“Mess I Made” is a song about just that, making a mess. Bonnie sings of making mistakes and trying to avoid dealing with them which never helps. In the end the only way to learn is to come to terms with these mistakes and move forward.
[Verse 1]
There’s gotta be a better way, better way to let this be told
Don’t know why you wanna stay when I act so cold
Drop my thoughts alone
I never had my own
‘Cause I’m lost inside
I wanna fall into paradise
[Chorus]
It’s killing me, killing me
I got this far on my own
Just colour me, colour me
I’m so afraid
Underneath all of the mess that I have made
[Verse 2]
I don’t wanna fade away, let it slip off my tongue
What’s another day awake, day awake with a twist in my lungs?
Drown in doubts alone
I’ve always had my own
‘Cause I’m lost inside
Someone take me home
[Chorus]
It’s killing me, killing me
I got this far on my own
Just colour me, colour me
I’m so afraid
Underneath all of the mess that I have made
[Bridge]
Try to find my way around the honest answers
It’s killing me just living in the mess I made
I fell into a river of all my own disasters and
Wash away the worst and leave me clean
[Chorus]
It’s killing me, killing me
I got this far on my own
Just colour me, colour me
I’m so afraid
Underneath all of the mess that I have made
Mess I Made was written by David Potter & Jonno Panichi & Bonnie Fraser.
Mess I Made was produced by Stevie Knight.
Stand Atlantic released Mess I Made on Mon Jul 24 2017.
The band said in an interview with Hysteria Mag:
“Mess I Made” is about making mistakes and dealing with the simple fact that only you can fix them, as much as you wish they would fix themselves.