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No. 6 Collaborations Project: A review!

It’s been a week since this fabulous album has dropped into our hands. Click “Keep reading to hear my thoughts on each track!

Track 1. Beautiful People Khalid ★★★★ Favorite Lyric: You look stunning dear/So don’t ask that question here

Thoughts/Reflection: Ed keeps referring to this song as ‘cozy’ and I completely agree. The vibe is cool. I love the tone of his voice here and I think it meshes really nicely with Khalid’s. The content isn’t super relatable, but I think we can all take something away from this one. It’s a good note on self-awareness and being able to see the reality in things that may look glamorous on the surface.

Track 2. South of the Border feat. Camila Cabello, Cardi B ★★★★★ Favorite Lyric: So join me in this bed that I’m in/Push up on me and sweat darlin’/So I’m gonna put my time in/Won’t stop until the angels sing

Thoughts/Reflection: This track is literally freaking scorching hot fire. TBH I’m surprised that they led the album with IDC and not this one. It feels like big radio potential to me. Regardless, this song is an absolute BOP - so catchy and so fucking sexy.

I know Ed’s Spanish leaves something to be desired ☺ But I feel like we can cut him some slack after singing (yet another) song dedicated to going down on a woman. The ginger is forgiven! Five stars for him! And I’m going to have SOTB on repeat all summer (or for the rest of my life).

Oh, I also really like Cardi on this song. IDK if she’s problematic or w/e, I don’t really follow her in the media at all. But her verse is fun. (I think Ed got a lil jungle fever AY) bahahahah

Track 3. Cross Me feat. Chance the Rapper, PnB Rock ★★★★★ Favorite Lyric: Know she gonna slide anytime you bitches talk shit/Keep a lil blade in her fuckin’ lip gloss kit

Thoughts/Reflection: Love love love LOVE this one. It just makes you want to get up and DANCE the damn thing! I have to laugh a little at the thought of Ed being hard & tough, lol, but it’s a cool concept nonetheless. Like he said in his Charlemagne interview, it’s kind of a love song…. but a different tempo. It’s catchy as all hell and Chance’s verse is fucking cool.

Full points.

Track 4. Take Me Back to London feat. Stormzy ★★★★★ Favorite Lyric: Coz you can win BRITS (it don’t stop)/And you can do Glasto (headline slot)

Thoughts/Reflection: Fuck. This song, though. IIt’s the first one that jumped out at me when I did my first full album listen. And I haven’t stopped listening since. The chorus is so syncopated. Stormzy is sick on this track, I love his voice so much. And it just feels like the two of them really play off each other nicely and probably had a blast making this song.

Also, Ed flexing “Grossed half a billi on the Divide tour/No I’m not kidding what would I lie for” is BDE and I’m personally really here for it.

This song is a banger and you should dance in your kitchen to it while baking pastries. FIve stars for you, Big Mike and Teddy.

(Dear God please let Stormzy guest live in Ipswich)

Track 5. Best Part of Me feat. YEBBA ★★★★ Favorite Lyric: it’s not a lyric but that part when Ed & YEBBA are harmonizing perfectly in the whoooaaAAaaaA

Thoughts/Reflection: I love the sound on this song! His voice is so raw and tender here. It reminds me of Plus era, but grown up. I think it may be how delicately he approaches the syllables in his verse and the chorus. YEBBA’s tone is super rich and lovely, and they sound great together.

I’m taking a “star” off here because I don’t love the lyrics. I get that he’s being vulnerable and showing insecurities in verse 1, but then YEBBA follows that up with lamenting about misplacing things and being late for the train? It doesn’t seem to match up with admitting physical/bodily insecurities. Also, it could just be that I hate that Ed thinks of himself this way.

DUDE IS HOT AF

Track 6. I Don’t Care feat. Justin Bieber ★★★★ Favorite Lyric: I don’t like nobody but you/I hate everyone here

Thoughts/Reflection: Oh god. When did this song come out? I’m trying to think back to my first impressions of it, LOL. It’s bright and poppy and of course it went and stayed #1 all summer (thus far). I remember thinking it was so cool that the melody is super mainstream and upbeat, but the underlying theme is around social anxiety. “Crippled with anxiety/But I’m told I’m where I’m sposed to be”

I mostly skip this one now that the full album is out, but I think I listened to it for a full 48 hours on repeat when it first dropped. Bieber is problematic and shit, and honestly I don’t think he adds much to the song. I really like Ed’s acoustic version where he does the whole thing solo.

