IT’s GOOD TO BE BAD

Ed Sheeran writes bad songs

He knows that he does


And he’s glad when we does

Because after the bad ones

He tends to write better ones 


Then he writes his chart-topping best ones

He describes his process like a blocked pipe

When he first turns on the tap 


The water that comes out is dirty and disgusting

But he doesn’t turn the tap off 


He leaves it on

Letting out more horrible water

Eventually the water will start to clear up

And finally, it will run crystal clear

I think it’s a helpful analogy 


Because ‘no such thing as a bad idea’

Is clearly nonsense

We should acknowledge bad ideas for what they are

Bad

But they shouldn’t make us despondent

Because they are just part of the process

You need to get them out

And out of the way

And into the bin

So that the good stuff can run clear