Don't Make My Mistakes

from Recovery Mission by MIDI Myers

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I've been the villain
i've been the witch who crept down darkness
let resentment grow in my hair.
but I found starlight
and the moon could guide me well
And so I covered my crystal ball.

I built my castle
and when a traveler found my door,
I let him in, moon-sealed our hands
isn't this what I wanted?
didn't I put on the crown?
Why did I trust him? Why does anyone trust him?

Don't make my mistakes
Honestly, take it from me
don't make my mistakes
look at my heart, and analyze
exactly how it breaks
and don't make my mistakes.

if I'd heeded the portents
read the cards, observed the mists
that were swirling in the sphere
But I questioned my judgment
What was him and what was real
I felt my magic disappear

Tried to drag him up the tower with me
He drained my power out of me
As soon as he was king
he took everything

Don't make my mistakes
Honestly, take it from me
don't make my mistakes
look at my heart, and analyze
exactly how it breaks
and don't make my mistakes.

I wanted to end it
No, I didn't wish to die,
just to not exist, or to go home
i've never found home
i see its hallways in my dreams
coiled in ivy, nothing like you'd think.

I could read the future, once
But now I only see the past
Reflect eternal, in the glass
The mists still swirling
I can only hope they clear
and I'll be me again, free again

Don't make my mistakes
everything taken from me
don't make my mistakes
I cast down my heart, and analyze
exactly how it breaks
Exactly what it takes.

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from Recovery Mission, released May 21, 2018

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MIDI Myers Boston, Massachusetts

I'm an electro-pop musician who goes by "MIDI Myers," a tribute to my actual name (Maddy Myers) and the MIDI pad that I use when I play live, in conjunction with my keytar and live vocals. My lyrics often blend honest accounts of my own life experiences and anxieties with humor and pop culture allusions, all set to keytar leads, electronic drums, and a comprehensive bank of MIDI synths. ... more

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