In 2015, she started uploading her original songs onto her YouTube channel, gathering hundreds of thousands of views. In 2017, she released her first single Place We Were Made, which has amassed nearly 42 million plays on Spotify as of August 2021. She followed up later that year with the similarly stripped-down piano ballad Birthday. The songs gained attention in indie-pop circles and Place We Were Made was named BBC Introducing's song of the week early 2018. Following this attention, Peters signed with Atlantic Records UK. Under their banner, she released various singles and two EPs, Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket and It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral. Both Feels Like This and Favourite Ex appeared on Love Island in 2019.
In 2020, Peters contributed the song Smile to the soundtrack album Birds of Prey: The Album, for the film Birds of Prey (2020). She was also announced as the opening act for Niall Horan 's Nice to Meet Ya Tour on tourdates in Europe. However, these concerts were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Peters released work for another soundtrack in 2021, this time for Trying: Season 2 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack). She wrote and performed all songs, with a feature by fellow British recording artist James Bay on the song Funeral.
On the 15th of June 2021, Peters left Atlantic Records and signed with Ed Sheeran 's Gingerbread Man Records. Under this label, she released her debut album You Signed Up for This on 27 August 2021. The album debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was the top selling album in UK independent record stores for that week. With the first two singles of the record, John Hughes Movie and Psycho, Peters garnered her first notations on the British charts.
Peters embarked on her first headlining tour in 2022, touring the United States. Later that year, she joined Ed Sheeran 's +–=÷x Tour as opening act. While touring she released singles Cate's Brother, Blonde, Good Enough and Not Another Rockstar. She cited various (pop) rock bands as influences in her new music. Peters has announced she will tour Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand in 2023.
In January 2023, Peters released Body Better, the lead single from her second album, calling it one of her "most honest songs ever". Following this, she announced her second album The Good Witch, alongside its tracklist, to be released on 23 June 2023, describing it as her own "twisted version of a breakup album". To promote the album, fifteen weeks before the release, Peters began posting weekly tarot cards designed around each track on the album in company of a description of the song. On 31 March, the second single of the album, Lost The Breakup, was released. Peters also announced dates for her North American tour ,The Good Witch Tour, with support from Grace Enger and dates for her UK tour, The Road to Wembley Tour. On 26 May 2023, the third single of the album, Two Weeks Ago, was released
Best I'll Ever Sing
Maisie Peters Lyrics
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A little taller now you're gone
Writing words and they don't sting
But they don't mean half as much without you listening
The crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I try to soften my words
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
Are the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
I don't see you at my shows
'Cause if you heard this, it would cut too close
Wish I could stop writing us, god knows I've tried
Every moment immortalized
Crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I try to soften my words
Oh, maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
Are the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they were like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
They all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
And when the curtain falls, I'll bury you again
Every lyric is a letter that I'll never send
A piece of me from when
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
There was a choir in every line back then
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
They're the best I'll ever sing
The song "Best I'll Ever Sing" by Maisie Peters is a beautifully crafted ballad that explores the aftermath of a failed relationship. The song begins with the singer contemplating the idea that she may be better off without her ex-partner, but quickly moves on to her realization that the songs she wrote during their time together are truly the best she'll ever sing. The lyrics paint a picture of a woman who is struggling to move on from a relationship that may have brought out the worst in both of them, but has also created some of the most beautiful and poignant music she has ever made.
The line "A little taller now you're gone" suggests that the artist has gained an emotional strength and independence since the breakup. Writing words that don't sting anymore reinforces this idea. However, the singer admits that these words don't have the same impact without her ex-partner there to listen. She is conflicted by this because on the one hand, she wants to move on from the failed relationship, but on the other hand, she still wants to be heard by the person who inspired her music.
The chorus is the most powerful part of the song, with the repeated "ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh" providing a haunting and melancholic tone. The singer acknowledges that the songs she wrote during the relationship were some of the best she'll ever sing. Her ex may have brought out the worst in her, but at the same time, he inspired her to write some of her most beautiful music. The lyrics suggest that the relationship, while painful, was also a source of creativity and passion.
Overall, "Best I'll Ever Sing" is a deeply emotional and introspective ballad that explores the complex emotions that come with the end of a difficult relationship. The lyrics are beautifully written and the melody perfectly captures the mood of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe I'm better off
Perhaps being without you is actually better for me
A little taller now you're gone
I've grown and become stronger since you left
Writing words and they don't sting
The pain of writing about you has lessened over time
But they don't mean half as much without you listening
I wrote these words for you and they lose their significance without your presence
The crying at the piano
I used to cry while playing the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
Your memory still haunts me
When I try to soften my words
I try to write about our relationship in a more gentle way
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
Our relationship was toxic and we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
We had many moments of finality in our relationship
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
The songs I wrote about us were some of my best work
Are the best I'll ever sing
They are my peak, my best creations
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
They hold a special place in my heart, a choir in every line
Like there was a choir in every line back then
Each line of these songs holds an emotional weight
I don't see you at my shows
You don't come see my performances anymore
'Cause if you heard this, it would cut too close
This song is too personal and would hurt you if you heard it
Wish I could stop writing us, god knows I've tried
I wish I could stop writing about you, but I can't seem to help it
Every moment immortalized
Every moment we had together is preserved in my music
And when the curtain falls, I'll bury you again
When this chapter of my life ends, I'll let you go once more
Every lyric is a letter that I'll never send
These songs are like unsent love letters to you
A piece of me from when
These songs capture a part of who I was when we were together
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bradford Lawrence Ellis, Jez Ashurst, Maisie Hannah Peters
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Maybe I'm better off
A little taller now you're gone
Writing words and they don't sting
But they don't mean half as much without you listening to
Crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I'd try to soften my words
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
Are the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
I don't see you at my shows
'Cause if you heard this it would cut too close
Wish I could stop writing us, God knows I've tried
Every moment immortalized
Crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I'd try to soften my words
Oh, maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
They're the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they were like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
They all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
And when the curtain falls, I'll bury you again
Every lyric is a letter that I'll never send
A piece of me from when
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
There was a choir in every line back then
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
They're the best I'll ever sing.
anairam lps
Lyrics
Maybe I'm better off
A little taller now you're gone
Writing words and they don't sting
But they don't mean half as much without you listening to
Crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I'd try to soften my words
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
Are the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
'Cause they all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
I don't see you at my shows
'Cause if you heard this it would cut too close
Wish I could stop writing us, God knows I've tried
Every moment immortalized
Crying at the piano
You're like stood in the shadows
When I try to soften my words
Oh, maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
Are the best I'll ever sing
'Cause they were like ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Like there was a choir in every line back then
They all go ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
And when the curtain falls, I'll bury you again
Every lyric is a letter that I'll never send
A piece of me from when
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
There was a choir in every line back then
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
And that was the best I'll ever sing
Maybe we brought out the worst in each other
A million full stops on our skin
But baby the songs that I wrote as your other
They're the best I'll ever sing
Rylie Spitzer
"Wish I could stop writing us, God knows, I've tried. Every moment Immortalized"
God as a poet who has written a million poems about my ex, this line is just WOW.
Kathys chapter
Wow. I don't know if beautiful is the correct word to describe this song but it somehow fits very well
Maisie Peters
<3333
菅原4
The word you're looking for is "TREASURE".
doddleoddle
ughhhh LOVE THIS
cherryade
(hey u guys should write a song together)
Eden Gallagher
cherryade ^ (hey I've been saying that for a couple years)
Av J
(your voices would definitely gel perfectly pls do this)
Maisie Peters
<3
musicwithfaith
collab together please.