Fivefivesix - Mistake Lyrics

I saw the face of a broken man staring back at me
He saw the things that I wanted to but I just could not see
I made a fist and the man just shook his head
He told me to think twice or I would end up dead

I don't want to be this way
I must erase the man I am today
Starting fresh on a fractured slate
Chalk it up to my soon-to-be-last mistake

No matter where I go, the man won't leave me alone
His shadow clings on tightly, binded to my very bone
A man divided upon himself cannot stand
Crippled by a desire to be the best he can

I don't want to be this way
I must erase the man I am today
Starting fresh on a fractured slate
Chalk it up to my soon-to-be-last mistake

I've been denied of my sweet escape
By the weight of life I cannot shake
My current course is the only way
Chalk it up to my soon-to-be-last mistake

I decided the time had come to say my goodbyes
I had sunk so low that I had thought I could touch the sky
As I strung up the rope, something had grabbed my hand
It was the promise I made to make myself a better man

I asked the shadow why it was here
But all its darkness had drained and disappeared
It said that life wasn't made for fear
No matter where you are, hope will be near

I don't want to be this way
I will erase the man I am today
Starting fresh on a fractured slate
Chalk it up to my soon-to-be-last mistake

I was denied of my sweet escape
By the weight of life I could not shake
My former course was the only way
Chalk it up to my soon-to-be-last mistake

Chalk it up to what once was my last mistake