Shape Of You – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: ÷ (divide)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You', a chart-topping track that offers a fantastic entry point into modern English pop. Learn everyday conversational phrases and expressions related to dating, attraction, and casual social settings, all while enjoying its infectious rhythm and catchy melodies. This song is special for its unique blend of pop and dancehall, proving Sheeran's versatility and making it a fun and accessible way to engage with the language.

[English]

[RINGING SOUND]

[♪♪♪]

♪ The club isn't the best place to find a lover ♪

♪ So the bar is where I go ♪

♪ Me and my friends at the table doing shots ♪

♪ Drinking fast and then we talk slow ♪

♪ Come over and start up a conversation with just me ♪

♪ And trust me I'll give it a chance now ♪

♪ Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox ♪

♪ And then we start to dance, and now I'm singing like ♪

♪ Girl, you know I want your love ♪

♪ Your love was handmade for somebody like me ♪

♪ Come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ I may be crazy, don't mind me ♪

♪ Say, boy, let's not talk too much ♪

♪ Grab on my waist and put that body on me ♪

♪ Come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ Come, come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

♪ We push and pull like a magnet do ♪

♪ Although my heart is falling too ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ And last night you were in my room ♪

♪ And now my bedsheets smell like you ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

♪ One week in we let the story begin ♪

♪ We're going out on our first date ♪

♪ You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat ♪

♪ Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate ♪

♪ We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour ♪

♪ And how your family is doing OK ♪

♪ And leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat ♪

♪ Tell the driver make the radio play, and I'm singing like ♪

♪ Girl, you know I want your love ♪

♪ Your love was handmade for somebody like me ♪

♪ Come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ I may be crazy, don't mind me ♪

♪ Say, boy, let's not talk too much ♪

♪ Grab on my waist and put that body on me ♪

♪ Come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ Come, come on now, follow my lead ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

♪ We push and pull like a magnet do ♪

♪ Although my heart is falling too ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ And last night you were in my room ♪

♪ And now my bedsheets smell like you ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ (Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I) ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

♪ We push and pull like a magnet do ♪

♪ Although my heart is falling too ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ And last night you were in my room ♪

♪ And now my bedsheets smell like you ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with your body ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby - (I'm in love with your body) ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby - (I'm in love with your body) ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby, come on ♪

♪ Come on, be my baby - (I'm in love with your body) ♪

♪ Every day discovering something brand new ♪

♪ I'm in love with the shape of you ♪

[COSTUME RUSTLES]

[HE GROANS]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - an organization or group of people who meet regularly for a particular purpose or activity.
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person who is in love with someone
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and drunk
table /ˈteɪbl/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs
shots /ʃɒts/ B1	noun - small amounts of strong alcoholic drink
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words; express oneself in language
conversation /ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ B1	noun - a talk between two or more people
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm beyond the wrist
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric or irrational
waist /weɪst/ B1	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and hips
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
shape /ʃeɪp/ A2	noun - the external form or appearance of something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is separated from other spaces by walls
bedsheets /ˈbedʃiːts/ B2	noun - a piece of linen or cotton spread over a mattress to lie on
smell /smel/ A2	verb - perceive or recognize by means of the sense organs in the nose
date /deɪt/ A2	noun - a social or romantic appointment or engagement

Key Grammar Structures

• The club isn't the best place to find a lover

  ➔ Superlative adjective with 'the' and infinitive of purpose.

  ➔ 'Best' is a superlative adjective, indicating the highest degree of quality. 'To find a lover' is an infinitive phrase acting as an adverb of purpose, explaining why the club is not the best place.

• Come over and start up a conversation with just me

  ➔ Imperative verbs ('Come', 'start up') and prepositional phrase ('with just me').

  ➔ 'Come over' and 'start up' are imperative verbs, used to give a direct command. 'With just me' is a prepositional phrase that clarifies who the conversation should be with.

• Girl, you know I want your love, your love was handmade for somebody like me

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted 'that' ('your love was handmade'), past passive voice ('was handmade'), and prepositional phrase ('for somebody like me').

  ➔ The relative clause 'your love was handmade' modifies 'love'. The 'that' is omitted for fluency. 'Was handmade' is in the past passive voice, indicating that the love was created by someone or something else. 'For somebody like me' is a prepositional phrase specifying the recipient of the love.

• I may be crazy, don't mind me

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' expressing possibility, and negative imperative 'don't mind'.

  ➔ 'May' expresses a possibility or uncertainty about the speaker's sanity. 'Don't mind me' is a negative imperative, asking the listener not to worry about the speaker's behavior.

• Grab on my waist and put that body on me

  ➔ Imperative verbs ('Grab', 'put') and use of 'on' to denote physical contact.

  ➔ 'Grab' and 'put' are imperative verbs, giving direct instructions. 'On' indicates physical contact or placement, so 'put that body on me' means to bring the body into physical contact with the speaker.

• We push and pull like a magnet do

  ➔ Simile using 'like', and subject-verb inversion ('do' instead of 'does').

  ➔ The simile 'like a magnet do' compares the relationship to the attractive and repulsive forces of a magnet. The inversion of subject and verb is a stylistic choice, emphasizing the comparison. 'Do' is used instead of the grammatically correct 'does' for emphasis and a slightly informal tone.

• Although my heart is falling too

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'although' introducing a concessive clause and present continuous tense 'is falling'.

  ➔ 'Although' introduces a clause that contrasts with the main clause. 'Is falling' is in the present continuous tense, suggesting a process happening now.