The bridge slaps. Literally. I love that clapping bit behind it. I wish that Ed hadn’t fucked up the lyrics to the bridge in the acoustic version lolololol

Four stars, will bop along for many moons to come

Track 7. Antisocial feat. Travis Scott ★★★★★ Favorite Lyric: So antisocial but I don’t care/Don’t give a damn I’m gonna smoke here/Got a bottle in my hand bring more tho

Thoughts/Reflection: DID YOU SEE HIM GUEST AT TRAVIS’ SHOW LAST NIGHT? This song was already one of my faves but holy shit. In interviews, Ed talks a lot about feeling awkward on stage without a guitar - but it didn’t look like that last night. He was bouncy as all hell, sounded great, looked great. Looked like he was loving the crowd’s energy too.

And the music video? That deserves a post all on it’s own.

This track is pretty short but it’s packed with good stuff. Ed’s intro is really strong here, the chorus is interesting despite the repetition. I physically can’t help but groove along to this tune. I’m sorry. I have no say in the matter

Track 8. Remember the Name feat. Eminem, 50 Cent ★★★★★ Favorite Lyric: 20 years old is when I came in the game/And now it's eight years on and you remember the name/And if you thought I was good, well, then I'm better today

Thoughts/Reflection: YES. YES. YES. The song intros with a reference to Ipswich, bitch. I love how Ed makes those connections back to his upbringing.

It’s a little unreal that these three iconic voices/styles can flow so well on a song and still sound so balanced.

I’ve got this one on repeat too. I’m determined to learn all of the words damnit!!

Five stars for a tune that I would love to see performed live someday.

Track 9. Feels feat. Young Thug, J Hus ★★★

Favorite Lyric: See you wigglin’, jigglin/If I have a bite will it taste like cinnamon?

Thoughts/Reflection: This song is fine. I like the feature verses. The song just doesn’t stick out that much for me.

Track 10. Put It All on Me feat. Ella Mai ★★★

Favorite Lyric: I try to be strong but I got demons/So can I lean on you?/I need a strong heart and a soft touch

Thoughts/Reflection: Falsetto. Falsetto everywhere. I love that! Ella Mai’s voice is so rich. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot more to say on this one. It’s not a song I’m playing on repeat, but I don’t skip it either.

Track 11. Nothing On You feat. Paulo Londra, Dave ★★★★ Favorite Lyric: You and I/Whisky on ice/Maybe later we can turn down all the lights

Thoughts/Reflection: This song is SEXY and cool…. ‘smoke clouds and the scent of perfume’.... the imagery. Man. More falsetto here. Also, please go look up the translation of Paulo Londra’s verse. Thanks. I’m sweating. Is it hot in here? This album is *sexual*

ALSO THE ‘BRRRP’ AFTER “they keep ringing my phone” bahahahahah

Track 12. I Don’t Want Your Money feat. H.E.R. ★★★★★

Favorite Lyric: I need you here for the good times and the bad times/Yeah the pullin’ out my hair gettin’ mad times/Not just the when I’m in your bed on my back times

Thoughts/Reflection: THIS IS SUCH A GODDAMN TUUUUNEEEEEE!!!!!!! I love this song so much. 10/10 jamming out to this in the car at every opportunity. Finger snappin’ cool r&b vibe. I love the super quick tempo (but not quite rap?) in Ed’s verses. And I always appreciate the little double-meaning-references in Ed’s songs - like ‘diamonds, silver or gold’ means $$$ of course, but also just success in terms of album sales performance.

TBH when I saw the title on Ed’s tracklist reveal, I totally thought this would be a slow mushy love song about how Ed’s lucky to have found someone who wasn’t into him for his money. This was a pleasant surprise!! I love that it’s a little angsty.

Five STARS bitch I love this song and y’all are sleeping on it

Track 13. 1000 Nights feat. Meek Mill, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ★★★★

Favorite Lyric: Birds eye view/Pay my dues/For a two-mile queue

Thoughts/Reflection: i been ON for a thousAND NIGHTSSSSS NEW YORK TO LONDONNN DIFFERENT CITY EVERY DAYAYYY

1000 Nights: a flexy bop and I love it

This song is about the Divide tour which has been going for approximately 572 years. Not that I’m complaining.

