Be My Mistake
The 1975 Lyrics

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And be my mistake
And turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like
I don't wanna hug
I just wanna sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet

So don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

And don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make

While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The 1975’s song, Be My Mistake, is about the singer seeking comfort and intimacy from another person, even though he knows that he shouldn’t. The person he is addressing in the song is someone who he clearly shares a physical attraction with but does not wish to have a serious relationship. The singer admits that the person he is addressing turns him on and makes him feel good, but also recognizes that the woman he loves tends to make him feel weak. He explains how he should not have called the person he is addressing because they should not speak, but he is still drawn to their company.

The lyrics, “And be my mistake, and turn out the light,” indicate that he would like the person he is addressing to spend the night with him, but without any emotional attachment. He expresses his desire to sleep with her but without any sort of physical contact other than just sleeping: “I don't wanna hug, I just wanna sleep.” He also admits to getting lonely sometimes, which leads him to search for comfort from that person. He wants that person to stay with him, but only until he figures out what he really wants.

Overall, the song Be My Mistake is about the singer’s struggle to balance physical attraction and emotional attachment. He knows what he wants but realizes that he can’t have it all. The song is both melancholic and romantic, giving us a glimpse into the complexities of relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

And be my mistake
I want you to be my mistake, something I do wrong that I regret later

And turn out the light
Please turn off the light

She bought me those jeans The ones you like
My ex-girlfriend bought me these jeans, the ones that you used to compliment me on

I don't wanna hug I just wanna sleep
I don't want physical affection from you, I just want to rest with you nearby

The smell of your hair Reminds me of her feet
The scent of your hair brings to mind the smell of my ex-girlfriend's feet

So don't wait outside my hotel room Just wait 'til I give you a sign 'Cause I get lonesome sometimes
Please don't stand outside my hotel room waiting for me, wait for me to tell you it's okay to come in. I get lonely sometimes and want company

Save all the jokes you're gonna make While I see how much drink I can take Then be my mistake
Hold your jokes until I've had enough alcohol to be reckless, then become the mistake I'll regret

I shouldn't have called 'Cause we shouldn't speak You do make me hard But she makes me weak
I shouldn't have contacted you because we shouldn't communicate anymore. You do turn me on physically, but my ex-girlfriend still has emotional power over me.

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Adam Hann, George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Ross MacDonald

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@givemesomemore5857

3y↑728

Lyrics
And be my mistake
And turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like
I don't wanna hug
I just wanna sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet
So don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes
Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake
I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak…

@noelnaumann1542

5y↑2.4K

Lyrics:

And be my mistake
Then turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like

I don't want to hug
I just want to sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet

So don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait till I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're going to make
Whilst I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

And don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait till I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

And save all the jokes you're going to make
Whilst I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

@fallingforhealy

5y↑879

Verse 1]
And be my mistake
Then turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like
I don't want to hug
I just want to sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet

[Pre Chorus]
So, don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait till I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

[Chorus]
Save all the jokes you're going to make
Whilst I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

[Verse 2]
I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

[Pre Chorus]
And don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait till I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

[Chorus]
And save all the jokes you're going to make
Whilst I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

@gabrielapalacios728

5y↑566

Be my mistake
Then turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like

I don't want a hug
I just wanna sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet

So don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

And don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

@ana-ro

5y↑9.4K

Where's the lyrics guy?

Edit: I'll be the lyrics guy

Be my mistake
Then turn out the light
She bought me those jeans
The ones you like

I don't want a hug
I just wanna sleep
The smell of your hair
Reminds me of her feet

So don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

I shouldn't have called
'Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

And don't wait outside my hotel room
Just wait 'til I give you a sign
'Cause I get lonesome sometimes

Save all the jokes you're gonna make
While I see how much drink I can take
Then be my mistake

All comments from YouTube:

@spideyversed

4y↑7K

the lyrics “you do make me hard, but she makes me weak” are so beautiful and they’re so simple but they get the point across so well

@laldinpuii8888

4y↑26

Can you explain the lines??

@maeesquivel8750

4y↑99

And that's where my jaw dropped and tears ran down my cheeks the first time I heard this song 😭 because it makes perfect sense and it's so damn sweet and heart wrenching at the same time.. like gasp then aaaaaawwwwwwhhhhh dammit! 😱❤️😭🤯

@fallsdp

4y↑90

@@maeesquivel8750 , yes this. He states things so baldly and boldly...and with total vulnerability.

@angelinamartelli9762

4y↑1

😂😂😂

@yeetusthatfeetus9722

4y↑134

@@calebsmith322 It's nothing like that mate, the lyrics are "you do make me hard, but she makes me weak" meaning she made him feel complete, happy. Whilst the girl in the song that he refers to as "his mistake" makes him feel the opposite. She makes him feel isolated, alone and not like himself.

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@kseniaschmidt5565

5y↑3.2K

You wet my eyes but I don't mind it

@69madcow69

5y↑26

You Wipe my ass!

@steadfastlove3165

5y↑37

I only watched it one time, maybe it was two times

@dollfaceinlove

5y↑2

@abipeaches9561

5y↑6

Ok so am I the only person who thought it was ‘You ate my ass’ at the single release?

@dylanmitton1733

Wet your eyes?

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@jaidynmiller2272

4y↑517

He really said yeah sex is good but have you ever been in love

@andrearecinos147

3y↑3

Lmao so true

@tanyathompson2396

3y↑2

I have. His kisses on me would feel like an electrical charge running through my body.

