The song is about a man who is struggling in his relationship with his partner. He wakes up in the middle of the night with her still in his bed, but things have been left unsaid between them. He wants to know how long they can continue in this uncertain "touch and go" situation, where he questions their feelings but says he will stop everything for her if she wants him to stay. The chorus reflects on how his soul needs clarity on how long they can maintain this dynamic before it breaks his heart again.

1. Ed Sheeran – Touch and Go - Lyrics
Waking up, midnight November
And you're still in my bed
It's kinda rough, cause since I met ya
There's things we've never said
So if I go for a little while longer
When I'm home we can talk about the big falls of the road
If you say go, I would stop everything oh
My heart would play the role now
And act like it's never been broke
Chorus:
Though my soul
Oh, oh, oh lately I really need to know
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
Oh my soul, oh oh oh
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
It's not enough, to say I want ya
Cause I'll say anything
I'm holding out, to feel without a doubt
I… have just been questioning yeah
If I go for a little while longer
When I'm home we can talk about the big falls of the road
If you say go, I would stop everything oh
My heart would play the role
And act like it's never been broke
(Chorus)
All of my bones, they scream I'm right
If you're taking me home to stay the night
Darling my soul would heal
If you say go, I would stop everything oh
My heart would play the role
And act like it's never been broke, though my soul
Lately I really need to know
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
Oh my soul, oh, oh, oh
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
How long, how long, can we be touch and go
Showsthat he’sgoingthroughpain/hard
times– Will darkenthe colourof the shot,
maybe use blackand white filter
Connoteswithpasteventsthathave brokenhis
heart– maybe use effectstogoback in time
Showsthe painhe’sisgoingthrough
Showsthe lengthof hispain – Slow
shotsto show the length
Showshow much he woulddofor her
Showshow much he lovesherand
how much she meansto him