But it’s cool (how many times have I said ‘cool’ in this post? don’t answer that). Ed loves touring and that comes out in this song. And Meek’s verse is so fun to rap along to!

Four stars.

Track 14. Way To Break My Heart feat. Skrillex ★★★★★

Favorite Lyric: I can’t stop thinkin’ bout her/And her lips on mine, so soft/Feelings I don’t know the name of

Thoughts/Reflection: biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch.

This song is NOSTALGIC and I simply adore it. It has that same… “cozy” feel that Beautiful People does. Which is strange, considering it’s a song about heartbreak. But it’s just so. Soft. And warm.

We’re back to super soft placement of words and such pure tone.

It’s hauntingly beautiful. And yet uptempo! Bless, Skrillex. I especially love the drums that come in during the chorus, after “you’re still gone, and i’ll say”

PS, the soft sound of mouth smacking at :13. Use headphones.

Some of my favorite Ed songs are ones about heartbreak, and I appreciate that he included one here. About an imaginary heartbreak 👀

Take another five stars from me, bud

- Track 15. BLOW feat. Chris Stapleton, Bruno Mars ★★★★★

Favorite Lyric: Hot damn/Pop it like a pistol mama/You got me down on my knees/Baby please?

Thoughts/Reflection: *laughing nervously*

Again, definitely not what I expected out of this track when the titles were all revealed. I LOVED release day on this one. The world collectively lost their shit. I need nothing more in this world than to see this song performed live, especially with a full band and Ed on an electric guitar.

I’m still not over this loud, full, energetic song full of men bellowing about wanting to, well, fuck.

Bye

(five stars from me and also my 62 year old coworker Jan)

:::OVERALL:::

This album is SO GOOD MATE and I already cannot wait until the next collabs project! Ed blessed us with 15 amazing tracks to tide us over until Subtract comes out. They’re so different from his normal album stuff and I really love to see him try new sounds and get to create/collaborate with artists he admires so much.

it also has me real hot and bothered lmao

Thanks for coming to my tEd talk.

#ed sheeran #no 6 collaborations project #album review #surprise bitches i love every song #what did you think would happen

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Its been 600 years and we're now on Oct 16th but im just posting the 3rd & 4th day since it was just easier to slam them together!

But i knew this was gonna happen but im just gonna keep trying to do all the promts! Tho some will defs be paired together while there will be other im just gonna skip so im sure it'll even itself out or something lol

Anyways enjoy!~

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Insomnia/ “No, stop!”

10/3- 10/4

Letting out a soft groan, Saisuka rolled over onto his stomach, one arm dangling off the side of the bed while he shoved the other under the pillow he current had his face jammed into. Squishing the pillow closer to his face, he kicked, well more of flailed one leg, attempting to get the blanket off his lower legs. After a few attempts he finally managed to get his legs free. Letting out a small sigh, it almost completely muffled by the pillow, he closed his eyes and waited for sleep. And waited. And waited.

“Fuuuuuuck!” He groaned into the pillow.

He couldn't sleep.

When the hell was the last time he even remembered sleeping? And passing out drunk or high didn't count. Neither did dying. At least he didn't count it. Waking up from death never felt like a nap that was for sure. So when was the last time? Hell, did he even need to sleep anymore? He honestly didn't know.

Letting out another groan, Saisuka rolled over onto his back and stared up at the ceiling. He had no idea what time it was and honestly he didn't care. It didn't matter, he just wanted to sleep, even if it was just a few hours it would be better than this. This never ending feeling of being awake until he finally died next. Was that REALLY the only way he could sleep now? Gods he hopped not. Just thinking about it was enough to drive him crazy. If he wasn't already.

“Please.” He asked, pressing the heels of his hands into his closed eyes, “Please, just a few hours. That's all I want. I'll do anything. Anything!”

He didn't even know who was talking too, which gods could possibly even help him, but he would give anything and everything to them if they just granted his wish. But of course it was never that simple.

