Stylistics (01) : Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

The Analysis of Song 

 

§  Background Information

The title of song that will be analysed is “Thinking Out Loud”. The real singer of this song is Ed Sheeran as a British singer. Furthermore, this song is as popular song and then it has already covered by other singers for several times. 

§  The Lyric of Song

"Thinking Out Loud"

When your legs don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off of your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?

And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70
And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23
And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Well, me—I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am

So, honey, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are

When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name
When my hands don't play the strings the same way (mmm...)
I know you will still love me the same

'Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory
I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan
Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand

That, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
Thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are (oh, oh)

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, lo-ud

So, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Oh, darling, place your head on my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud
But maybe we found love right where we are
Oh, baby, we found love right where we are
And we found love right where we are

									/
When	your	Legs	don’t	work	like	they	used	to	before
wɛn	jɔː	lɛgz	dəʊnt	wɜːk	laɪk	ðeɪ	juːzd	tuː	bɪˈfɔː
And	I	can’t	sweep	you	off	of	your	Feet
ænd	aɪ	kɑːnt	swiːp	juː	ɒf	ɒv	jɔː	fiːt
				/
Will	your	Mouth	still	remember	the	teste	of	my	love?
wɪl	jɔː	maʊθ	stɪl	rɪˈmɛmbə	ðə	teɪst	ɒv	maɪ	lʌv?
Will	your	Eyes	still	smile	from	your	cheeks?
wɪl	jɔːr	aɪz	stɪl	smaɪl	frɒm	jɔː	ʧiːks?

	/				/
And,	darling,	I	will	be	loving	you	‘til	we’re	70
ænd,	ˈdɑːlɪŋ,	aɪ	wɪl	biː	ˈlʌvɪŋ	juː	tɪl	wɪə	70
And,	baby,	my	heart	could	still	fall	as	hard	at	23
ænd,	beɪbi,	maɪ	hɑːt	kʊd	stɪl	fɔːl	æz	hɑːd	æt	23
		/			/
And	I’m	thinking	‘bout	how	people	fall	in	love	in	mysterious	ways
ænd	aɪm	ˈθɪŋkɪŋ	baʊt	haʊ	ˈpiːpl	fɔːl	ɪn	lʌv	ɪn	mɪsˈtɪərɪəs	weɪz

/
Maybe	just	the	touch	of	a	hand
ˈmeɪbiː	ʤʌst	ðə	tʌʧ	ɒv	ə	hænd
								/	/
Well,	Me	I	fall	in	love	with	you	every	single	day
wɛl,	miː	-aɪ	fɔːl	ɪn	lʌv	wɪð	juː	ˈɛvri	ˈsɪŋgl	deɪ
			/
And	I	just	wanna	tell	you	I	am
ænd	aɪ	ʤʌst	ˈwɒnə	tɛl	juː	aɪ æm	æm

	/
So,	honey,	now
səʊ,	ˈhʌni,	naʊ
		/		/
Take	Me	into	your	loving	arms
teɪk	miː	ˈɪntuː	jɔː	ˈlʌvɪŋ	ɑːmz
		/					/
Kiss	Me	under	the	light	of	a	thousand	stars
kɪs	miː	ˈʌndə	ðə	laɪt	ɒv	ə	ˈθaʊzənd	stɑːz
					/
Place	your	head	on	my	beating	heart
pleɪs	jɔː	hɛd	ɒn	maɪ	ˈbiːtɪŋ	hɑːt
	/
I’m	thinking	out	loud
aɪm	ˈθɪŋkɪŋ	aʊt	laʊd
/
Maybe	We	found	love	right	where	we	are
ˈmeɪbiː	wiː	faʊnd	lʌv	raɪt	weə	wiː	ɑː

								/
When	My	Hair’s	all	but	gone	and	my	memory	fades
wɛn	maɪ	heəz	ɔːl	bʌt	gɒn	ænd	maɪ	ˈmɛməri	feɪdz
				/
And	The	crowds	don’t	remember	my	name
ænd	ðə	kraʊdz	dəʊnt	rɪˈmɛmbə	maɪ	neɪm
When	My	hands	don’t	play	the	strings	the	same	way
wɛn	maɪ	hændz	dəʊnt	pleɪ	ðə	strɪŋz	ðə	seɪm	weɪ
I	know	You	will	still	love	me	the	same
aɪ	nəʊ	juː	wɪl	stɪl	lʌv	miː	ðə	seɪm

	/				/				/
Cause,	honey,	your	soul	could	never	grow	old,	it’s	evergreen
kɒz,	ˈhʌni,	jɔː	səʊl	kʊd	ˈnɛvə	grəʊ	əʊld,	ɪts	ˈɛvəgriːn
	/			/					/
And,	baby,	your	smile’s	forever	in	my	mind	and	memory
ænd,	ˈbeɪbi,	jɔː	smaɪlz	fəˈrɛvər	ɪn	maɪ	maɪnd	ænd	ˈmɛməri
	/			/					/
I’m	thinking	‘bout	how	people	fall	in	love	in	mysterious	ways
aɪm	ˈθɪŋkɪŋ	baʊt	haʊ	ˈpiːpl	fɔːl	ɪn	lʌv	ɪn	mɪsˈtɪərɪəs	weɪz

