Photograph – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of 'Photograph' to master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions, time, and memory. This beautiful ballad is perfect for learners looking to understand how to convey deep sentiments and poetic storytelling through song.

[English]

[Music]

loving can

hurt loving can hurt

sometimes but it's the only thing that I

know

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[Laughter]

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when it gets

hard you know it can get hard

sometimes it is the only thing that

makes us feel

alive we keep this love in a

photograph we make these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing hearts are never broken and

times Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped jeans holding me

closer till I eyes made you won't ever

be

alone wait for me to come home

loving can

heal loving can M your

soul and it's the only thing that I know

no I swear it will get

easier remember that with every piece of

you m and this the the only thing we

take with us when we

die keep this loveing

Photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing Hearts were never broken times

Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped chain holding me

close until I eyes be you won't ever be

alone and if you hurt me that's okay

baby only words please inside these

Pages you just hold me I won't ever let

you go

wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home oh you can fit me inside the

necklace you got when you are

16 next to your heartbeat where I should

be keep it deep within your

soul and if you hurt me well that's okay

baby only words lead inside these Pages

you just hold me I won't ever let you

go when I'm

way I will remember how you kissed me

under the lamp post back on Sixth Street

hearing you whisper through the

phone wait for me to come home

[Music]

loving can

hurt loving can hurt

sometimes but it's the only thing that I

[Music]

know when it gets

hard you know it can get hard sometimes

it is the only thing that makes us feel

alive we keep this love in a

photograph we make these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing hearts are never broken times

Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me

inside the pocket of your ripped Chans

holding me close till I eyes made you

won't ever be

alone wait for me to come

home loving can

heal loving can M your

soul and it's the only only thing that I

know

know I swear it will get

easier remember that with every pce

you MH and it's the only thing we take

with us when we

die keep this ling a photograph

we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing Hearts were never broken times

Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped chain holding me

close until I eyes be you won't ever be

alone

and make you hurt me that's okay baby

only words please inside these Pages you

just hold me I won't ever let you

go wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come home

wait for me to come

home oh you can fit me inside the

necklace you got when you were

16 next to your heartbeat where I should

be keep it deep within your

soul and if you hurt me well that's okay

baby only words Le inside these Pages

you just hold me I won't never let you

go when I'm

way I will remember how you kissed me

under the lamp post back on Sixth Street

hearing you whisper through the

phone wait for me to come

[Music]

home loving can

hurt loving can hurt sometimes

but it's the only thing that I

[Music]

know when it gets

hard you know it can get hard

sometimes it is the only thing that

makes us feel

alive we keep this Ling a

photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing hearts are never broken times

Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped jeans holding me

close until I eyes made you won't ever

be alone

wait for me to come

home loving can

heal loving can mend your

soul and it's the only thing that I know

know I swear it will get

easier remember that with ever peace of

you m and it's the only thing we take

with us when we

die keep this love in

photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes and never

closing Hearts were never broken times

Forever Frozen still

so you can keep me inside the pocket of

your ripped chain holding me close until

the eyes me you won't ever be

alone and if you hurt me that's okay

baby only words please inside these

pages and just hold me

I won't ever let you

go wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home oh you can fit me inside the

necklace you got when you are sick

16 next to your heartbeat where I should

be keep it deep within your

soul and if you hurt me well that's okay

baby only

wor inside these Pages you just hold me

I won't ever let you

go when

away I will remember how you kissed me

under the lamp post back on 6th Street

hearing you whisper through the

phone wait for me to come home

[Music]

loving can

hurt loving can hurt

sometimes but it's the only thing that I

[Music]

know when it gets

hot but you know it can get hard

sometimes it is the only thing that

makes us feel

alive we keep this love in a

photograph we make these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing hearts are never broken and

times forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped Chans holding me

closer till I eyes made you won't ever

be

alone wait for me to come

home loving can

heal loving can and your

soul and it's the only thing that I know

no I swear it will get

easier remember that with every piece of

you m and it's the only thing we take

with us when we die

M I keep this Ling

photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing Hearts were never broken times

