself, and exploring a new world after being “exposed”. Being a perfectionist and engineer I always figured there was an "equation" to fix me. The anxiety of not being able to build the lego house perfectly on the first attempt would have been too much. Having a calming person with me to let me know that it was not a quick fix and wouldn’t be easy, made it easier to fight through failure
  
  “My three words have two meanings,
  There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you”
  
  I love you = you love I (me)
  
  “And it's dark (started) in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now”
  
  The quickened pace refers to a flashback (in this case my GF) she just wanted a warm body after her most recent break up (in a December). It turns out we were more than that, but at the same time I was broken and a burden. I hide at her apartment from the world for 2 months, but she never fed my anxiety and still can’t explain why she wanted to help me. She let me take myself to the “bottom” where a stubborn person like me could only be fixed. She calmed the raging anxiety (storm) within.
  
  “I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  *after rehab
  (HER now) I don’t understand this, I’m breaking down too (you’re not where I expected)
  but I’m still here to calm the storm and comfort the pain.
  *2 options; or both
  1. I’ve done so much for you, and aside from whether you appreciate it, I know I’m a good person
  2. This has been so hard, but I knew I saw something in the darkness. He makes you who you are and I love both the new and old you.
  
  "I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
  I'll do it all for you in time
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now"
  
  Ditto….. I knew this person was there and he was worth the effort…. Ditto also means the other person is saying it now too
  
  “I'm gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
  If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall”
  
  (HER) Back to the original problem, as much as a perfectionist I know he is, I thought I could change his mind with my “equation” because something was flawed with his. Mine will fix him for sure, and I get both parts of him.
  
  "And it's so hard to say it but I've been “STUCK AT 4”
  And I'll surrender up my heart and swap it for yours"
  
  OK, I admit this isn’t what I was expecting….my last shot is to put my pride aside…. I need to look from your eyes. “Maybe you entered your darkness because of your light”
  
  “I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  Beat picks up here… happiness shows itself.
  
  “I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind, I'll do it all for you in time
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now”
  
  same
  
  "Don't hold me down,
  I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take"
  
  one word…. FUCK
  
  “And if it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now”
  fairly self-explanatory…. peace

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  Song Meaning:I reckon this song is about how you may not realize/appreciate it, but there's always someone there to care for you and help you out even in your darkest times.

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  General Comment:I am going to have to agree with UnderTruth. No one seems to be taking into account that there is nothing about love and a guy/girl relationship in the music video. The music video features Rupert Grint losing himself and not knowing who he really is. Yes the lyrics could lead a person to think that its a love song but it really isn't. Watching a music video is very beneficial to the understanding of a song.

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  Song Meaning:It's about a couple having a rough patch. They've probably been fighting a lot and saying hurtful things that they don't mean. The guy feels like eh has hurt her really badly, but he wants more than anything to rebuild their relationship.
  
  He feels scared to death because he's gotten to this point in past relationships and watched them endake it work.
  
  He's scared of losing her and has been barely able to think of anything else because she's everything to him. He loves her and loves who he is when he's with her. The thought of losing her is driving him mad and he feels like he's going to break if things don't get better soon.
  
  He's in a dark place right now, but she makes him feel better - and he knows she's hurting as well. He wants to comfort her, but it seems like some kind of barrier has formed between them.
  
  But despite everything... despite how bleak things seem, he still has hope that they can stand together and get through this. He feels like rather than waning, his love for her has only grown stronger from the trials they've endured and he promises to be better to her.
  
  The song is a plead to let him rebuild their relationship and a promise to be there for her and to treat her better than he did before.

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  My Interpretation:Every time I heard this song I always assumed it was about a girl and a guy and he's telling her that he'll always be there to put her back together when she falls apart and he knows that he has her to rely on as well. But after reading the lyrics again I thought of my best friend that helped me through dark times when I was suicidal.
  
  So here's what I got out of it...
  
  I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
  And build a Lego house
  When things go wrong we can knock it down
  
  (She helped to put me together how I was meant to be)
  
  My three words have two meanings,
  There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you
  
  (Every time I'm joking around and tell her that I love her, I'm joking but I'm also being serious because she's like my sister.)
  
  And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now
  
  (Whenever I'm going through a dark time, I know she'll be there for me. And when her heart is broken or she's feeling pain, I'll be there to get her through it)
  
  I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out 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 out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
  
  (She's off at a different college than me and sometimes it feels like I've lost her because we're doing our own things with different people and neither of us are thinking about the other one. But when she needs me, I'm there. The fact that we're physically distant and we're going through rough times but we know we have each other makes us closer when we're together at home.)
  
  I'm gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
  If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
  
  (Basically when we hang out and do stupid stuff and have an awesome time it goes on our "wall" of memories that we always go back and "look at".)
  
  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
  
  (Usually I know how she's feeling and it's hard to know that she's going through it because I know how bad it is, I'd rather sacrifice my happiness so that she wouldn't be in pain.)
  
  I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out 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 out 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
  
  (Basically, when I'm really upset she knows not to try to restrain me and keep me together but to just let me break down and then put me back together)
  
  And if it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now
  
  I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out 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 out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
  
  I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

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  My Opinion:For me, its about the loss of a child regardless of what--whether its abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, or adoption. Me personally I would say if I got a chance to be a mother again I definitely would not take it for granted. I was not ready, but maybe next time around I will be and love them with my whole heart. I know I may be way off but thats just my take on it and how it speaks to me. So now I can work on becoming a better person for whatever else is to come in the future. I do believe that some things are a blessing in disguise and it did happen for a reason. Great tune though it can mean a lot of things other than a relationship...I find that it's more of someone speaking to themselves about how to right all the wrongs so far in their lives.

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  My Interpretation:I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
  And build a Lego house
  When things go wrong we can knock it down
  
  When things go wrong, we can always rebuild
  
  My three words have two meanings,
  There's one thing on my mind, it's all for you
  
  My ‘I love you’ means I love you
  And I love who I am around you/who you make me
  Everything I think about is related to you
  
  And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
  And if you're broken I'll mend ya
  And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now
  
  When I’m sad, you make me feel better
  And when you’re sad, I’ll make you feel better
  And save you from what’s wrong
  
  I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
  
  I’m disconnected from the rest of world, because you are my world
  When you’re sad, I’ll make you feel better
  And because we've survived this world, it makes me love you more
  
  I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
  I'll do it all for you in time
  And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
  
  You make me feel amazing (out of sight)
  You make me feel crazy (out of mind)
  I’ll do everything you want me to
  And because we’ve survived this world, it makes me love you more
  
  I'm gonna paint you by numbers and color you in
  If things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
  
  If things go right, I’ll be sure to praise you
  
  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’ve been in love before, but it didn’t work
  But I’ll give you my heart if you give me yours
  
  Don't hold me down,
  I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take
  
  Don’t make me love you, I already do
  But if you push it might be more than I can handle

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  My Interpretation:To me, this whole song seems to be some sort of persuasion to a girl. Basically, this guy has had a past relationship and didn't end well. Because of this, he's cautious about falling in love again. Then he meets, or falls in love with, a girl and it seems like throughout the song he's telling her how he's learnt from his mistakes,
  
  ("I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
  I'll pick you up when you're getting down
  And out 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 out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now")
  
  and that if she does agree to be with him, he'll try his best not to repeat them. When he says "I'm gonna pick up the pieces and build a lego house, if things go wrong we can knock it down", it's almost as if he's saying I'm going to start anew, and if things go wrong, I'm willing to start again because I really do love her.
  
  Atleast, that's what I think :)

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  My Interpretation:I'm in love! He is my favorite artist EVER!!!!

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