@yellow-ib4yy

4y↑9.9K

maybe there’s two people listening to this and thinking each other

@kira-py8gt

4y↑170

yellow heart omg fr that’s crazy imagine the one person we’re thinking of is thinking of us too... I wish the world worked that way

@cleochan2778

4y↑94

if only it worked that way :(

@caradarwen9783

4y↑81

this made my heart ache for some reason

@makandcheese7086

4y↑10

omg off topic but i love your profile picture-

@samanthadov6581

4y↑12

Doubt it

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@ari-pe3qx

5y↑523

This is so raw.. I love seeing this side of Matty.

@r0nni21

5y↑2.7K

"you do make me hard but she makes me weak" i will forever love this sentence

@jadeanjalee5322

5y↑21

ronja doenges it was astonishingly profound

@veronikak4203

5y↑2

🙏🙏🙏🙏

@deannamoss889

5y↑5

so fucking sad.

@adithirao7031

5y↑1

Me too

@axiiivl6819

5y↑9

This line hurts af too

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@glaizadelrosario9015

4y↑797

To anyone reading this,
Please don't EVER make someone feel like a mistake.

@wokenan9266

3y↑11

Too late..im sorry…

@ishaandubey145

44w

Already did hahaha

@BeautyByAsumbal

41w↑2

and dont EVER give space to make that mistake!

@Eliey313

I think I made myself my mistake..

@kaoxso

4y↑2.5K

“the smell of your hair reminds me of her feet”
basically the other girls best feature cant even compare to the worst feature of the girl who he truly loves

@joaopolainas

3y↑126

I wasn't able to enjoy this song precisely because of that line. Made no sense to me. Now it does! Thanks a lot.

@lisandamelkonian9852

3y↑4

ouch 🧍🏻‍♀️

@denzelclauded.pagaduan9560

3y↑22

So this song is about cheating then

@GalihSaputra2

so sad

@jjournal5831

3y↑1

DAMN.

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@bxthsayanything3242

5y↑4.3K

so you really gonna release 102 acoustic and be my mistake acoustic in the space of a week and think we’ll be fine

@AxxLAfriku

5y↑9

i am fine because i have two hot girlfriends

@nicholin02

It is available on Japanese Bonus Track - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICP-1187?s_ssid=e48a25c080ab6fcd3

@tabbither

5y↑4

They know most won't be fine but that's part of the fun, emotionally crippling a generation with the truth

@paakhibhatnagar1754

5y↑1

omg they know what they're doing to us

@sirinaouk7453

5y↑2

we rly aren’t 😩

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@susanboyle2794

5y↑6.4K

Nothing like listening to the 1975 at 2 in the morning when you can’t sleep

@clochette648

5y↑20

Susan Boyle 3am here 😢

@disgraceful318

5y↑20

it’s literally 2am here and I can’t sleep tonight

@TheBiggs1983

5y↑5

Susan Boyle that was me last night and the song gets better and better but also darker and darker by the day. #amazeballs x

@zarryv9456

5y↑3

its 2 am rn, in my country

@ericaldas9526

5y↑4

5am

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@padmecassiopeia6506

4y↑730

this hits different when you’ve been looking for him in every boy you’ve come across after him and no one compares to the way he made you feel

@beymories

3y↑29

and it sucks cuz he did you wrong :(

@lucianoviolavelez8816

3y↑12

@@beymories it sucks even more when you did him wrong, i'll probably regret it until the day i die

@hehehe5977

well said mate!!

@user-zd3bw2ke8c

2y↑2

Maybe you shouldn't be with other people if you haven't got over someone first. That's just plain selfish

@user-oi6rq4uv1s

he is actually one special boy :)

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@444arka

4y↑167

"You do make me hard. But she makes me weak"

2 sentences, 10 words, but it already tells the whole story. A deep, painful story

@TravelingYeti12

5y↑15.4K

My husband left me for a younger woman and I always felt like he ran to her as a way of holding onto the younger version of me. He immediately regretted it after we divorced and sent me long messages about how she would wear perfume and it reminded him of me. How she would rub his earlobes and he hated it because it was something "We" did together. It's been years and he still sends me letters telling me about how he misses things about me. I feel so bad for the people who are "mistakes". But I also feel sad for the person that was left behind. So many hearts are ripped apart. 😫

@asiafrivera

5y↑440

thats depressing

@camilramirezangel

5y↑27

TravelingYeti12 are they still together?

@TravelingYeti12

5y↑788

@@camilramirezangel No she ended it with him as soon as he told her he filed for divorce with me. Turns out she only wanted him because she saw he had his life together. Had a good wife, beautiful kids, and a good job. As soon as he lost all that she dropped him just like that. That's the way it goes.

@jennylovesjoe1224

5y↑364

TravelingYeti112:
Your story is obviously tragic, and while I'm so sorry you had to endure it all...still, there is such beauty in your having shared it. Hope you are doing well and generally slaying at life!

@TravelingYeti12

5y↑369

@@jennylovesjoe1224 Thank you love!! I feel very lucky everyday to have such amazing children that are so strong and sweet! I am thankful for the good and the bad that has happened in my life! I am even thankful for people like you that come and say something so overwhelmingly gracious to me! Thank you for that!

