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N e w M i s t a k e
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Intro
Verse 1
Curtain opens, spotlights the gentleman
Signing his love letter, "Best wishes, Simpleton"
Dialog swam from his pen like pollywogs
Verse 2
He knew better, that perfume was gravity
Pulling him closer to what could be tragedy
Love is blind, deaf and dumb, but never mind
Chorus 1
You better catch me when I fall
[ - - ]
I'm on my roller skates
'Cause any old way that I fall
I land in your arms even though it's wrong
'Cause I love my new mistake
Verse 3
Intermission gave way to a miracle
The birth of an accident grew to a spectacle
That couldn't wait, her mother was three weeks late
Verse 4
So Father Mason, clutching his crucifix
Baptised the baby in whiskey and liquorice
What a lovely way, drowning sins in tooth decay
Chorus 2
Looks like our hero's gonna fall
[ - - ]
The boughs are bound to break
'Cause any old way that I fall
I land in your arms as we lie awake
With our lovely new mistake
INSTRUMENTAL [verse key change]: (x2)
Chorus 3
You better catch me when I fall
[ - - ]
My sugar trampoline
'Cause any old way that I fall
I land in your arms even though it's wrong
'Cause I love my new mistake
Bridge
The ending turned tragic when many years later
The baby had grown up and married a pop singer
I think it was her turn to make her first mistake
Interlude
(x2)
OUTRO [Repeat to fade]:
Any old time at all
Any old way that I fall