Afterglow was released on December 21st, 2020. The song was written during Ed Sheeran's sabbatical, co-composed by Fred Gibson and David Hodges. Fred also produced and arranged the song. Along with the song, the cover of the song designed by Ed Sheeran and a one take video of the performance were released.
After a record-breaking 893-day-tour “Divide”, Ed Sheeran announced he’s taking a break from music to travel, write and read, spending time with his wife Cherry. Their daughter, Lyre, was born last September. In December, Ed Sheeran released “Afterglow”, a heart-warming love song as a gift to his fans.
Ed Sheeran的音乐听起来总有几分别致,没有什么大起大落,也没有太多演唱技巧,浅浅吟唱中让人感到一种若有若无的轻松、愉快和平和。无论身处何处,听到他的歌,便会有一种沁人心脾的舒畅感,随之而来是心平气和。
他想对粉丝说:"嗨,大家好,Afterglow是我去年写的一首歌,一直想唱给你们听。这不是下一张专辑的先行曲,但是我很喜欢,希望可以给你们听,希望你们也会喜欢。"
Stop the clocks it’s amazing
让时间停刻,在这美妙的瞬间
You should see the way the light dances off your hair
你应该看看,光线在你的头发上飞舞的模样
A million colours of hazel, golden and red
无数种棕红、灿烂的金与红色混合
Saturday morning is fading,
星期六的早晨渐渐淡去
The sun's reflected by the coffee in your hand,
你手中捧着的咖啡反射着阳光
My eyes are caught in your gaze all over again,
我的眼睛又一次被你的目光吸引
We were love drunk waiting on a miracle,
我们沉醉于爱,等待奇迹的出现
Trying to find ourselves in the winter snow
试图在茫茫冬雪中找到自己
So alone in love like the world had disappeared
深陷于爱,仿佛世界在这一刻不再存在
Oh I won’t be silent and I won’t let go
哦我不会保持沉默,我不会放手
I will hold on tighter ‘til the afterglow
不放手你,直到余晖亮起
And we’ll burn so bright ‘til the darkness softly clears
我们熊熊燃烧,直到黑暗被我们照亮
Oh I will hold on to the afterglow
紧紧握住那一束余晖
Oh I will hold on to the afterglow
紧紧握住那一束余晖
The weather outside’s changing
外面的天气变化无常
The leaves are buried under six inches of white,
秋日的落叶埋葬在6寸之深的白雪底下
The radio is playing, Iron & Wine,
电台上播放着Iron & Wine的歌
This is a new dimension
在这全新的维度
This is a level where we’re losing track of time
此刻我们已爱到迷失时间与方向
I’m holding nothing against it, except you and I
除了你和我,我什么也不需要
We were love drunk waiting on a mracle
我们沉醉于爱,等待奇迹的出现
Trying to find ourselves in the winter snow
试图在茫茫冬雪中找到自己
So alone in love like the world had disappeared
深陷于爱,仿佛世界在这一刻不再存在
Oh I won’t be silent and I won’t let go
哦我不会保持沉默,我不会放手
I will hold on tighter ‘til the afterglow
不放手你,直到余晖亮起
And we’ll burn so bright ‘til the darkness softly clears
我们熊熊燃烧,直到黑暗被我们照亮
Oh I will hold on to the afterglow
紧紧握住那一束余晖
Oh I will hold on to the afterglow
紧紧握住那一束余晖
Oh I will hold on to the afterglow
紧紧握住那一束余晖
▲ Afterglow - Ed Sheeran 歌词版MV
▲ Afterglow - Megan Davies翻唱
▲ Afterglow - Ed Sheeran (不插电版)
(实习生 华东政法大学李婧盈 整理)