116 More Replies...

@anahita_hsn

5y↑4.4K

hard to be someone's mistake when they are all you ever wanted.

@theresafloresca367

5y↑4

Bad girl is a mistake I think 👀 Lol.

@kittystetson6737

5y↑5

I FEEL THISSS

@imthatgirl107

5y↑5

I feel you :(((

@angeliereyes5304

Anahita Hassanzade ouch

@kyeomtelgeuse

4y↑1

vivcvfx

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@nolanr7679

3y↑135

"You know you're in trouble when you stop listening to sad music, because at that point you just dont want to know. You've turned yourself off" -Thom Yorke

@rockstar-bl8cv

3y↑1

Wow, never thought of it this way. No wonder I couldn't listen to soulful songs for a while after losing someone

@elizabetho5320

4y↑327

i was the mistake. he was the first guy i truly had fall in love with. he had just broken up with his gf. which now i realize i was the rebound. sometimes i smell his cologne out of nowhere. i miss the feeling of butterflies in my stomach. the one motivation i had for waking up. he helped me through so much and he’s gone. the one thing that made me happy disappeared one day. i was in love with him and life. i slowly watched him fall in love with another girl. i get that she’s pretty and not boring. just watching him create amazing memories with her hurts so bad. i wish he would’ve gave me closure or something. im still friends with him but it’s not the same. it’s been a year now and im still in love with him. im still stuck on the idea of what we could’ve been. i pray and hope he’s happy. i miss him

Edit: it’s been 5 months since I posted the original comment. i rarely talk to him. i am in peace with myself. things get better

Edit: it’s been about 2-3 years. Still see him around school and is dating one of my friends. I manage to make small talk to him but it’s crazy how we both voluntarily forget those things. Glad that I’m not blind to see the immatureness, selfishness, and manipulativeness he is now

@marianabranquinho77

4y↑5

I was in the same situation as you. I still miss him sometimes but trust me, it will get better with time. Just don't give up and keep your head up. He's not worth it. You deserve much better.

@huonglyo7794

4y↑3

I hope that you will feel better in the future. After all, you still have the whole journey in front of you, don't let this hinders your chance to meet your Mr. Right. When he's not yours, he's not yours. All the best wishes for you.

@gyenglz67

3y↑1

Yey, continue healing💕

@shortysoph6158

3y↑2

I love that you kept us updated as an inspiration for others! You‘re doing great, keep going!

@megariadamanik7869

happy to hear that:) hoping you will get better better and better soon<3

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@mimi-iy7jv

5y↑18K

no one will ever know what the og comment is bc i think my og comment is triggering ppl into sadness. u are loved u are seen, u are perfect as u are. love urself <3 when u love urself & improve ur heart, u can have anyone in the world, i promise. all of you are intentional, none of u are mistakes. none of u.

@marisamusa3391

5y↑557

you didn’t have to attack me like that whew

@eli1705

5y↑27

Rachel Thomas same same

@bayleimcgowan866

5y↑244

i didn’t feel the hurt until i read this comment and paid closer attention

@harshitachauhan2696

5y↑5

😭

@saintazazel

5y↑107

i came here to listen to matty's voice and i'm honestly feeling so attacked right now.

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@xtonibx5770

4y↑3.1K

He isn't saying that the feet or hair smells good or bad, he's just so in love with the other girl that he's constantly reminded of her, no matter how random the instance is.
This song is so depressing and sweet at the same time

@christinamonks9073

4y↑66

x tonib x I always read it as her hair (maybe one of her nicest features) reminds him of the others girls worse (her feet) it’s not bad

@xtonibx5770

4y↑67

@@christinamonks9073 I read that somewhere in a comment and I honestly agree with that more that what I wrote here.
One of her most attractive features is only as good as his girlfriend's least attractive feature.

@user-cg6gv3to6c

4y↑7

wait i thought he was referring to when a girl had sinned and confessed to Jesus while crying and wiped her tears off of his feet with her hair, and she was compared to his “mistake” girl and he compared the girl he was really in love with to Jesus or like an angel or smth. i found that info in a random website tho

@denzelclauded.pagaduan9560

3y↑14

@@user-cg6gv3to6c The 1975 aren't a band of Christians tho

@atelo7418

hi freddie pfp

@Catluvr1310

3y↑83

It’s so crazy reading the comments about all these stories and realizing that all these people are real and reading it feels like I’m listening to them telling me these stories face to face and we are all here connected because of this one song

@mckennacunningham7163

3y↑232

One thing that I really appreciate about this song is the pure transparency of it. He doesn’t try to defend his mistakes; he sings very honestly about them. The sense of regret is palpable in his voice, as he sounds like he’s on the verge of tears the whole time he sings. It’s just very vulnerable and I respect the honesty of it. It shows that we as humans do have flaws and do make mistakes and he turned something unfortunate into something beautiful. Respect, Matty 👍🏼

@gabbydeloreann

5y↑2.1K

Headphones on, volume high, laying on the floor, eyes closed. Heaven.

@aliefrizki4309

5y↑9

Gabby DeLorean oh youre sweet. ants gonna bite you while you do that.

@gabbydeloreann

5y↑8

@@aliefrizki4309 I don't have ants in my bedroom, Love.

@aliefrizki4309

5y↑10

Gabby DeLorean then i’m gonna be the ant, darl.

@aldya7xleopard

5y↑5

@@aliefrizki4309 ye bisa aja lo kampret.

