Ed Sheeran ‘hints at marital problems’ with wife Cherry Seaborn on new song with cryptic lyrics about being ‘destructive’

Ed Sheeran has reportedly hinted at marital problems with his wife Cherry Seaborn in the lyrics of his new album.

The singer’s new album Autumn Variations, released on Friday, seems to suggest their relationship hit the rocks at some point, with one song even hinting that his wife “may have spent time on their relationship.”

Ed, who recently took to the streets of New York to close out his seventh record, released a song called Punchline, about an imploding romance.

The text, seen through The sun, read: ‘I can’t help but be destructive right now. It’s been weeks since I saw your sketch.

‘In my room there is a silence so loud. This is what losing hope might sound like.”

Trouble in paradise? The singer’s new album, released Friday, seems to indicate that his wife ‘may have spent time on their relationship’

During the emotional chorus, it continued, “I can’t help it but I love you so. I can’t bear this letting go. I still feel like we can work it out or something.

‘All I am is just flesh and bones. Why is your heart so cold?’

Ed, 32, and Cherry, 31, who have been together since 2015, tied the knot in 2019.

The couple are parents to daughters Jupiter, 15 months, and Lyra, two.

In another song, Ed described their “bumpy road” and emphasized in the song that this is “not the end of our lives.”

He sings, “This isn’t the end of our lives, this is just a bump in the ride. I know it’s going to be okay.’

In the song The Day I Was Born he sings: ‘I split from my love a few months ago, if they were here I wouldn’t be alone, I think.’

However, it is unclear on the album which songs were written based on Ed’s personal experiences, as he has previously said that the album is about both his and his friend’s lives.

MailOnline has contacted Ed’s representatives for comment.

Marital problems? Ed, who recently hit the streets of New York to support his seventh record Autumn Variations, released a song called Punchline about an imploding romance

He’s Back: The singer’s seventh album and first from his own record label, Gingerbread Man Records, released September 29

His words: The album will focus on a range of emotions including heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion

This is Ed’s first album from his own record label Gingerbread Man, and before it hit the charts he decided to buy a few more. fans by holding up a cardboard sign with the words “Autumn is here” while he filmed in the Big Apple.

Ed, who has had fourteen number one hits in Britain, previously spoke about his album.

The musician explained in the fall of 2022 that for all his friends everything seemed calm and settled or was falling apart and imploding. He said: “When I was going through a tough time early last year, songwriting helped me understand my feelings and come to terms with what was going on.

“When I heard about my friend’s different situations, I wrote songs, some from their perspective, some from mine, to capture how she and I viewed the world at the time.”

The album will focus on a range of emotions including heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion.

It was inspired by Elgar’s Enigma Variations, who created 14 compositions based on 14 friends, so Ed decided to do the same with Aaron Dessner, who worked closely with Ed on Subtract.

‘We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album was born from that collaboration.

“I feel like he captured the feeling of autumn so beautifully in his sounds and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”