Dropping his arms back onto the bed, on either side of his head. He took a deep breath, and than another. If he just focused, calmed down, than maybe he could sleep. Focus on the feeling of the evening breeze blowing over is skin, the smell of the night coming threw the open window, on the sound of the waves hitting the shore in the distance, on the faint sounds of piano playing...

“Oh fuck.” He said, bolting up right. How hadn't he heard that first? Now that it found the sound, ears twitching, he couldn't understand how he had missed it before. But it could only mean one thing.

Aizaki was awake too.

Throwing the blanket off himself, Saisuka swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood. Aizaki being awake was never a good thing. If Saisuka didn't get sleep it didn't really matter. He was groggy and things sucked, but when Aizaki didn't sleep that only meant more pain and suffering for him the longer it went on. No, Saisuka learned years ago that it was never a good idea to let Aizaki go without sleep.

Striding a crossed his room, easily avoiding any of the discarded items of clothing and other things scattered about, Saisuka reached the door, hand on the handle and paused. He could still easily hear the piano, the soft haunted sounds ringing through the dark room. It easily sent a chill down his spin, a low whine escaping him as his tail dropped low and near one leg.

Aizaki, despite everything he had ever done to him, was a phenomenal piano player and there were days where Saisuka could sit and listen to him for hours, if he was aloud anyways. But that didn't change the fact that no matter what the sound was it always held a note of horror. He wasn't sure if it was just the sound of the instrument in general or if it was just the way Aizaki played, but hearing it at night, knowing that going out there do deal with this would end badly, always unnerved him. He wasn't sure if that would ever change. Swallowing hard, he pulled the door open and stepped into the hall.

It, like his room, was also still dark. He couldn't see a single light on, but the shine of the half moon through the windows was enough for him to see. Not that he needed it. He could easily see in the dark and just as easily navigate the house in the dark. Or by sound. Seeing as he could hear the piano even better now. The same melody repeating. Over and over and over. Also not a good sign.

Walking towards the sound, he tried to steal himself. This wouldn't end well. It never did. Not for him, not that anything did but the fact that the same melody was being repeated only meant that it wasn't that Aizaki wasn't asleep but that he was most likely sleep walking. And honestly that unnerved Saisuka far more.

Coming to the end of the hall, he stepped into the living space. The piano was to one side, closest to the bow window, where on good days he would sit and smoke, if aloud, and listen to Aizaki work on piece after piece. It was the closest they ever got to peaceful and despite everything, despite the pain and suffering and death, he actually enjoyed those moments. It was beyond fucked up and he knew that. Gods he knew that, but there was nothing he could do.

Now though, in the middle of the night, or early hours of the morning, he still wasn't sure, the scene gave off a totally different feel. It was cold, and chilling, freezing him to the core. Aizaki sat at the piano, his back to him, black hair looking far messier than normal. Repeating the same melody over and over, hand moving effortless over the keys.

Saisuka would never know the difference between the white or black keys or ever understand how to read music, but it was so ingrained in Aizaki he could even do it while basically sleeping walking. It was amazing but at the same time the creepiest thing he had ever heard. Honestly he just wanted to turn around and go back to bed, or even just leave. He'd make sure he came back as soon as the sun came up and deal with whatever happened than. It had to be better than this. This was just too much.

Instead, he swallowed hard and took a step forwards, then another and then another. He refused to get too close, not within striking range anyways. If he was lucky, which Saisuka never was, maybe if he just called out to Aizaki it would wake him up just enough and he could make a run back to his room and pry that Aizaki would just go back to his room himself. It could work. Maybe. Chewing his bottom lip, he found himself fidgeting. He just had to open his mouth that was all. Just speak, loud enough so Aizaki could hear him and wake up.

“Aizaki?” He called, his voice quivering. It wasn't loud enough, he was surprised he heard himself over the music.

“Aizaki?” A little louder but not good enough. The melody continued, the chill seeming to set in deeper, making him shake. A fix would be great right now.

“Aizaki.” No still not good enough. Gods he was pathetic. Why was he so damn pathetic!?

“Aizaki!” Yes good, louder, but still no change. Gritting his teeth, he clenched his fists, ignoring the bite of his claws. This was stupid. He was stupid. He just needed to wake him up, get him back to bed, it wasn't that damn hard.