@anilot6066

5y↑3

me rn

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@enli3389

5y↑3.7K

This song is about a man who is only vulnerable around one particular woman. Even though she has left him, she still remains as the love of his life, till this very day. He is an independent man who loves his solitude, but yet he is the best version around her. And without her, he is crushed. He believes that he is broken, and commit acts out of foolishness because he knows he has nothing left. Nothing to lose. And deep down, as much as he hates to admit it, he wishes he could go back in time and relive the happiest days of his life. Because no matter what happens, or who he meets in the future, he already knows, he had the best. And he lost the best.

@spicytofuuuu

4y↑148

Who are you and why do you know me

@gouchinlam

4y↑9

@@spicytofuuuu my situation rn. Phew

@rivinduwickramarachchi3389

4y↑8

This hit me hard !!

@26aashi

4y↑1

So apt!

@viewer_6014

4y↑23

Those words explain well my boyfriend towards his ex... Well I guess I'm the mistake and it hurts.

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@givemesomemore5857

3y↑728

@juanfelixmegantara4352

3y↑8

trimaaci ♥

@davidkoplitz1969

Thank you

@peanutbutter6767

4y↑41

Reading comments while listening to the song makes me so emotional

@rachel7735

5y↑151

Even matty’s sniffs are beautiful

@angellekiara

5y↑2.6K

"save all the jokes you're gonna make. while i see how much drink i can take then be my mistake."

lol, i'm hurt.

@28Coy

5y↑4

Kiara Ituriaga right in the feels

@imacatinasock3074

5y↑11

Idk why, but that part legit stabbed right thru my heart

@laldinpuii8888

4y↑5

Whats the meaning??

@sadsluggg5943

4y↑114

Laldin Puii he can’t take her jokes or her personality in general unless he’s drinking. he’s just attracted to her body and looks.

@gitanefille

damn it💔💔💔

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@kenpachi2211

4y↑354

this is why im so afraid to be in a relationship, i cant afford to be someone’s mistake.

@persephone1279

I can feel you deep from my heart. You'll find the love you deserve, we all do <3

@warlord405

4y↑47

I let go of the love of my life, together over 5 years 4 months ago. Went from teenagers to adults together. She was an absolute diamond in the rough and always believed in me. She held me through depression despite it being so difficult for her. She gave me some of the happiest memories and experiences that I'll forever cherish until the day I die. We both loved this band and saw them multiple times together, robbers was our love song. I'm hoping one day in the future we will reconcile despite how she feels now, if that day never comes I wish her eternal happiness and joy in her life as I am not selfish to stand in the way of that.

Goodbye baby. You weren't a mistake. The only mistake was letting you go. There will always be a part of me that loves you. Always.

God bless The 1975

@aaaaaa-or4gv

5y↑507

This is honestly so beautiful I wish I could tattoo it on my forehead

@Lewissssss

5y↑6

What’s stopping you

@aaaaaa-or4gv

5y↑10

Lewis I don’t have any money

@user-bp5qn2tw2u

Lewis hahaha you're mean

@Kaonashib

5y↑1

Do a stick an poke one

@quenn3368

Same

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@joannedraya794

5y↑1.6K

3 people on the bus, 2 earphones in i'm crossing my arms cuddled in my sweater & it's pouring rain. a sad heaven

@michellefuentes8978

5y↑35

sounds perfect to me

@deathmetalmaui

4y↑5

i love that

@christophermichaels5899

4y↑11

Imagine being able to ride the bus

@dharamoray7769

@@christophermichaels5899 whyyyyyy would you hurt my soul like that!!!??

@amyrai7323

Ugh that's perfection 💯💯😭👌🏻

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@vee3018

4y↑386

When the comment section is as heartbreaking as the song

@haechanlee5682

4y↑33

this hits different when we were both each other’s mistakes. entering a relationship, but never really moving on from the people we last had relationships with. glad we ended it early.

@coleenjst

5y↑2.2K

"You do make me hard but she makes me weak"

MASSIVE OOF

@lilabandahala3094

5y↑7

are u from UP HAHA

@chloematienzo552

5y↑8

mga potanginaaaaaa

@RIA-rq6gl

5y↑4

hahahahahahaha gago

@vanessarijo3089

5y↑5

say it louder for the ones in the back!

@abrilcastillorojas3918

4y↑2

@@strawberrybaby you can be, if its the with the right person.

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@mr.worldwide5971

5y↑282

I’m not crying you are

@cd-cdm

@sashagiggles

5y↑2

Yes, yes I am 😂

@77kidg

Sure am

@sheridank5823

yeah u right

@souktikabhaduri9462

2y↑27

He introduced me to this song and to this band. I remember I cried the moment I heard those lyrics, needless to say I was the mistake. He isn't in my life anymore but every once in a while I come back to this video because it feels weirdly nice to reminisce those days that are too far gone now.

@rodcastro252

2y↑23

This song is proof that you can use the same chord progressions over and over and still make incredibly beautiful and unique masterpieces.

@perrysoda1430

5y↑2.8K

You deserve to be someones first choice and not just a back up plan. 💕

@singh.h4200

4y↑3

Perry Soda
I agree with you

@fallsdp

4y↑22

Always.... We all deserve that. Unfortunately....sometimes people settle...or make a wrong choice.....or make the perfect choice followed by a terrible choice. Life IS messy.

@maybellemarcial8586

4y↑2

Thank you

@wahyupakertyutami8130

indeed!

