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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Play’ Super-Deluxe Lyrics Confront Marriage Strain, Touring Toll

The newly released bonus tracks tie private turmoil to years on the road.

Overview

  • The super-deluxe edition adds 13 tracks in which Sheeran details arguments, distance and remorse tied to years on tour.
  • In Problems, he sings, “we’re not fine… we got problems,” outlining a relationship he struggles to repair.
  • Another new song includes, “Inches from movin’ out and movin’ on,” as he describes feeling deflated in the partnership.
  • Regrets focuses on missed moments with his daughters, citing “goodnights on the telephone” and “Missed out on so much, I really need to make it up.”
  • Reports link the themes to his three-year Mathematics tour of roughly 188 shows across five continents, note earlier interviews where he said he could prioritize family, and say a representative has not responded to new inquiries; some coverage also interprets later tracks as hinting at reconciliation.