Trade Mistakes
Panic! at the Disco Lyrics

Placing a smile at the perfect event,
Attempting to put on a happy face at the right time and place.

Gracing your skin with the side of my hand
Caressing your skin with a soft touch.

If I ever leave I could learn to miss you
Acknowledging the potential of regret and longing if he were to depart.

With sentimental boy as my nom de plume
Using an emotional pseudonym as a pen name.

Let me save you of this wrong
Allow me to spare you from making a mistake.

I may never sleep tonight,
Indicating the possibility of insomnia.

As long as you're still burning bright
As long as she still has a passionate flame within her.

If I could trade mistakes for sheep,
If he could exchange his errors for sheep to count in order to sleep.

Count me away before you sleep
Allow me to be absent before you drift off into slumber.

I'll still wait till I trade my mistakes,
He will continue to wait until he can atone for his wrongdoings.

So they fade away
In order for his errors to disappear.

I feel marooned in this body,
Experiencing a sense of isolation within himself.

Deserted, my organs can go on without me
Feeling abandoned, as his internal body processes can continue without him.

You can't fly these wings
She cannot fly with him or share his burdens.

You can't sleep in this box with me
She cannot rest with him in his limited and confined space.

Don't let me tell you of this wrong,
He doesn't want to burden her with his personal struggles.

Then I'll pull you in
Ultimately, he will still entrap her in his negative feelings and experiences.

'Cause I am an anchor, save her oar
He is a hindrance, while she is a means of progression and escape for him.

Feel it sinking in
Feeling the weight of his actions taking effect.

Don't let me save you of this wrong
Requesting for her to not try to save him from himself.

I am an anchor, sinking on
Reiterating that he is the negative force holding her back.

I may never sleep tonight,
Again acknowledging the possibility of sleeplessness.

As long as you're still burning bright.
Emphasizing the importance of her persistence and light.

If I could trade mistakes for sheep,
Repeating the hope of exchanging errors for sleep.

Count me away before you sleep
Restating his willingness to be absent before she sleeps.

I'll still wait till I trade my mistakes,
Continuing to wait until he can atone for his mistakes.

So they fade away
So that his errors will eventually dissipate.