@viewer_6014

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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@dulapeep420

5y↑2.3K

Can you release acoustic versions of all the songs in this album? That'll be a good Christmas present.

@gabbygubaton4054

Yeaahhhh ify

@garciacorinnezerah242

5y↑2

YEESSS PLEASE!!!!

@kirkw95skate

Huma H I’d love an acoustic version of everyone of their songs!

@jaguarts07

3y↑315

This song always hit me so hard especially the lyrics, "You do make me hard but she makes me weak."...

I'm a mistake.
After all these times, he still mentions her and how he misses her. No matter what I do, he will always love her.

And while I'm typing these, I can't help myself but cry so hard. It's hard for me to pretend I'm not hurting. 💔

@peanutbutter6767

3y↑22

You deserve so much more...there's someone out there who will love you wholly and you'll always be his first choice...you deserve better❤️❤️

@roshly

3y↑4

u deserve better🥺🥺🥺

@gotthelfgentzen1661

3y↑4

U deserve to be happy. Love is a two way relationship. :)

@ameritasyahrial4569

girl you're doing greaaat!!!!

@caesportsfpsproreplays82

2y↑2

hope ur doing better after almost a year

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@m_gwb

4y↑93

I was the mistake. But I didn't know until it was over, he broke it off because she wanted to get back together with him. Before he left he explained everything about how she loves this girl and that he would dropped everything for her even after she had broken his heart a million times.

The worst thing about this is that since we worked really well together I genuinely thought that we were soulmates (I still do) the only problem is that.. I wasn't her.

"You're just like her but you're not her" is a sentence I will never forget.

@nicolemartinez8901

4y↑7

you deserve better, love

@tracyove8585

4y↑1

@daisytheislandgirl7877

3y↑2

You definitely deserve better, girl

@neenee197

:((

@chanloman

i feel you girl ;'(

@taliabaptista3369

5y↑203

his voice has so much emotion I'm gone I'm gonna jump

@YuYuAndFish

5y↑234

I WAS LITERALLY LISTENING TO THIS ON REPEAT. THANK YOU THE 1975, VERY COOL.

@the_0_man

2y↑6

Guys. Be good to each other. Think before you choose your partner. Discuss before getting into a relationship. Discuss even before having casual sex. Be honest. It hurts to be left, it hurts for life. A permanent hole never to be filled. Love with caution. It is a dangerous beautiful thing. ☮️

@tpwkeva

5y↑263

we really out here curing my anxiety w all these acoustic versions

@wiwiwonka5628

5y↑2.3K

This is the most vulnerable and important song on the album in my opinion. Also it is a huge turning point for the whole record. I feel like without the pain from "be my mistake" there wouldn't be the lesson from "sincerity is scary" to just be honest and have the bravery to be "human" in this life. And without the lesson from "sincerity is scary" there wouldn't be the insight from "I couldn't be more in love" and most of all the bravery to actually admit that insight. And without that, there wouldn't be the hopeful approach about the topic in "I always wanna die (sometimes)", because love is the only thing that makes "the human experience" woth it. Basically: This whole album needed "be my mistake" to evolve the way it did.

@TokyoBlue587

5y↑8

Wiwi Wonka Excellent analysis!

@jacknick7582

Wiwi Wonka o really

@seabassseabass8835

5y↑3

He stole it from another artist...

A real artist

https://youtu.be/dRPwFAoQwxc

@robbiereilly3161

5y↑1

@@seabassseabass8835 it is similar, but definitely different. Thanks for the good song recantation tho!!

@nagecohlas433

5y↑1

@@seabassseabass8835 how is this song "stolen from another artist" ? As far as i can see, they're completely different

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@arundhutiroy2238

4y↑21

Besides an emotional and overwhelming song, this comments section also gives us such poignant and relatable stories and empathetic individuals. Makes me keep coming back to read through all of them.

@richardfanai7984

3y↑80

Dear strangers - you have a good taste in music

@geraldreyes3006

You too

@nataliajane8105

5y↑6K

I was the mistake. They were struggling with long distance and weren't doing well. We started dating after they broke up. Then a few months later, she came back. He told me he loved me but boy, was he in love with her. I could tell she was the love of his life, and me... I was just the mistake.

@cwybwabwy7846

5y↑33

I can relate...

@windykatharine8789

5y↑6

Omg this is me😭

@vivisyaputri1572

5y↑16

I was a mistakes too sis. I feel you

@ahneenak9356

5y↑6

ooof been there

@madelynhernandez8133

5y↑6

Mee too. 😢 I just only knew after we broke up😭 wtf right?! 😢

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@noelnaumann1542

5y↑2.4K

@ellyettepaige

5y↑1

You've got a few small mistakes mate.

@alburezvictoria2074

5y↑1

Thanks for the lyrics

@gabbygubaton4054

Thanks🤗

@nurliyana2740

@SarahHolmwood

5y↑12

Nice song but awful lyrics.

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@lylamurugayah7573

4y↑48

After being with him for a while, I realised I'm the other girl. He has never done anything to hurt me, but I'll never be enough.

@marius5258

3y↑15

this sounds like your very first heart-broken from love, the very first experience where you never know it would hurt that much, the very first love where you thought it would last long than you expected, the very first romance that made your life happy, very first kisses, very first hugs and very first romances. and after all that happened, u became lonely and weak yet you survive each day and try to be happy and hoping you would find love again just like the other one that has gone.

