I hope you know how much fun we’re having up here because of you guys. Well, this next song is a hypothetical story of a couple who falls in love; they’ve decided what they’re looking for and they find it in each other…and it’s very good, it’s very rewarding; but…well, not “but” but alongside of this, or as a result of this, an unborn baby comes into the picture before too long. And a lot of people have wondered and talked to us at shows, and I’ve seen it discussed on message boards and whatnot, and a lot of people thought this song is a story about an abortion or this song is a story stating us as pro-choice or pro-life, and that’s not necessarily the case here. What we’re looking at is the fact that as a result of this baby entering into the world, they find a love, these individuals, that’s more fulfilling and more rewarding, and more satisfying, than anything they had known up until that point. [Cheering] I think that it’s important that we understand that love is not always black and white like we’d like for it to be, and sometimes it’s very grey. Sometimes you have to make the difficult decisions. And sometimes you do have to try and fail, and fail and fail a few times before you can actually succeed and get the big picture. And I think that’s exactly what this song is really all about. And this song is called “Mistakes We Knew We Were Making.”
Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
MAE Lyrics
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Love was all we knew.
No insurance for the unthinkable,
Blindly get us through.
We've been searching for a lifetime,
Short as it may seem.
Riding on the fumes that spark us,
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Don't think about chances we're taking,
Mistakes we knew
Do da na na na
Do da na na na
Driving in the rain to the hospital,
Quiet makes it intense,
What at once seemed as the impossible,
Now makes perfect sense.
We held hands to face the uncomfortable cold,
And lonely room.
Magazines and empty distractions
Barely got us through.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Don't think about chances we're taking,
Mistakes we knew
Do da na na na
Do da na na na
And when we try to think of the life inside,
We found ourselves looking at the world through our eyes.
What can now be said?
Oh, little one on the other side.
Dance until the band stops playing,
Sing with all your might.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
Don't think about chances we're taking,
Don't think about rules we were breaking.
Mistakes we knew
The list goes on and on
The list goes on and on
The list goes on and on
The song "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" by Mae is a poignant and emotive track that speaks about the ups and downs of life and relationships. The lyrics paint a picture of two people who made plans to be unbreakable in the face of love, but eventually faced unexpected challenges that made them realize the mistakes they had made. The line "love was all we knew" conveys how the couple was so consumed by their love that they did not think about potential problems that could arise. The idea that they had "no insurance for the unthinkable" further emphasizes this point.
The couple seems to be reminiscing about their life together, searching for answers to the questions that they had, while riding on the fumes of their love. The line "Riding on the fumes that spark us, while igniting dreams" suggests that they were living in a bubble of love and hope, but the bubble eventually burst. As they reflect on their life together, they realize the mistakes they had made, but instead of regretting them, they choose to accept them and move on. The line "Don't think about rules we were breaking" suggests that they are ready to leave the past behind and focus on building a better future together.
The song also talks about the couple's experience at the hospital, where they faced an uncomfortable and lonely room. The line "Magazines and empty distractions barely got us through" highlights the inadequacy of these distractions in such a difficult situation. However, the couple was able to find strength in each other, holding hands to face the uncomfortable cold. The lines "And when we try to think of the life inside, we found ourselves looking at the world through our eyes. What can now be said?" hint at the loss they may have suffered, but they choose to celebrate the life that once was, and cherish the memories they made.
Line by Line Meaning
We made plans to be unbreakable.
We were determined to make our love indestructible.
Love was all we knew.
Our love was the only thing we were certain about in life.
No insurance for the unthinkable,
There was no guarantee that everything would go as planned.
Blindly get us through.
We were making our way through life without really knowing what the future held.
We’ve been searching for a lifetime,
We’ve been looking for something worth holding onto for a long time.
Short as it may seem.
Even though our time together may have seemed brief, it was still significant.
Riding on the fumes that spark us,
We were holding on to what little energy we had left to keep our love alive.
While igniting dreams.
But through it all, we still held onto our hopes and dreams for the future.
Mistakes we knew we were making.
We were aware of the errors we were committing along the way.
Don't think about chances we're taking,
We were taking risks without really considering the outcomes.
Do da na na na
No specific meaning, just a musical interlude.
Driving in the rain to the hospital,
We were on our way to the hospital through rough weather conditions.
Quiet makes it intense,
The silence only intensified the tension we were feeling in that moment.
What at once seemed as the impossible,
We were faced with an impossible challenge at first.
Now makes perfect sense.
But eventually, things started to fall into place and make sense.
We held hands to face the uncomfortable cold,
We comforted each other amidst a cold and uncomfortable situation.
And lonely room.
We were in a room all by ourselves, trying to cling onto hope.
Magazines and empty distractions
We tried to find any sort of distraction to keep our minds off of the situation.
Barely got us through.
But those distractions were not enough to really help us through it all.
Do da na na na
No specific meaning, just a musical interlude.
And when we try to think of the life inside,
We tried to imagine what the life inside might have been like.
We found ourselves looking at the world through our eyes.
We tried to imagine what the child might have seen from inside the womb.
What can now be said?
There are no words that can truly express how we felt in that moment.
Oh, little one on the other side.
We were acknowledging the presence of the child, even though they were no longer with us.
Dance until the band stops playing,
We encouraged the child to make the most of their time alive and enjoy every moment.
Sing with all your might.
And we hoped that the child would express themselves fully and live life to the fullest.
Don't think about rules we were breaking.
We were breaking societal norms and expectations in the situation we were in, but we didn't let that hold us back.
The list goes on and on
There were so many things that we experienced and felt together.
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