My Mistake

## Single by Gabrielle Aplin

"**My Mistake**" is a song by Gabrielle Aplin, released on 28 November 2018 as the lead single from her third studio album, *Dear Happy* (2020). It premiered exclusively on *Billboard*, where Aplin said in a press release, "[it's] an emotional piano ballad that provides an open reflection on embracing your flaws. I've always found writing a therapeutic escape from real life, but this song gently forced me to be brutally honest."

The cover artwork photography was done by Louie Banks.

## Background

Aplin told *Billboard*, "On the day I wrote it, I was scheduled to turn up and write a song with people I didn't know. I usually love that situation, but I just couldn't do it that day. I was overwhelmed, tired, anxious, stressed. So instead of trying to write a song, we just decided to be brutally honest. Not try to flower anything up, or be poetic. Just purely the feeling of accepting you feel awful … owning it." In an interview with *Ones to Watch*, she stated that she wrote it because she "was just bored of trying to write happy songs." To *Atwood Magazine*, she stated of the ballad, "I think it reintroduces me honestly and openly. I wanted to release something real. It's only been out a day and I've already received many amazing stories about how it's affected and resonated with the people who have listened to it."

## Gallery

* Acoustic
* Piano
* Live
* Rework

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

I got up late again today

And I'm scared of everything

I don't dare to dream

I've got a dark imagination

These hours waste away

A debt I'll never pay

I'm talking to the walls

But the walls keep caving in

They amplify my thoughts

I really want a conversation

But I let it slip away

A debt I'll never pay

[Pre-Chorus]

Worry, worry, oh

It's funny how it changes

When nothing really changes at all

[Chorus]

Am I jaded?

Am I meant to feel this way?

I'm a loser, getting beat by my own game

But if I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

Oh, at least it was my mistake

'Cause I choose to be this way

I'm a loser, and I self-deprecate

So when I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

[Verse 2]

I saw my friend today

She tried to comfort me

But I turned her away

There's magic in this misery

So no matter what you say

I don't think I'll ever change

[Pre-Chorus]

Worry, worry, oh

It's funny how it changes

When nothing really changes at all

[Chorus]

Am I jaded?

Am I meant to feel this way?

I'm a loser, getting beat by my own game

But if I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

Well, at least it was my mistake

'Cause I choose to be this way

I'm a loser, and I self-deprecate

So when I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

[Bridge]

And I don't really care about what anyone says

I don't give a damn about what anyone says

I don't want to think about anything

I don't want to think about anything

And I don't really care about what anyone says

I don't need opinions hanging over my head

I don't really care about anything

I don't really care

I don't really care at all

[Chorus]

Am I jaded?

Am I meant to feel this way?

I'm a loser, getting beat by my own game

But if I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

Well, at least it was my mistake

'Cause I choose to be this way

I'm a loser, and I self-deprecate

So when I falter, well, at least it was my mistake

[Outro]

Well, at least it was my mistake

Well, at least it was my mistake

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Engelman, Nicole (27 November 2018). "Gabrielle Aplin Finds Self-Acceptance in Her Vulnerable New Single 'My Mistake': Exclusive". *Billboard*.
2. ↑ "Gabrielle Aplin Takes Ownership of Her Feelings with Striking Single, "My Mistake" [Q&A]". *Tumblr*. 29 November 2018.
3. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (6 December 2018). "Feature: Gabrielle Aplin Dives into Her Raw, Breathtaking "My Mistake"". *Atwood Magazine*.

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