“Mistakes” is the opening track for Hippo Campus' sophomore album, Bambi. The track is about:
Wanting to be the best you can for the people you love, but feeling like you can’t really carry that out.
- Jake Luppen
[Verse 1: Jake]
I know you see the light upon my face
A warning from the gods to stay away
Forbidden like a fruit and I’m the snake
Just a bite, I wanna know the taste
All the things I've seen beyond the frame
I'll steal them like, I'll steal your heart
I'm not that bad, I make
[Chorus: Jake]
Mistakes
Sometimes, mistakes
Sometimes, mistakes
[Outro]
Don’t be afraid of the way that you feel
Open your heart and you'll see it's real
Don’t be afraid of the way that you feel
Don't be afraid, that's the way that you feel
It’s true love
Right, that’s right
Mistakes was written by BJ Burton & Mono Moon & Whistler Isaiah & brotherkenzie & Lupin.
Mistakes was produced by Hippo Campus & BJ Burton.
Hippo Campus released Mistakes on Fri Sep 28 2018.
“Mistakes” was a song Jake had written, just on acoustic and it kinda was like what it was, what you hear but more stripped back. He and BJ (Burton) and Nathan actually were all in the studio and then they kind of expanded it to the production that it is now. We all knew that it was like, wow, just...
Jake explained:
“Mistakes” was written at five am, after a long day of lyric writing for “Anxious” and “Doubt.” We were going for a “Beach Boys from space” vibe. The demo was originally performed on just guitar and vocal, but through some experimenting came across the idea of a more choral arrangem...