That Was My Mistake

Intro

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Oh

Verse 1

I pulled the thread and the whole thing came apart

Swore I had it handled from the start

Now the floor is spinning underneath my feet

Every promise that I made turned obsolete

I keep a list of all the things I lose

My composure and a hundred other clues

That I'm the common thread in every scene

The one who always lands outside the dream

Pre-Chorus

I could point a finger east or west

Blame the traffic or the test

But circles always bring me back to me

And honestly that's where I ought to be

Chorus

Ooh that was my mistake

Shattered glass and the mess I make

I'll sweep it up before I go

Admitting it is all I know

Ooh that was my mistake

The current that I chose to take

I wore the crown of every fall

I called it growth and stood up tall

Post-Chorus

My mistake

My mistake

Yeah, I'll take it

Verse 2

I borrowed time and spent it like it's mine

Woke up late when morning crossed the line

Scattered words across the kitchen tile

Rearranged them into half a smile

I say I'll change before the weather turns

But habits have a way of taking turns

Now I'm picking petals off the floor

Counting every door I've walked through wrong before

Pre-Chorus

I could wrap it up in pretty bows

Act like nobody knows

But mirrors don't negotiate the truth

And I'm the evidence, I'm living proof

Chorus

Ooh that was my mistake

Shattered glass and the mess I make

I'll sweep it up before I go

Admitting it is all I know

Ooh that was my mistake

The current that I chose to take

I wore the crown of every fall

I called it growth and stood up tall

Post-Chorus

My mistake

My mistake

Yeah I'll take it

Bridge

Give me one more round of grace

I'm still learning how to face

The girl who breaks before she bends

And then somehow makes it make amends

Breakdown

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

That one was mine

That one was mine

Final Chorus

Ooh that was my mistake

Every turn I chose to take

I'll own it with my head held high

A different girl by and by

Ooh that was my mistake

The lesson that I had to make

I settle in where I belong

I sing it back and carry on

Outro

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That was mine

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My mistake