@hilichurl3809

that's sad🙁

@marius5258

@@hilichurl3809 i think so... i really haven't experienced any of those irl

@fallingforhealy

5y↑879

@rosef00

5y↑6

So sad and beautiful.. :')

@top10factz88

5y↑16

I shouldn't have called
Cause we shouldn't speak
You do make me hard
But she makes me weak

@ssz695

5y↑4

Thank you ❤️

@nicoleletson3269

I thought it was I don't want to hurt not hug but I could be hearing it wrong

@Dejh1019

😢

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@rtelesz2

5y↑198

The first time i heard this song, i even said reminds me of “102” ... that was before i listened to the lyrics. Funny they were released in the same space, same week. The boys truly are trying to kill us

@castus1

5y↑5

102 is like 4 years old haha

@rtelesz2

5y↑2

I'm aware. I meant this new acoustic recording of both was released same week, in the same room

@lucy-fr4sk

4y↑175

it hits different when you’re the mistake

@erincorey8049

Does it?

@sahilavi2288

Damnnn that hit hard

@clairejacob1026

🕷️

@rachealnewman-sowell7815

Frfr

@jolsfrancois7779

@blackheartsclub Yeah it does. I feel like I’m jealous, angry and sad.

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@mary-pf1tu

3y↑28

"the smell of your hair reminds me of her feet"..."you do make me hard but she makes me weak" are my absolute favorite lines ever. i feel like without the context of the song youd find them funny but they just juxtapose the two people so greatly and somehow come across as beautiful. i adore this song. so much.

@aleksandrakopka1457

5y↑326

i wonder what matty does with all of our wigs? this is absolutely beautiful.

@aperson5188

5y↑8

a. kropka he dyed one orange and used it in the GYAT music video

@alex-vd4vm

5y↑1

@@aperson5188 he makes them into rugs for him to sleep on in his bunker home

@seabassseabass8835

It sure is... it's even more beautiful by Damien Rice... before he stole it from him.

https://youtu.be/dRPwFAoQwxc

@user-bp9tp3fr6q

5y↑79

Thank you Matty, very cool

@dohaemad1191

3y↑32

Everyone feels like a mistake after you.

@rheanava1287

3y↑1

this is going to be one of the top comments so lemme be the first to reply

@moodymusic7717

3y↑83

People watching this like :-
- in bed
- not in a full screen
- reading comments

@hasmxn

3y↑1

This is so accuratr

@shimlahossain4496

5y↑72

this album is the only thing that matters and is literally the only thing getting me through this week

@alejandraayala3665

5y↑736

Being the mistake of someone who made you feel so comfortable in his company and then being left behind because he is "thinking in someone else" someone he will never forget, it's just heartbreaking.

@joji3075

legit

@joji3075

3y↑1

His friend says he still love his ex girlfriend, kinda hurts

@SapphireCeleste

2y↑7

I came here because @JeffSatur recommended this song, but after carefully listening to it, I know that I will stay and stan The 1975 because this song is a piece of art. Love it! ❤️

@twainfalcunit6124

3y↑4

" Some men are like that with that first great love. Their heart breaks and the pieces never fit back together quite the same way "

- someone from The Mentalist

@LaurenLucy

5y↑94

one of my favourite songs of ABIIOR, such clever lyrics and overall it's just beautiful.🖤

@timpage9424

5y↑1.5K

Yeah. If he doesn't want to perform this live I totally understand.
When I saw them two years ago at Red Rocks he barely made it through She Lays Down.
So just do what makes you happy Matty. I'm sure it'll be a great show regardless.

@ellyettepaige

5y↑9

He did perform it live.

@yazzjustheretocomment

5y↑63

Gosh, yeah it plays on my mind too! These deeply personal and emotionally draining songs . I know sincerity is scary, but sincerity is also draining, and to try and be sincere all the time and at that intensity. Oh god. Do you understand what I'm saying?

@lex3097

5y↑1

i’m going to the red rocks show in april. i’m so excited.

@oliviasilomilo

5y↑1

he played it live for the first time this tour at my concert in glasgow, 12 jan 2019 🖤🖤

@mariam9165

5y↑11

He played this in Lima, Peru. It wasn't on the setlist; so that, for us, was deeply meaningful.

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@tyronechinjen1523

4y↑14

I let go of this wonderful woman who loved me more than anything in this world. I'm dumb, I got too cocky and been too much of someone who I never thought I'd be. I loved her, more than I thought I would. When I realized how much she meant to me it's too late. Someone already took my place. It's sad and happy at the same time, because I can see the sweetness in her smiles, but it's sad because those smiles aren't because of me anymore. Every time I try to be with someone else, I feel like I'm cheating on her even if it's long over. I feel guilty because the relationships I had after her didn't work out. I tried to love again, I tried to make things work with someone else. But now, it's hard for someone to make me feel something.

So guys and girls, if you love someone and they love you back don't let go. You'll only know how much they mean to you when they're gone. Don't be like me. Don't do the same mistake.

@maikygalila8842

4y↑7

It’s about when you are a young person and you struggle sometimes to figure out what you really want. And sometimes, like a lot of things, it requires you to make a mistake before you actually understand what you have, and then maybe you push people away, and then you realise that the idea of a casual relationship with somebody is just not really something that you want."

@whocares7152

5y↑125

Do we even deserve this? Oh my.

