“Anxious” is a vulnerable track, written by bassist Zach Sutton, who had not written lyrics on a Hippo Campus song since this time. Zach said this about the track:
That song came from something I’d written a while ago, kind of a scribbling of all my social anxieties. For a long time I was living wi...
[Verse 1: Jake]
I could say it right now
But it's not the time
I see those friendly faces but they only make me anxious
I could shout it out loud
In a crowded space
People have been hoping but I've never been that open
[Pre-Chorus: Jake]
There's not much left to do
Even less to say
But glue together moments
Just to throw them all away
Am I looking for a change?
Or a way to mend?
Something tells me different
But I know it never ends
[Chorus: Jake]
I've been here before
Don't you know it's all the same
I've been here before
Don't you know you're not to blame
For feeling
(Anxious, anxious)
[Verse 2: Jake]
This head won't quiet down
For a single thought
I’m all circles, psychopathic
Belly up, I just forgot
That I could say it right now
I could make the time
People have been hoping and I'm finally breaking open
[Bridge: Jake]
I'll scream it but I won't believe it
I'll tell them what they want to hear then
Just give me a week or two to find it
Then maybe we'll get back to the place we started
[Chorus: Jake]
I've been here before
Don't you know it's all the same
Don't you know you're not to blame
I'm thinking that
I've been here before
Don't you know it's all the same
Don't you know you're not to blame
For feeling
[Outro: Jake]
I'll scream it but I won't believe it
(I've been here before)
I'll tell them what they want to hear then
(Don't you know it's all the same)
Just give me a week or two to find it
(Don't you know you're not to blame)
Then maybe we'll get back to the place we started
(For feeling)
Anxious was written by brotherkenzie & Whistler Isaiah & Lupin & Mono Moon.
Anxious was produced by Hippo Campus & BJ Burton.
Hippo Campus released Anxious on Fri Sep 28 2018.
“Anxious” underwent many different variations. The original production we brought to BJ (Burton) was centered on a logic drum sample, bass chords, a shaker, and a Juno pad. BJ encouraged us to explore the arrangement and instrumentation further. We eventually stumbled across that distorted tr-8 pat...