If Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' was about Food Waste

The club isn't the best place to save the planet,
so the restaurant's where I go
Me and my friends at the table talking stats
about bout food waste in the world

I saw my dream woman at the bar
throw half of her meal out,
and my jaw hit the floor
She’s perfect in every way,
but if she wastes,
it’s a dealbreaker for sure

Now I’m singing like
Girl, did you know how much
food in the world gets wasted? 1 point 3
Billion tons of food from stores restaurants,
homes, and companies?
boy, boy, you talk too much
1 in 9 people on on earth go hungry
You should take a doggy bag please
You should take a doggy bag please
Mm mm mm!

I don’t love when you waste your food
We make way more than we consume
Starving kids don’t get to choose
When they go to bed hungry

At the grocery in aisle two
I always buy all the ugly fruit
Cuz you know that it still tastes like it’s brand new
And it’s good for your country

Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I don’t love when you waste your food
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I don’t love when you waste your food

One week in, we let the story begin,
follow you home for our first date
I’ve made you a flow chart
about how you can get smart
about your personal food waste

I talk for hours and hours
about how you have the power
to ignore some expiration dates
And if your fridge is too cold,
then food can grow old
a little faster than you'd like

And i’m singing like
Girl, did you know how much
Food thrown away by restaurants is landfill bound?

Why'd you throw half of your burger out?

boy, boy, you talk too much
1 in 9 people on on earth go hungry
I think you gotta leave
I think you gotta leave

Mm mm mm!
I don’t love when you waste your food
We make way more than we consume
Starving kids don’t get to choose
When they go to bed hungry

Why don’t we call up the EU
Petition them for new policies too
One in four calories don’t get consumed
And no one should go hungry
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[mariebyggdin]

THIS MESSAGE should be the song of the world!! NO WASTE, if hunger plagues our universe

[reyannemustafa]

This is INCREDIBLE! Using creative ways to bring awareness! PLEASE do more!

[sandylane]

Excellent way to deliver a public announcement that's worth while!

[haadiyahhafeez]

Love the song. It has a great message. Everyone should start recycling and considering how many people die each year because of hunger. Food is a blessing we should never waste it.

[prsinalizm]

Bruv we listened to this in school, as an exercise

[annika]

hey! put this on spotify! i wanna listen to it all the time!

[andreaschmidt]

Thing is that stuff really isn't food in the first place! So we're actually wasting land! And much more powerful resources!

[sturniololif]

I’m exited to be singing this at the end of year school parade! And yet I’m here learning this song at 11pm lol😅

[LydiasstChannel]

y'all are AMAZING about this - it's EXACTLY where we need to be going to get the word out!!!! THANK YOU! I love y'all!

[defectivespecs]

Question: What does food waste have to do with those in need? Whether I finish my plate or throw it out, they're still going to be hungry.

[lizethmartinez]

I just loved it! I will use it in my classes. :D Thank so much for sharing.

[TheTajnyCtitel]

Please play it in every US radio between 7-10 o'clock, every day.
When I saw in USA that huge portions which were normally served to the people in restaurants I was really shocked. It is amount for the family dinner in the average european family. Of course nobody finished it. So why to serve it so big?

[sofiahill]

You need to take more credit for this. Its

[sarahvoller]

Totally right. Food should not be wasted.

[stromovaveverka]

Can't help myself to sing this song when I go shopping😂

[hollymaesteaneprice]

I love the song and the message, pity about the stalker vibes in the video.

[TheII]

Love it!! It is possible to have the lyrics on the video?. Sometimes its hard to hear what he sing.

[sungabboh]

Is there a way to dow
nload this. I would like to show it in class, but youtube is not working at our school.

[dory]

lol this is hilariously amazing! im definitely using this for my eng(efl) class. thanks a lot!

[viniciusmiranda]

Starlord holds nothing on this guy's moves.