Get the full lyrics to Ed Sheeran’s new song “Skeletons.” Learn the words for karaoke and understand the song’s narrative about a relationship argument.
The lyrics for Ed Sheeran’s “Skeletons” depict a couple navigating a late-night argument. The song’s narrative unfolds after an “afterparty,” setting a scene of fatigue and heightened emotions. Sheeran, known for crafting relatable stories about relationships, uses the concept of “diggin’ up old skeletons” as a central metaphor for revisiting past conflicts.
The pre-chorus establishes a core conflict, expressing a desire to avoid creating an “enemy” of a loved one. This contrasts with the wasted opportunity for intimacy, noted in the line “when our bodies could be makin’ the most of our time.” The chorus serves as a plea to postpone the fight, suggesting that “the truth can get distorted” in the heat of the moment.
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The repetitive post-chorus of “put it off” reinforces this theme of deferred confrontation. The second verse intensifies the imagery with lines about knowing “how to stick the knife in” and “pouring gasoline onto the fire,” illustrating the couple’s familiarity with escalating disputes.
The lyrical structure builds a clear picture of a recurring, painful pattern within a relationship. The words capture the specific frustration of arguing about the past instead of enjoying the present. This makes the song’s lyrics particularly resonant for singalongs, giving voice to a common relational experience.
Produced by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, P2J
November 28, 2025
27 songs, 1 hour 28 minutes
Gingerbread Man Records and Atlantic Records UK release, under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2025 Ed Sheeran Limited
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
After the afterparty
We took a bottle and a fight back to ours, mm
Six shots don’t lead to sorry
We know how it’s gonna end, but why’d it start?
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t wanna make an enemy of you
And it breaks my heart
We’re diggin’ up old skeletons at 2
When our bodies could be
Makin’ the most of our time in this bedroom
Put a pin in this tonight-ight-ight
[Chorus]
‘Cause if you love me and you’d do anything for me
Put it off till the mornin’, ah-ah
The truth can get distorted and we forget what’s important
Put it off till the mornin’, ah-ah
[Post-Chorus]
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off
[Verse 2]
We know how to stick the knife in
Took a word to change the course of the night, mm
Saw a cliff and we kept drivin’
Here, pouring gasoline onto the fire
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t wanna make an enemy of you
And it breaks my heart
We’re diggin’ up old skeletons at 2
When our bodies could be
Makin’ the most of our time in this bedroom
Put a pin in this tonight-ight-ight
[Chorus]
‘Cause if you love me and you’d do anything for me
Put it off till the mornin’, ah-ah
The truth can get distorted and we forget what’s important
Put it off till the mornin’, ah-ah
[Post-Chorus]
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off
[Outro]
(Put it off)
(Put it off)
(Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off (Put it off)
Put it off, put it off
