Ed Sheeran explained to Interview magazine in 2011 that his song ‘Small Bump’ is about a friend that experienced a miscarriage at 5 months. He wrote it from the perspective of the parents who were making plans for their baby before it was stillborn. It is often played at the funerals of young babies, and those who are stillborn or miscarried.
Lyrics
You’re 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
But for now you’re a scan of my unmade plans,
A small bump 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
But for now you’re a scan of my unmade plans,
A small bump in four months you’re brought to life
I’ll whisper quietly, I’ll give you nothing but truth
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
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
And 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
And 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
Oh, you’re just a small bump unknown, you’ll grow into your skin
With a smile like hers and a dimple beneath your chin
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
With a smile like hers and a dimple beneath your chin
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
And I’ll hold you tightly, I’ll tell you nothing but truth
If you’re not inside me, I’ll put my future in you
If you’re not inside me, I’ll put my future in you
You are my one and only
And 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
And 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
And you can lie with me
With your tiny feet
When you’re half asleep
I’ll leave you be
Right in front of me
For a couple weeks
So I can keep you safe
With your tiny feet
When you’re half asleep
I’ll leave you be
Right in front of me
For a couple weeks
So I can keep you safe
‘Cause you are my one and only
You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
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 wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
You are my one and only
You can wrap your fingers round my thumb and hold me tight
And you’ll be alright
‘Cause you were just a small bump unborn for four months then torn from life
Maybe you were needed up there but we’re still unaware as why.
Maybe you were needed up there but we’re still unaware as why.
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Songwriters: Ed Sheeran
Small Bump lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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