@kennaw8695

5y↑2

we don't

@user-yh8li2tm8g

4y↑922

we always see the heartbreak of the one who was cheated on / left, but we rarely consider the heartbreak of the 'mistake'. this song makes me consider how hard it is to be a mistake

@loeva5364

4y↑14

it hurts like hell

@emmadoesartonline

2y↑2

@raissamk5700

who is the mistake?

@nickhopwood4233

wut. the mistake can go fuck themselves

@nickhopwood4233

ohhh fuck you mean the one that he's hooking up with who he doesn't care too much about??

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@nicoletiu-robin6465

4y↑14

When you did everything to make him feel all the love in the world, but at the end of the day all those efforts go to waste just because you're the mistake.

@ssshhhssshhh37

1y↑7

Damn, The " I just wanna sleep" line hits hard when you're tired and lonesome but still can't sleep because of self restlessness

@abraham71ify

5y↑166

Okay, the ‘Everybody wants to be a billionare’ question is: WHEN IS THIS AND 102 GOING TO BE AVAIBLE ON ITUNES/SPOTIFY/APPLE MUSIC????

@initialsea7144

5y↑7

They may not be, if this is the case, just simply youtube to mp3 convert it, and you can add an album cover and specific song name/title for aesthetics

@dxnnavalenzuela

Amen to that

@abraham71ify

Initials EA I already did that to 102 lmao but it’s weird

@lucy9036

Initials EA sorry but how do you do that?

@KMHAYES

Please I need both on iTunes!

@michaelmulderig7782

3y↑5

This song amplifies every one of my feelings in the pit of my heart and it is both comforting and torturous

@isadore7221

4y↑7

This perspective is really interesting. It's complex and sorrowful. I love when I don't need to root for anyone and the art just lets me experience emotions and feelings.

@dudabarbosa85

5y↑921

I promise. I will forget you. Even if it take a long time. And I really hope you'll be happy.

@fallsdp

5y↑38

To forget is to kill part of your own life. Remember the warmth and the good and rejoice. Be thankful for the time you had together. Know that there are other loves to yet experience if you do not become afraid.

@starreaper_

4y↑3

@@fallsdp that's not how it works if the time you spent together was wrong, even if it felt right, you just need to forget, maybe not him but the feelings (sorry my english is quite bad)

@johnearldelacruz8498

4y↑1

@fallsdp

4y↑11

@@starreaper_ Human interactions are rarely so binary. I did not advocate REPEATING a mistake..... I said remember - or you make the mistake again. I also said treasure the feelings and the experience on it's own merits. Another human is another human....

@rivinduwickramarachchi3389

4y↑3

It's really hard to forget someone when she has taken a part of you

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@absterab369

5y↑83

the vocals are so raw and real and so full of emotion and that's what makes it so much more beautiful

@4rby

30w↑2

i love dito agustyan for introducing me to this song

@dysfunctionaldickhead5758

2y↑9

The 1975's 'Be my mistake' is just the scenario if Joji's 'glimpse in us' was made for the current lover, who's being used by him to get over instead of for the past lover he's holding on to. And nobody can convince me otherwise.

@carlieloggedin

5y↑751

this wet my eyes but i don’t mind it

@LemonSte

i'm gonna ruin that line for you lool, its sounds like he's saying "you wet my ears"

@carlieloggedin

coda dunno :(

@gabbydeloreann

5y↑6

@@LemonSte Actually, it sounds more like he says "You ate my ass"

@jiyeon3833

5y↑15

Ur pfp matches ur comment lmfao

@norjinbernardo5795

Hahaha and you are crying in your pic

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@wiwiwonka5628

5y↑480

This is the most special and personal song on ABIIOR in my opinion and a huge turning point for the whole album.The feat Matty pulled off in this song is that you empathize with all 3 parties involved. You feel for "the girlfriend" because she gets cheated on despite truly loving the man (Matty). But you also do feel bad for the other woman (or maybe women) he uses just to ease his pain from time to time. He doesn't really treat her (or any of them) as a self-contained, living human with her (or their) own feelings, needs and wants and that never feels good to anyone. And you can feel that deep down the man himself feels like that it's not fair to use someone solely for your own pleasure or conveniences without being able to give something back emotionally to that person. And in the end you also do feel empathy for "the cheater" because most of us know the feeling of hurting so much inside, you do things against your own morals to ease the pain inside you, cause you find some relieve from that pain in these short-lived moments of satisfaction.. No one likes to suffer, that's pretty human I think. But you do understand that he truly loves "the girlfriend" he just isn't strong enough sometimes to not give into his own demons. I think we all can relate to that to a certain extent, because we all fuck up sometimes and have hurt somebody without wanting to. The song shows you all "3 angles" of the topic of "cheating": the cheater, the cheated on, and the cheated with. In the end you just understand and feel the pain from all of them and that's something really special in my opinion.

But without the pain in "be my mistake" there would have never been the lesson from "sincerity is scary" to just be honest and have the bravery to be "human" in this life. Without that lesson from "sincerity is scary" there wouldn't be the insight from "I couldn't be more in love" and most of all the bravery to actually admit that insight and without that, there wouldn't be the hopeful approach about the topic in "I always wanna die (sometimes)", because love is the only thing that makes "the human experience" woth it! Basically: This whole album needed "be my mistake" to evolve the way it did.

@natasha968

5y↑9

Wiwi Wonka You’re something.

