Mistakes We Knew We Were Making

This song is definitely about an unplanned pregnancy. The couple realizes that they made a mistake by having sex when they see the consequences are this "life inside", the unborn baby. They drive to the hospital together, and the "aches" could be referring to either her being in labor, or else the pain that they have caused in their lives and hearts by this mistake. It refers to the "little one on the other side", and this could mean that the baby died, but I believe that it refers to the baby being inside her (thus on the "other side" from him), or else that he cannot see the baby until they get to the "other side" of her labor (so he is speaking to the the little one from this side). And i think that Mae's lead vocalist/songwriter does have a kid. Back in April 2007 i went to see Mae open for Relient K in concert. Just before the concert began another band come out on the stage, instead of Mae, and started out by apologizing for Mae not being able to play due to the fact that their lead vocalist had got on a plane headed home earlier that day in hopes to make it in time to see his baby being born.

I'm really loving this song...

I kinda wanna say it's about going to get tested for STDs haha... I donnnno. But it's so good!

I figured it was about having a baby... "What at once just seemed the impossible Now makes perfect sense" and then there's all of the lines about going to the hospital but these lines really made me think they were referring to having a baby..

"Looking at the world through new eyes What can now be said Oh, little one on the other side Dance until the band stops playing Sing with all your might"

I'd have to agree with TheDood. This is about a unplanned pregnancy.

read these through it a couple times: "And when we try To think of the life inside We found ourselves Looking at the world through new eyes"

"Oh, little one on the other side Dance until the band stops playing Sing with all your might"

Both things seem to be talking about an unborn baby in the womb. The general concept seems to be about a couple that's having sex without thinking about the consequences, but they accept those consequences after they occur (getting pregnant), instead of running from them, althought there seems to be some regret. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it seems to be saying to me.

i'm not exactly sure what this song means. i was kinda thinking it was about a baby too when i looked at the lyrics. either way it's a beautiful song! i LOVE it!

Also, just a heads up. Mae did not take this title from Straylight Run. It's from a Dave Eggers book. :)

What is Dave Eggers book about? Is it about an unplanned pregnancy? When I started to listen to it, I knew it was about a baby, but you dont know until the end what their choice is and of course it is the right one. I think this song could be a response to Ben Fold's "Brick" where the other choice is made.

beautiful.

I deffinatly it is about unexpected Pregnancy..almost every line could go along with it. And the name of the song...come on..

I love it