15 Songs About Mistakes & Bad Decisions
A mistake is an action or decision that produces an unwanted or unintentional result. It is normal for all humans to make mistakes but what matters most is how best we react after the action has passed. If you are in a space where you have made a mistake and it’s weighing down on yourself here is a list of songs that you can resonate with:
1. Calvin Harris – Blame feat John Newman
This is the second single from Calvin’s fourth album named Motion
2. Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me
The song came about after a scandal erupted after a video of him dancing in the nightclub with an underage girl emerged online.
3. Justin Bieber – Sorry
This is an upbeat anthem about asking for forgiveness. Justin said the song is a little bit about his ex girlfriend Selena Gomez and he also wanted the song to be about more of a general apology to the world for his mistakes.
4. T.I feat Chris Brown – Get Back Up
T.I uses sports references to show perseverance. He says when someone pushes you to the ground you are bound to get dirty so the only way is to clean yourself up and get back to concentrating on your goal. He apologizes to his fans for the mistakes he made that led to his arrest and shows how he is embarrassed.
5. Chris Brown – Don’t Judge Me
This is an emotional ballad where Chris begs his partner not to judge his past mistakes and tries to convince his partner that he is faithful.
6. Adele – Hello
Adele examines the past and tries to right her wrongs. The song was able to debut at number 1 on the Hot 100 charts.
7. Taylor Swift – Afterglow
Taylor Swift sings about self-sabotaging a relationship through overreacting about a misunderstanding. She takes the blame and goes ahead to ask for forgiveness from her partner so as to try and save the relationship.
8. John Newman – Love Me Again
John asks his lover to take him back after making a massive mistake. The track was able to hit number one in the UK charts.
9. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
Bruno Mars has termed this song to be his most difficult song to perform because of the lyrics of the song. In the track, he regrets that he let a girl get away because of all the mistakes he made while they were still together.
10. Jessie J – Nobody’s Perfect
The track is from her debut album
11. Hannah Montana – Nobody’s Perfect
The song was released back in 2007 and basically talks about how anyone can make mistakes and even if you mess up, work on yourself to be better.
12. Justin Bieber – Hold On
The main message of the song is about hope and holding on in desolate times. It also talks about being there for someone when they make mistakes since no one is perfect. Justin was involved in many controversies during his early 20s, such as DUI, punching a fan, and many others.
13. Ashe – Moral Of The Story
The track is a farewell to a past relationship that she feels she made a mistake staying in. She said this about the song:
I think being alone is a very isolating and vulnerable experience and it can make you feel very shameful and sometimes it’s easier to be in a relationship than to be alone. And I think that’s where the line was like, “You can think that you’re in love when you’re really just in pain.” I think that this is the most twistable lyric for a lot of different people. For me that’s what it meant. But I think other people have a completely different interpretation, which is cool. Just thinking that you’re in a passionate relationship when you’re actually in just turmoil. I mean mistaking, passion for love.
14. Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say
15. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire