Ed Sheeran – Lately (feat. Devlin) Lyrics

Lately

Ed Sheeran (feat. Devlin)

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"Lately." - Ed Sheeran (feat. Devlin)

Friday, 23 October 2026, 03:58 am

Album: 5

Track No: 25

I seem to find myself talking to the powers that be
Awake in the shade and shadowed under towering trees
Admiring the scene, inhaling fumes of flowers, debris
Jet-lagged eyes are begging for an hour to sleep
Although my blood-shot whites and irises, they never find any
Clock stop at times where the sunshine could blind many
Although my eyes are heavy, they won't be closing soon
'Cause I heard that time waits for nobody, I suppose it's true
We make corrosive tunes through acid tabs and vocal booths
To see the flashing lights at photo shoots we make emotive moves
I say whatever I feel to vent a rhyme
So I can still invent the lines and stay close to the friends of mine
'Cause "real recognize real" is what my father says
And I'll be sticking to this phrase until I pass away
Overwork and no sleep is just another way to die slow
But I'll just keep going strong and never let my eyes close
Five o' clock with the lights off, interview with a vampire
Sleep is for the living and not a utensil that I require
I swear I said that I'll sleep when I'm dead
Who's on the beat upon the feature with Ed? It's D-E-V to the Zed
Overtired, pale-faced like Michael Myers
Bags underneath my eyes can show the baggage I've acquired
And over the time within this maze I'll think you'll find
You'll never find that peace of mind you seek to find until you're dying
'Cause I got too much to stay awake for, to sleep
Or even take four seconds out the game, it's time to wage war
Scissors, grab a sword, and sharpen up your hunting knives
Two psychopathic lyricists are driving on the hunt tonight
I'm hailing from the Essex and the East London boarder line
Villains never sleep, they're masterminding all sorts of crimes
Be wide awake just like you're snorting lines
Or get left mortified like you've just seen the ghost of Jesus walking by
I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living, in I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living in lately
I brush my teeth every night, but still I wake up with a bad mouth
In the background is my past and my presence will bring it back out
Deliver the raps how I flow
I live with the rats now and those that hate me call me Ron
But they won't slither in too easy
Believe me, I'm snake-minded
Be within this great time
Be on minimum wage
Life is a prison escape that I'm in
It's all to do with timing, not the label that you sign with
And my mates are doing fine, but then they never put the time in
I try to hide my cold side like when I flip my pillow
Some of the songs I write are real because the chart is filled with silicone
I'm still broke without the money for a Mac Pro
Living out of three bags, not talkin' about my cash flow
Opposite of sober 'cause I never did my homework
Which has got me on a sofa, no degree, but growing older
I played a fool to catch the wise, I will never tell a lie
Await death, take deep breaths, try to never die
Two guys with the same view, keep it tight like screws
Making metaphors flow and move, like typhoons in tunes
And if we got eyes on you, we'll catch you while you snooze
Time's elapsing while you're catching zeds, the masses like to move
We scan the situation, analyze information
And then decide what probably is most practical to do
Driven young gentlemen
I've hardly changed my bedsheets at all over the last twelve months
'Cause I haven't slept in them (True)
I'm coming home, the lights are on
Your rights are wrong so I'm correctin' 'em
We got the fans all like "Oh well, it's Devs and Ed
What less did you bloody expect from 'em?"
In the end sleep deprivation might just be our detriment
Fighting through writer's block from 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock
And no way will ever waste a second of the time I got
I keep my pupils engaged
Like a classroom in holy matrimony
But I'm only trying to stay awake
I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living in, I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living in, I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living in, I never sleep
When trouble steals thoughts from my restless mind for free
It could be
The times I'm living in lately

Writer(s): Ed Sheeran, Jake Gosling & James Devlin.

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