"Save Myself" lyrics

"Save Myself"

I gave all my oxygen to people that could breathe
I gave away my money and now we don't even speak
I drove miles and miles but would you do the same for me
Oh, honestly?

Offered up my shoulder just for you to cry upon
Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm
They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song
It goes on and on

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain
Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain
What line do we stand upon cause from here it looks the same?
And only scars remain

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

But if I don't then I'll go back to where I'm rescuing a stranger
Just because they needed saving, just like that
Oh I'm here again, between the devil and the danger
But I guess it's just my nature
My dad was wrong, cause I'm not like my mum
Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song, but it helps
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
Or drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself
And before I love someone else, I've got to love myself


Thanks to Julia Petrowski, Lara Jones for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Ed Sheeran, Labrinth, Amy Victoria Wadge
Billboard review of this song has this to say about its meaning, "Even if some of the lyrics feel like a bit of a gut punch, Sheeran makes the point that you need to pick yourself up before you can help anyone else."
This track features a string arrangement by Ed Sheeran's brother Matthew Sheeran.
When Ed Sheeran was asked by Q magazine about the line "with a drink and out-of-date prescription pills", he replied, "You know all those things are the wrong thing to do but you still do them anyway. And 'Save Myself' is about stopping them."
album: "÷" (2017)
Ed Sheeran - ÷ album cover
Barcelona
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Bibia Be Ye Ye
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Nancy Mulligan
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Save Myself
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
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