Taking the last step forwards, Saisuka unclenched his hands, outstretching one, too focused on just doing it to notice the stop of the music.

“Damnit Aizaki, wake up da--” he stopped dead, the words dying on his tongue, as Aizaki's hand swung out, claws flexed, easily slicing thru the thin material of his shirt and right into his side. Sinking into the flesh, and dragging a crossed his stomach, easily shredding flesh and muscle in its wake.

“Keep my name out of your filthy mouth.” Aizaki hissed, jerking his hand out of Saisuka's side, as he took a stumbling step backwards.

A whimper escaping, Saisuka slapped a hand to his side, pressing hard and feeling blood, hot and sticky gush from the wound, “Fuck.” Him whimpered out, feeling his leg give out under him, every inch of him lighting up with pain as he grumbled to his knees.

“So loud, so unnecessarily loud.” Aizaki mumbled, pushing himself up with one hand, it landing on the keys and letting out a handful of sour notes.

Jerking his attention back to the piano keys, Aizaki sneered, both at the sound and the blood now staining the keys. Eyes narrowing, he slammed keylid down and turned his attention back to Saisuka. Stepping around the bench, he advanced on him. Something Saisuka didn't notice until a foot connected with his side, ripping a scream of pain from him.

“Shut up!” Aizaki snapped, stepping back a moment as he watches Saisuka topple to his side.

“I'm s-so-rry.” Saisuka managed to get out, trying his hardest to hold back a sob.

“I said, shut up.” Aizaki said, aiming a kick at Saisuka's stomach, feeling the blood burst from the torn skin and splatter his foot, as another scream burst from his disgusting mouth. Nose wrinkling, Aizaki pushed Saisuka onto his back, watching as he squeezed his eyes shut, face twisted in pain, as tears rolled down his face.

“No, stop! Please” Sisuka sobbed, trying his hardest to move away from Aizaki, but the pain was making hard to move, to even think. He just wanted it too stop.

“Pathetic.” Aizaki scoffed, lifting his foot and slamming it down onto Saisuka's stomach again, pinning him to the spot. A small grin forming as blood bubbled out of his mouth, silencing any other words that threatened to come up.

“That's better. Choke. It's what you get, repeating my name over and over again. Like it belongs in your mouth. Disgusting.” Aizaki said, crouching down and grabbing his face, holding it in one place so he couldn't turn it to the side and cough the blood up.

“I want you to choke. Drown in your own blood. Unable to make another sound. It's a fitting punishment.” Aizaki said, looking down on Saisuka, seeing the pain and fear in his red eyes.

Humming softly, he leaned closer, not caring about the risk of him coughing blood on him. He was already in a puddle of it at this point and he wanted to watch the life drain from Saisuka's eyes as he gurgled and choked, trying desperately to breath. Blood bubbling and running down his face. He could easily slap his hand away, could easily over power him but Aizaki wasn't worried. He never had to be. Saisuka was to scared to lash out. It was almost disappointing really.

Digging his claws into Saisuka's face, easily puncturing the flesh, blood pouring from the wound, sticky and hot. Too hot. Letting out a hiss of pain, Aizaki jerked his hand away, easily tearing more flesh was fresh blood poured free. Blood and black sludge. Snarling, and cradling his now burning hand against his chest, Aizaki all but jumped away from Saisuka, the soles of his feet burning as back as his hand.

Stumbling backwards, Aizaki dropped down on the bench, frantically wiping his hand on his shirt, the searing pain not fading as the smell of burning flesh reached his nose.

“Fuck.” Aizaki snarled, squeezing his eyes shut, continuing to desperately scrub his hand against his shirt, it still doing nothing as his feet continued to burn, but that was hardly as important not with his hand burning as bad as it was.

“Fuck fuck fuck!” He yelled, pushing himself back to his feet, ignoring the pain. Shooting one last glare at Saisuka's now still body, Aizaki stormed past him. He needed to get this disgusting slime off himself before it caused too much damage to his hand.

Plus by the time he came back Saisuka should be back from his little sleep and there was always something so much more enjoyable about hurting him before he even knew what was going on.

“Sleep well Saisuka, I'll see you when you wake up.” Aizaki called over his shoulder, with the smallest giggle as he disappeared back down the darkened hallway, the sound following him.

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