forever froz

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your RI chain holding me close

until the eyes be you won't ever be

alone and make you hurt me that's okay

baby only words please inside these

Pages you just hold me I won't ever let

you

go wait for me to come

home wait for me come home

wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home oh you can fit me inside the

necklace you guard when you are

16 next to your heartbeat where I should

be keep it deep within your

soul and you hurt me well that's okay

baby only words lead inside these Pages

you just hold me I won't ever let you

go when I'm

away I will remember how you kissed me

under the lamp post back on 6th Street

hearing you whisper through the

phone wait for me to come

[Music]

home loving can hurt

[Music]

loving can hurt

sometimes but it's the only thing that I

[Music]

know when it gets

hard you know it can get hard

sometimes it is the only thing that

makes us feel alive

we keep this love in a

photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing hearts are never broken times

Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped jeans holding me

closer till I

me you won't ever be

alone wait for me to come

home loving can

heal loving can mend your

soul and it's the only thing that I know

no I swear people get

easier remember that with every piece

you MH and it's the only thing we take

with us when we

die keep this love in a

photograph we made these memories for

ourselves where our eyes are never

closing heart Hearts were never broken

times Forever Frozen

still so you can keep me inside the

pocket of your ripped chain holding me

close until I I be you won't ever be

alone and if you hurt me that's okay

baby only wordss

inside these Pages you just hold me I

won't ever let you

go wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me to come

home wait for me make come

home oh you can

me inside the necklace you got when you

are

16 next to your heart beat where I

should be keep it deep within your

soul and if you hurt me well that's okay

baby only words lead inside these Pages

you just hold me

never let you

go when I'm the

way I will remember how you kissed me

under the lamp post back on 6th Street

hearing you whisper through the

phone wait for me to come home

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
photograph /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/ A2	noun - A picture made using a camera.
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - The faculty or power of remembering; things remembered.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - Living, not dead.
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - Turned into ice; preserved in a state of stillness.
pocket /ˈpɑːkɪt/ A1	noun - A small bag sewn into or on clothing.
ripped /rɪpt/ B2	adjective - Torn or split.
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - To cause to become sound or healthy again.
mend /mɛnd/ B2	verb - To repair something that is broken or damaged.
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - The spiritual part of a person.
easier /ˈiːziər/ A1	adjective - Comparative of easy; requiring less effort.
necklace /ˈnɛklɪs/ B1	noun - A piece of jewelry worn around the neck.
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtbiːt/ B2	noun - A pulsation of the heart.
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B2	verb - To speak very softly.
lamp /læmp/ A1	noun - A device for giving light.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - To cause pain or injury.

Key Grammar Structures

• Where our eyes are never closing, hearts are never broken

  ➔ Relative Clauses (Relative Adverb 'where')

  ➔ The relative adverb "where" is used to refer back to the "photograph" as a place/situation where these actions happen.

• You won't ever be alone

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative 'will not')

  ➔ The speaker uses "won't" to express a firm promise or certainty about the future state of the listener.

• Wait for me to come home

  ➔ Infinitive clause after verb (Object + to-infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "wait for [someone] to [do something]" is used to express a desire for an action to happen.

• And it's the only thing we take with us when we die

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time ('when')

  ➔ The clause "when we die" specifies the exact time marker for the main action described in the sentence.

• If you hurt me, that's okay

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ The "if" clause presents a possible future situation, showing acceptance or resilience.

• The necklace you got when you were 16

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause (omitted 'that/which')

  ➔ The phrase "you got" modifies "necklace". A relative pronoun is understood to connect them.

• I will remember how you kissed me

  ➔ Noun Clause as object ('how you kissed me')

  ➔ The clause "how you kissed me" acts as the object of the verb "remember", describing the way an action happened.

• Loving can heal, loving can mend your soul

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ "Loving" is a gerund functioning as the subject of the sentence, treating the action of love as a noun concept.