/
Maybe	it’s	all	part	of	a	Plan
ˈmeɪbiː	ɪts	ɔːl	pɑːt	ɒv	ə	plæn
					/			/
Well,	I’ll	just	keep	on	making	the	same	Mistakes
wɛl,	aɪl	ʤʌst	kiːp	ɒn	ˈmeɪkɪŋ	ðə	seɪm	mɪsˈteɪks
/			/
Hoping	that	you’ll	understand
ˈhəʊpɪŋ	ðæt	juːl	ˌʌndəˈstænd

	/
That,	baby,	now
ðæt,	ˈbeɪbi,	naʊ
		/		/
Take	me	into	your	loving	arms
teɪk	miː	ˈɪntuː	jɔː	ˈlʌvɪŋ	ɑːmz
		/					/
Kiss	me	under	the	light	of	a	thousand	Stars
kɪs	miː	ˈʌndə	ðə	laɪt	ɒv	ə	ˈθaʊzənd	stɑːz
					/
Place	your	head	on	my	beating	heart
pleɪs	jɔː	hɛd	ɒn	maɪ	ˈbiːtɪŋ	hɑːt
/
Thinking	out	loud
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ	aʊt	laʊd
/
Maybe	we	found	love	right	where	we	are
ˈmeɪbiː	wiː	faʊnd	lʌv	raɪt	weə	wiː	ɑː

	/
So,	baby,	now
səʊ,	ˈbeɪbi,	naʊ
		/		/
Take	Me	into	your	loving	Arms
teɪk	miː	ˈɪntuː	jɔː	ˈlʌvɪŋ	ɑːmz
		/					/
Kiss	Me	under	the	light	of	a	thousand	Stars
kɪs	miː	ˈʌndə	ðə	laɪt	ɒv	ə	ˈθaʊzənd	stɑːz
	/						/
Oh,	darling,	place	your	head	on	my	beating	Heart
əʊ,	ˈdɑːlɪŋ,	pleɪs	jɔː	hɛd	ɒn	maɪ	ˈbiːtɪŋ	hɑːt
	/
I’m	Thinking	out	loud
aɪm	ˈθɪŋkɪŋ	aʊt	laʊd
	/
But	Nothing	we	found	love	right	where	we	Are
bʌt	ˈmeɪbiː	wiː	faʊnd	lʌv	raɪt	weə	wiː	ɑː
	/
Oh,	Baby,	we	found	love	right	where	we	Are
əʊ,	ˈbeɪbi,	wiː	faʊnd	lʌv	raɪt	weə	wiː	ɑː
And	We	found	love	right	where	we	are
ænd	wiː	faʊnd	lʌv	raɪt	weə	wiː	ɑː

§  Alliteration

We can fine several alliteration in line of this song, those are:

1.      When and work

2.      You and your

3.      Of and off

4.      Still and smile

5.      Heart and hard

6.      We and where

7.      Part and plan

8.      Making and mistake

9.      Mind and memory

10.  My and memory

These words have similar initial consonant in the beginning of words. Therefore, we classify these words as alliteration.

§  Assonance

There are several assonance that we get from this song, those are:

1.      Mouth and may

2.      Will and eyes

3.      And and at

4.      But and love

5.      Light and thousand

6.      Same and way

Those words have similar vowel sound in the middle of these words. Therefore, we classify these word as assonance.

§  Consonance

There are several consonance in this song, those are:

1.      Can’t and feet

2.      Will and still

3.      Darling and loving

4.      Your and remember

Those words have similar consonant sound in the ending of words. Therefore, we classified as consonance.

§  Rhyme

This song has romantic rhyme. It happens because the nada is supporting this song to be romantic. Then, the people will interpret this song easily by just knowing the lyric. The lyric itself is drawn as very romantic situation between the relationships of couple. Therefore, the rhyme of this song is classified as romantic because of these reasons.

§  Tone 

This song has romantic tone. It happens because when the listeners listen the song, they will know that the lyric of this song is so romantic. It is supported by the nada that the singer used to sing this song. It is quite comfort without any problem and anything else. This song is easy to be got by the listeners and everyone will understand that it is romantic song. Therefore, we can know that the tone of this song is romantic.

§  The Analysis of Cover Song

As we explain before that this song has covered by several musicians by their own style in singing. Then, it can influence the sense that can be got from the listener for example from happy into unhappy. Besides, in the fact, these several singers and musicians have already changed stress of this song. Some of them sang this song to be kind of rock music. Furthermore, it can really change the stress. In addition, because of the covering process, the listeners will get different tone of this song because the nada will be different than the real song. For example, the genre of song is romantic but if the singer sings in little bit fast, it will change the tone of this song. Therefore, by covering the song, the musicians can change several aspects of the origin song.