Your Biggest Mistake Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take cover
Signs don't show
You drove me
Off the road
[Pre-Chorus]
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every question fades away
[Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
[Verse 2]
You tread water
Fighting for the air in your lungs
Move, move closer
Maybe you can right all your wrongs
Take cover
Signs don't show
You drove me
Off the road
[Pre-Chorus]
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every question fades away
[Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
[Verse 2]
You tread water
Fighting for the air in your lungs
Move, move closer
Maybe you can right all your wrongs
[Pre-Chorus]
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every answer fades away
[Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
[Bridge]
Wipe the mud spray from your face
Stop the engine, stop pretending
Wipe the mud spray from your face
Stop the engine, yeah, stop pretending
That you're still breathing
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every answer fades away
[Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
[Bridge]
Wipe the mud spray from your face
Stop the engine, stop pretending
Wipe the mud spray from your face
Stop the engine, yeah, stop pretending
That you're still breathing
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off?
Would it take the end of time to hear your heart's false start?
[Chorus]
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
You know this is your biggest mistake
About
Genius Annotation
Your Biggest Mistake is about Ellie’s father. He left his family when Ellie was 5. This song was written as message to her dad and all the question about leaving his family behind.
“I don’t really speak to him, and I think I got everything into that song that I could,” she told Spinner UK.
The lyrics and Ellie’s amazing voice conveys melancholy of a daughter who grew up without dad. There is a sense of betrayal felt by child brought up by single parents.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Has Ellie talked about her father in other songs?
Genius Answer
Yes, she has in detail spoken about her father on “Explosions” and “I Know You Care.”
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Piano
Acoustic Guitar
Release Date
February 26, 2010
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