Over six months since their last show, Hippo Campus returned to perform a set for Cornell University on September 12, 2020. In the exclusive live stream, the band played three unreleased songs for the first time, hinting at new music.
On October 23, 2020 Jake Luppen confirmed the song’s title via T...
[Chorus: Jake]
Your closet smile, held like a knife
The sweetest thing, you're goddamn right
I'd stay awake for you to put me in the corner
You mess it up for me, we'll be history
You've got lips and I've got Listerine
But you can't wash the fucked up out of me tonight
(Despite how hard you try)
[Verse 1: Jake]
I feel your collar 'round my neck
You rest assured, that signal's read
I always have, I've always been your fucking dog
It seems I've learned a couple tricks
Been living like I'm losing it
And maybe silence is the weapon that you called for
[Chorus: Jake]
Your closet smile, held like a knife
The sweetest thing, you're goddamn right
I'd stay awake for you to put me in the corner
You mess it up for me, we'll be history
You've got lips and I've got Listerine
But you can't wash the fucked up out of me tonight
(Despite how hard you try)
[Verse 2: Jake]
I'll keep my mouth shut every night
Just gag me good and I'll treat you right
I'm your POW and the great deceiver
You better leave here when you go
I cannot place myself to know
Where you've been and what the hell I've been doing
[Chorus: Jake]
Your closet smile, held like a knife
The sweetest thing, you're goddamn right
I'd stay awake for you to put me in the corner
You mess it up for me, we'll be history
You've got lips and I've got Listerine
But you can't wash the fucked up out of me tonight
(Despite how hard you try)
[Outro: Jake & Nathan]
Despite how hard you try
Listerine was produced by Caleb Wright.
Hippo Campus released Listerine on Fri Feb 04 2022.
We all got plaque. You might have a problem; you might be the problem. You can’t get it fixed by yourself, despite how hard you try.
– Nathan Stocker via Gigwise