See Ed Sheeran’s full “Perfect” lyrics and the video below.
Sheeran even had his own “Perfect”-themed Snapchat filter for his young fanbase to maximize the song’s cultural moment. Lyrics to 'This Time' by JOHN LEGEND: Ran into you yesterday / Memories rushed through my brain / Its starting to hit me / Now youre not with me / I realize I made a mistake / I thought that I needed some space / But I just let love go to waste / Its so crystal clear now / That I need you here now / I gotta get yo. Sheeran released two additional versions of the ballad, one with Andrea Bocelli, and another with none other than Beyoncé. His smash single “Perfect,” a puppy-love ballad about his wife, became one of the biggest songs of the year, breaking multiple records and reigning atop the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks before being beat out by Camila Cabello‘s “Havana.” John Legend and Toby Gad pulled off a very difficult feat of songwriting on this track, using just basic elements to create a heartfelt hit.
'And I didn't have any expectations beyond trying to write a great song that fits the film and honors the subject matter, which was really important for me. 'Common came to me and he said, 'We need a song for the end title,'' he recalled. He embarked on his longest tour yet and consistently put out hit after hit. John Legend told Billboard magazine the story of the song. In 2018, it was almost impossible to escape Ed Sheeran.