@napalmhotdogs2401

5y↑25

As beautiful as this is, I got that he's in love with a woman and trying to fill the void of not having her with a different woman.

@majortom2231

5y↑8

stands up and starts clapping slowly

@rayray2528

5y↑1

It's powerful stuff if it makes you feel bad for a guy who's cheating.

@frannyfaderlake

thank you

@uwuayano4610

3y↑5

imagine a childhood friend play guitar and sing this song at the campfire where you and other friends sat circling the campfire. both of you trapped into friendzone since long ago but you can't really tell yourself whether its love or not. you and your friend sat across. he sometimes stole glance with you and smile when you both make an eye contact while the part he sang is 'then be my mistake'

@MsLadyCatherine

4y↑1

Beautiful song, beautiful voice ! I really love this performance. Bravo !!! ♥

@gabrielapalacios728

5y↑566

@azulblue5254

Can u send the lyrics to me ?

@veru_needy

5y↑420

This is literally the most broken-hearted song I've ever heard.
And I know I tend to say this about a lot of songs, but this time it's forever.
So heartfelt. So much grief. I'm crying.

@joaopolainas

I think "I Can't Make You Love Me" is worst

@NDRN88

27w

Eric Clapton, tears in heaven, written for his son who died from a fall off a high rise bulding.

@reeve574

4y↑43

This is the reason why I can't get into a relationship. I know who I want and I feel it would be unfair to someone if I can't love them fully. I'd rather be alone than hurt another person's feelings.

@ShaniaGabriella02

3y↑7

i come back to this video every now and then to get myself hurt all over again

@ana-ro

5y↑9.4K

@disgraceful318

5y↑374

Anaa an example of “fuck it i’ll do it myself”

@cookie2481

5y↑19

😂🖤🖤🖤

@ayendejesus3408

5y↑70

thank you, lyrics guy !

@AliM-kz7oh

5y↑107

Thanks for stepping up to the plate and being the lyric guy, lyric guy

@yeyn1750

5y↑63

made me laugh but thanks for the lyrics

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@wynter2644

5y↑35

He puts a lot of emotion in this song.

@aliceheal6127

29w↑2

His voice gives me shivers... so pure

@sycamoregirl4898

4y↑15

I just can't imagine how hard it must be for Matty to sing this song

@ann_roa8543

4y↑704

Listening to this at 2:30 am..with a cancelled flight to the Philippines and anxious about Covid-19.. and with an absolut vodka in hand. Way to end a very bad day. I love you 1975

@christopherchristopher360

4y↑6

Same got stuck in vietnam for 2 months now. I can't go home..

@austinfortaleza2851

4y↑1

Keep holding. THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE BUDDY

@gmebusiness437

4y↑5

Hope you made it back safely

@jorgebazan6052

Hope everything is ok! God bless!

@theunsaidthingssaid4832

Take care

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@skyemc5455

4y↑470

this song always messes me up, it reminds me of all the good times. i listened to it whenever he’d upset me or when he’d break my heart over and over again, and now i listen to it with a final broken heart. i miss him, but now i don’t want him back. it’s a toxic kind of missing someone like sometimes late at night my body screams for him to be near but most of the time it is praising me for not being with him anymore

@snowliezzz

4y↑6

Skye Mc i hope you find peace in your heart and someday love will find you because it knows you deserve it 🖤

@skyemc5455

4y↑6

Snowlie Isabella this is probably one of the nicest things anybody has ever said to me, thank you oml x

@rana-fm4wq

4y↑1

oh my god me too wtf girl

@cleochan2778

4y↑1

hey, i hope ur doing better now <3

@skyemc5455

4y↑1

cleo chan were talking again ahahah

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@dreismith755

50w↑1

I have never cried in a song in a while until I listened to this. and I still do this day. 😢 I hope to see you all one day. Im sobbing because I missed your show in Manila. Hope you all comeback! 😭😭

@abigaillennon3564

4y↑1

Acoustic versions always hit different. This is so beautiful.

@brittshoo

5y↑326

“i feel like i’m having a heart-attack”

@MrCuzer

5y↑616

wasn’t dat shit already acoustic

@afonsosnow

5y↑21

me ajdjidkdkd

@Alex-jd3bs

5y↑101

EXTRA ACOUSTIC FOR US. Universe is being nice to us rn so shhhhhh, let it happen

@trankumontoia95

5y↑2

Alex hahahah 🙌🏻

@kaeru111

5y↑13

this was recorded live and one-take

@alynna6520

5y↑5

LMAO😂 got me rolling 😂

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@eatplastiic5518

4y↑5

I should be studying for chem test tomorrow but no, I'm listening to this song on repeat and pouring my heart out even tho I've never been in any similar situation

@mimo-xc1kt

2y↑4

Matty's voice is giving me butterflies in my stomach. 🦋🦋🦋 Acoustic version really hits different

@melissaviy

5y↑61

I don't know why I keep rewatching this when it basically makes me feel like I'm being stabbed repeatedly in the heart

@fallsdp

5y↑2

Because it is heartfelt. I think Matt must really relate to the song. But read my other posts here and understand that while it is ok to be sad the person is not there or not as much there as you'd like.....be thankful for what you shared..and rejoice. As a woman...reject terms such as slut and whore. Let the bullshit wash over and past you like a wave. Know that you will have more loves in your life unless you give up. Dont do that and dont be afraid. Love.