Don't

這首歌由艾德·希蘭錄在手機上的一個節奏段落開始改編 ^[5]  ，這首歌的歌詞由艾德·希蘭精心選擇的三首韻文裏的句子作為歌詞的樣本，分別從戀愛的經歷、解釋戀愛的場面和結局進行寫詞 ^[6]  。歌詞的內容涉及到艾德·希蘭的前女友，這個前女友背叛了他的感情 ^[7]  ，所以艾德·希蘭寫下這首歌想使他更加釋懷 ^[8]  。

Ah-la-la-la-la

Ah-la-la-la-la

I met this girl late last year

She said don’t you worry if I disappear

I told her I’m not really looking for another mistake

I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait

But then I jump right in

A week later return

I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn

But I gave her my time for two or three nights

Then I put it on pause until the moment was right

I went away for months until our paths crossed again

She told me I was never looking for a friend

Maybe you could swing by my room around 10

Baby bring a lemon and a bottle of gin

We’ll be in between the sheets until the late AM

Baby if you wanted me then you should’ve just said

She’s singing

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

That heart is so cold

All over my arm

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

I told her she knows

Take aim and reload

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la

For a couple weeks I

Only want to see her

We drink away the days with a take away pizza

Before a text message was the only way to reach her

Now she’s staying at my place and loves the way I treat her

Singing out Aretha

All over the track like a feature

Never wants to sleep I guess that I don’t want to either

But me and her we make money the same way

Four cities, two planes the same day

Those shows have never been what it’s about

But maybe we’ll go together and just figure it out

I’d rather put on a film with you and sit on the couch

But we should get on a plane

Or we’ll be missing it now

Wish I’d have written it down

The way that things played out

When she was kissing him how

I was confused about

She should figure it out while I’m sat here singing

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

That heart is so cold

All over my arm

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

I told her she knows

Take aim and reload

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la

Knock knock knock

On my hotel door

I don’t even know if she knows what for

She was crying on my shoulder

I already told ya

Trust and respect is what we do this for

I never intended to be next

But you didn’t need to take him to bed that’s all

And I never saw him as a threat

Until you disappeared with him to have sex of course

It’s not like we were both on tour

We were staying on the same fucking hotel floor

And I wasn’t looking for a promise or commitment

But it was never just fun and I thought you were different

This is not the way you realize what you wanted

It’s a bit too much, too late if I’m honest

All this time God knows I’m singing

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

That heart is so cold

All over my arm

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la

Don’t f*ck with my love

I told her she knows

Take aim and reload

I don’t wanna know that babe

Ah-la-la-la-la ^[9] 

啊啦啦啦啦

我在去年遇見了她

她説若有天她消失了也別急着找她

我一邊告訴她我不會讓這種事發生

一邊召來個老友設想着各種可能

但接下來的一週

我過得都不安穩

我猜想她也許只是個玩弄感情的人

但我卻在她身上費了不少神

我決定先緩一緩 看看她會做何反應

幾個月後我們卻又再次相遇

她對我説她並沒把我當普通朋友

説你可以在10點來我房間敍敍舊

帶上些檸檬和杜松子酒

我們可以就這樣纏綿着直到午後

親愛的若你想要我 你只需要直接告訴我

她説到

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

你的心過於冷漠

冷到讓我窒息

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

我知道你也明白

你得找準目標再出手

我並沒有過得渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦幾周過去

我還是很想見她

那些日子我們每天喝酒叫着外賣披薩

也只有發短信才能聯繫到她

現在她住在我這兒 喜歡我這樣愛着她

唱着艾瑞莎的歌

沉浸在美妙的旋侓中

彼此都毫無睡意

而你和我也都是歌手

四個城市兩架飛機 同一天出發

而那些演出也和我們的生活毫無關聯

或許有天我們可以一同去演出

雖然我更想和你就窩在沙發裏看電影

但我們還是得坐上飛機

否則就得誤機了

真希望能把這一切記錄下來

但一切都在

她親吻別人的那一刻結束了

怎麼能這樣 我想不通

她應該明白我的想法

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

你的心過於冷漠

冷到讓我窒息

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

我知道你也明白

你得找準目標再出手

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦她敲響我的房門

我不知道她還想説些什麼

她靠在我肩上哭了起來

而我早就説過

信任和尊重是維繫我們關係的原則

我沒想做你的誰

但你也別就這麼和別人纏綿了呀

我從未把他視為威脅

直到你消失然後和他共纏綿

這和我們的巡演都沒關係

既然住在同一層那就把話説清

我並不是要個承諾或保證

我從未兒戲 還以為你也會對我如一

你知道我並不是你想的那樣

老實説現在也悔之晚矣

我想這次只有上帝願聆聽我心

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

你的心過於冷漠

冷到讓我窒息

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

我知道你也明白

你得找準目標再出手

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

你的心過於冷漠

冷到讓我窒息

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦我只希望你別玩弄我的感情

我知道你也明白你得找準目標再出手

我並沒有過多渴求 親愛的

啊啦啦啦啦 ^[10] 

《Don't》這首歌曲中艾德·希蘭表演了一種類似傑森·瑪耶茲的説唱方式去描繪了一種不斷惡化和逐漸破碎的信任感的感情，歌詞中的“I never saw him as a threat/Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course.”更加用了直白的敍述方式去表明自己在感情遭到傷害之後的憤怒，利用更加深層次的技巧，去放在自己內心的訴求，靈魂樂式的反覆，讓人更加體驗到對“Don't f*ck with my love”的憤怒 ^[11]  。

音樂錄影帶(4張)

《Don't》的MV是導演埃米爾·納瓦拍攝的，在2014年8月4日發佈在艾德·希蘭的Youtube音樂頻道中。

MV講述的是一位男性舞者由貧窮變得富有的故事，這位男性舞者在跳着機械舞，隨着場景的變化，表現出了舞者成名的過程，隨即舞者遇到了一張空空如也的牀，來表達自己遭到背叛的愛情 ^[12]  。