Same Mistake

Album: All The Lost Souls (2007)
Charted: 57
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  • Saw the world turning in my sheets
    And once again, I cannot sleep
    Walk out the door and up the street
    Look at the stars beneath my feet
    Remember rights that I did wrong
    So here I go

    Hello, hello
    There is no place I cannot go
    My mind is muddy but
    My heart is heavy, does it show?
    I lose the track that loses me, so here I go

    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh

    And so I sent some men to fight
    And one came back at dead of night
    Said he'd seen my enemy
    Said he looked just like me
    So I set out to cut myself
    And here I go

    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh

    I'm not calling for a second chance
    I'm screaming at the top of my voice
    Give me reason, but don't give me choice
    'Cause I'll just make the same mistake again

    Oh-ooh

    And maybe someday we will meet
    And maybe talk, and not just speak
    Don't buy the promises, 'cause
    There are no promises I keep
    And my reflection troubles me
    So here I go

    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh

    I'm not calling for a second chance
    I'm screaming at the top of my voice
    Give me reason, but don't give me choice
    'Cause I'll just make
    The same mistake

    I'm not calling for a second chance
    I'm screaming at the top of my voice
    Give me reason, but don't give me choice
    'Cause I'll just make the same mistake again

    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh
    Oh-ooh

    Saw the world turning in my sheets (oh-ooh)
    And once again, I cannot sleep (oh-ooh)
    Walk out the door and up the street (oh-ooh)
    Look at the stars (ah-ooh)
    Look at the stars fall down (ah-ooh)
    And wonder where (ah-ooh)
    Did I go wrong? Writer/s: James Blount
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Eric from Chicagoland, IlJust an all around good song
  • Alexandre from Santos, BrazilWill James Blunt be a kind of Bob Dylan??? Albertoni, Santos, Brazil.
  • Alexandre from Santos, BrazilThis song became extremely popular in Brazil due to a soap opera by Rede Globo (Brazil's most powerful TV network) which run from October 2007 to May 2008. Particularly, I like this song...especially the refrain. James Blunt is now very popular in my country!!! Albertoni, BNH, Santos, Brazil.
  • Kelly from Wilmington, NcIt's still a great video, though.
  • Kelly from Wilmington, NcWhat's he doing in the video on youtube? Parts of the song are missing.
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