Song analyze

Perfect by Ed sheeran

Name : Anisa nur rahmi

Class : XI mia 3
1. Song title : “ perfect “
2. Artist/composer : Ed sheeran
3. Keyword : “darling, you look perfect tonight”
4. Lyrics :
perfect

I found a love for me

Darling, just dive right in and follow my lead
Well, I found a girl, beautiful and sweet
Oh, I never knew you were the someone waiting for me
'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
Not knowing what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
And in your eyes you're holding mine

Baby, I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms

Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
But you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight

Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know

She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I'll share her home
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry children of our own
We are still kids, but we're so in love
Fighting against all odds
I know we'll be alright this time
Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I'll be your man
I see my future in your eyes

Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms

Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful
I don't deserve this, darling, you look perfect tonight
 Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
And she looks perfect, no I don't deserve this
You look perfect tonight

5. Photo and biography

Ed Sheeran was born in February 1991 in Halifax, England. He began

playing guitar at a young age and soon after started writing his own
songs. When he was just a teenager, he moved to London to pursue his
music, and his outpouring of creativity added up to several early EPs and
hundreds of live shows. Drawing attention for his online performances,
Sheeran hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart before he ever signed with a
record label. Since signing with Atlantic, Sheeran has sold millions of
records, had a song appear in the second installment of The Hobbit
trilogy and won Grammys for hits like "Thinking Out Loud" (2014) and
"Shape of You" (2017).
Albums & Songs
When Sheeran headed to the U.S. that year, he found a new fan in
Jamie Foxx, who asked Sheeran to appear on his Sirius radio show. Soon
after, in January 2011, Sheeran released yet another EP, his last as an
independent artist. Without any promotion, the record reached No. 2 on
the iTunes chart, and he signed on with Atlantic Records that same
month.
'+' (Plus)
 With Atlantic, Sheeran released his major debut studio album, +. An
instant hit, the album sold more than a million copies in the U.K. in the
first six months alone. Sheeran began co-writing songs with bigger
artists, such as One Direction and Taylor Swift, and supported Swift on
her 2013 arena tour.

'I See Fire' and 'x' (Multiply)

On a roll, Sheeran’s next success would come when his song "I See Fire"
was featured in the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and in
June 2014, his next album, x, appeared, debuting at No. 1 in the U.S. and
U.K. The project featured three Top 10 singles — "Don't," "Photograph"
and "Thinking Out Loud" — with the latter winning the Grammy for Song
of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance in 2016.

'÷' (Divide)
In 2016 Sheeran took a hiatus to work on his third studio album, ÷
(pronounced "divide"). In January 2017, he released two singles from the
album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill," which debuted at No. 1
and No. 6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. Sheeran subsequently
released ÷ in March 2017 and announced a world tour. His new album
broke a Spotify record for first-day album streams with 56.7 million
listens in 24 hours.
'Perfect Duet'
Later that year, Sheeran delivered another hit with the love song
"Perfect," also released as a joint effort with Beyoncé, titled "Perfect
Duet." Its popularity showing no signs of waning, "Perfect" hit No. 1 on
the Billboard Pop Songs and Adult Pop Songs charts in mid-January 2018.
Sheeran added to his Grammy haul later that month, winning Best Pop
Solo Performance for "Shape of You" and Best Pop Vocal Album for ÷.
Was Ed Sheeran on 'Game of Thrones'?
Yes. He made a cameo appearance on the seventh season premiere
episode as a Lannister soldier in 2017.
Copyright Lawsuits
As Sheeran's fame swelled, so did the number of cases against the
Grammy-winning artist seeking compensation for copyright infringement. In
2014 songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard alleged that
Sheeran's "Photograph" was ripped off from their track "Amazing," written for
2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle. The case was settled out of court in 2017.
In 2016 Marvin Gaye's family filed a similar lawsuit, alleging that
Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" copied Gaye's classic "Let’s Get It On." The suit
was dismissed the following year.
In early 2018, Sean Carey and Beau Golden sought $20 million in
damages over claims that "The Rest of Our Life," co-written by Sheeran for
country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, copied their song "When I
Found You," recorded by Jasmine Rae. Calling "The Rest of Our Life" an
"originally and independently created musical composition," Sheeran
reportedly asked for the suit to be tossed out.
Royal Honors
On December 7, 2017, Sheeran was made a member of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire for his services to music and charity.
After receiving the honor from Prince Charles, Sheeran gushed about the
occasion, but also noted it was bittersweet: "My grandfather ... he died on this
day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing," he said,
according to the prince's Twitter account. "I guess he'd be pretty proud."
A few weeks later, Sheeran revealed that he had celebrated another
momentous occasion by getting engaged to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn just
before the new year.
Early Years & Career in London
Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the
United Kingdom. When he was young, he began playing guitar, showing early
promise as a musical talent. When he was 11, Sheeran met singer-songwriter
Damien Rice backstage at one of Rice’s shows, and the young musician found
added inspiration. As the story goes, Rice told Sheeran to write his own music,
and Sheeran set out the next day to do just that.
It wasn’t long before Sheeran was recording CDs and selling them, and
he soon put together his first official EP, The Orange Room. With that
accomplishment and his abiding ambition driving him, at only 14 years of age,
Sheeran headed to London for the summer. Thinking he could find gigs in the
big city, Sheeran left home with his guitar and a backpack full of clothes, and
his musical career took flight.
Once in London, Sheeran got busy recording and playing the local
singer/songwriter circuit and quickly released two albums: a self-titled record
in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He also began opening for more established
acts, such as Nizlopi, the Noisettes and Jay Sean, and released another EP, You
Need Me, in 2009, a year that found Sheeran playing more than 300 live
shows.
It wasn’t until 2010 that Sheeran made the leap to the next level in his
career, and it came via online media, a route Sheeran had learned to use with
great effectiveness. When a video he posted online got the attention of
Example, a rapper, Sheeran was asked to go on the road with him as his
opening act. This led to an even larger online fan base and inspiration for many
more songs, which ended up filling three new EPs, all in 2010.

6. Paraphrase
Honey, I danced in the dark, with you in the hand gap
open legs on the grass, attention to our favorite song
When I look at you in that outfit, it looks very beautiful
I do not fit this, honey, you're perfect tonight

7. COMPLETE THE CHART

PEOPLE PLACES OBJECT EVENTS FEELINGS

I My arms you dancing in He is happy
the dark with
you
I grass song Barefoot on Happy
the grass,
listening to
our favorite
song
8. FIGURE OF SPEECHES OR IDIOM OF THIS SONG

FIGURE OF SPEECHES/IDIOM MEANING

I’m dancing in the dark, with you she was happy to dance with her
between my arms lover
I don’t deserve this, darling, you excitement and gratitude for
look perfect tonight having met with her dream lover

9. MORAL OF THIS SONG :

Love is something that does not need to be understood in living it just

needs to be felt.

10. YOUR IMPRESSION TO THE SONG

I love this song because the music is nice to hear.