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Vampire Weekend - My Mistake (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Buddy Ross
Buddy Ross
Synthesizer
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Vocals
Sam Gendel
Sam Gendel
Saxophone
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Songwriter
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson
Songwriter
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Producer
Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid
Producer
DJ Dahi
DJ Dahi
Producer
Buddy Ross
Buddy Ross
Additional Producer
Chris Kasych
Chris Kasych
Recording Engineer
John DeBold
John DeBold
Recording Engineer
Hiroya Takayama
Hiroya Takayama
Recording Engineer
Takemasa Kosaka
Takemasa Kosaka
Recording Engineer
Chris Allgood
Chris Allgood
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Skin under sun
Summer breeze
Summer break
Oh, I was young then
Hadn’t made
My mistake
Unaware of the fall
Unaware of my fate
There was peace in the valley
Til I made my mistake
Quick in the night
As the storm took its shape
Caught at the border
As I made my escape
It was cold
It was dark
You were cruel
You were fake
Hoping for kindness
Was my greatest mistake
[Verse 2]
I was young then
Hadn’t made my mistake
There was choice to get out
Or remain in this state
There was springtime and future
Til I made my mistake
Quick in the night
As the storm took its shape
Caught at the border
As I made my escape
It was cold
It was dark
I was fool
There she laid
Hoping for kindness was my greatest mistake
Written by: Ezra Koenig, Ludwig Göransson

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