“Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better. Keep Ya Head Up Hook Keep your head to the sky Keep your head to the sky DMX - Verse 1 When I think I dont deserve it, I think about Jesus And the fact. Track artwork for Keep Your Head Keep Your Head Feb 2011 Track artwork for. DMX - Verse 2 Lord if you hear me, You know that I’m coming to you sincerely. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. In an interview in 2020 with fellow rapper and activist Talib Kweli on his Peoples Party podcast, DMX told how his crack addiction began at 14 when a 30. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. ![]() Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. “Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. You didn't bring me this far to let me go Then I get reckless and jump off the deep end I wanna call God but it’s like I lost my phoneĮvery day is a struggle cause I juggle my problems You know that I’m coming to you sincerelyĪnd even though I know you love me dearly If yall think hate wins just keep waitin'Īt the end of the day who’s will will you think will prevail ![]() ![]() I can see his eyes through the smiles of fake friends To let me know that he would lighten up my load Then came the spark to light down the road So when I don’t like what I see in the mirror When I think I don’t deserve it, I think about JesusĪnd the fact that he was perfect and he thinks that I’m worth it
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