The Mistake
Navigating Life's Regrets: The Mistake Unveiled
Lyrics
I don't want to die alone
I fear facing death alone.
Tell me there's another option for me
Seeking assurance that there's an alternative for me.
Standing like I should've known
Regretting not realizing something important.
I knew you'd accidentally look right inside of me
Anticipating someone unintentionally discovering my true self.
There's nothing anybody could say
Acknowledging the powerlessness of words.
There was nothing anybody could do
Expressing helplessness in the face of a situation.
You made up your absent mind and now the rest of us are here to amuse you
Commenting on someone's decisive choice affecting everyone else.
Everybody I know makes the same mistakes
Observing a pattern where everyone makes similar errors.
Packaged up in different boxes, masking shame
Highlighting common mistakes concealed differently, masking shame.
Laying on the carpet spilled
Recalling a moment of vulnerability on the floor.
You told me you were fairly sure that you'd marry him
Learning about a prior commitment to marriage.
Embryonic accidents, a native knife, you gotta finally bury it
Describing unexpected events and the need to bury them.
There's nothing anybody could say
Reiterating the inability of words to change things.
There was nothing anybody could do
Acknowledging powerlessness in a situation.
Everybody's got their day
Recognizing that everyone faces challenges.
So number wisely if you know what's best for you, man
Advising thoughtful decision-making for one's own good.
Everybody I know makes the same mistakes
Repeating the observation of common mistakes.
Packaged up in different boxes, masking shame
Emphasizing the concealment of errors through different facades.
Everybody I know makes the same mistakes
Reiterating the pattern of making the same mistakes.
Packaged up in different boxes, masking shame
Highlighting the various ways mistakes are hidden.
I don't want to walk away from you
Expressing reluctance to distance oneself from another person.
I don't want to walk away from you
Repeating the desire not to walk away from someone.
I don't want to walk away from you
Emphasizing the reluctance to end a connection.
I don't want to walk away, but you let me
Acknowledging the difficulty of staying when the other person allows separation.
And now the wheels are falling off of the car
Describing a situation where things are falling apart.
Beside the hundred meter grave in the yard
Noting a grave metaphorically near a major problem.
Everybody here feels sorry for us
Expressing a shared feeling of pity or sympathy among those present.
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