Ahead of the arrival of the newest addition to Ed Sheeran‘s wildly popular mathematically-titled albums, ‘-‘ (Subtract), the singer-songwriter is giving his dedicated fans (affectionately called #Sheerios) their first taste of what the project is set to serve.
The heavily teased ‘Eyes Closed,’ a tribute song to the GRAMMY winner’s late friend Jamal Edwards, acts as the LP’s first official single.
“This song is about losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and you expect to just bump into them, and every thing just reminds you of them and things you did together. You sorta have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just bring you right back into it,” Sheeran shared about the song before its March 24 arrival.
Hear the Shellback & Max Martin-produced tune in full inside.
