Song Analysis - Small Bump Ed Sheeran You were just a small bump unborn, in four months you're brought to life You might be left with my hair, but you'll have your mother's eyes I'll hold your body in my hands be as gentle as I can And now your scan on my unmade plans Small bump, in four months you're brought to life I'll hold you tightly, I'll give you nothing but truth If you're not inside me, I'll put my future in you You are my one, and only You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight Oh you are my one, and only You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight And you'll be alright You're just a small bump unknown and you’ll grow into your skin With a smile like hers and a dimple beneath your chin (Oh) Finger nails the size of a half-grain of rice And eyelids closed to be soon opened wide a small bump In four months you'll open your eyes I'll hold you tightly, I'll give you nothing but truth If you're not inside me, I'll put my future in you You are my one, and only You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight Oh you are my one, and only You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight And you'll be alright You can lie with me, with your tiny feet when you’re half asleep
You were just a small bump unborn, in four months you're brought to lifeYou might be left with my hair, but you'll have your mother's eyes
I'll hold your body in my hands be as gentle as I canAnd now your scan on my unmade plans
Small bump, in four months you're brought to life
I'll hold you tightly, I'll give you nothing but truthIf you're not inside me, I'll put my future in you
You are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
Oh you are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
And you'll be alright
You're just a small bump unknown and you’ll grow into your skinWith a smile like hers and a dimple beneath your chin
(Oh) Finger nails the size of a half-grain of riceAnd eyelids closed to be soon opened wide a small bump
In four months you'll open your eyes
I'll hold you tightly, I'll give you nothing but truthIf you're not inside me, I'll put my future in you
You are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
Oh you are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
And you'll be alright
You can lie with me, with your tiny feet when you’re half asleepI'll leave you be
Right in front of me for a couple weeksSo I can keep you safe
'Cause you are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
Oh you are my one, and onlyYou can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
And you'll be alright
You were just a small bump unborn, for four months then torn from lifeMaybe you were needed up there but we're still unaware as why
Tom, 10/19/16,
This clearly indicates a pregnancy, although when it says “you were” it either means the baby is already born or a miscarriage. “You might be left with my hair” is a reference to Ed’s ginger hair, which is a quality he is known for and “you’ll have your mothers eyes” means he thinks it will have the eyes of its mother.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This puts an end to the song and to the story it gives. It means that the baby they promised to love and protect was taken away from them far too early.
Tom, 10/19/16,
He clearly wants to keep the baby safe, and will do whatever he can to do so.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This suggests that the baby would be in safe around him, and that no harm will come to it while he is there.
Tom, 10/19/16,
Like any parent, they hope and expect that their child will be born perfectly fine, so by saying “you’ll open your eyes’ Ed Sheeran is reinforcing this by putting expectation to the song and story.
Tom, 10/19/16,
Gives the impression the baby is very fragile, and small so requires care when around it.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This means that either the child has not been given a name, so therefore is officially unknown, it could mean the gender is unknown or it could even mean nobody knows the baby exists yet.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This “one, and only” means that he will priorities the child more than anything, it also indicates that he has never gone through this before.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This means that while the artist still has a child, everything he does will be for the future of that child.
Tom, 10/19/16,
This suggests that the baby was completely unplanned and came into their lives by surprise. It also suggests that no plans have been made for when the child is born.
