The duo gained further prominence after releasing their debut album "The Kids Are Alright" (2018), for which they earned two Grammy Award nominations including 'Best New Artist' and 'Best Urban Contemporary Album'. In 2020, they released their second studio album "Ungodly Hour" to critical acclaim, earning them another three Grammy Award nominations including 'Best Progressive R&B Album', 'Best R&B Song' for "Do It" and 'Best Traditional R&B Performance' for "Wonder What She Thinks of Me". The album's lead single "Do It" became the duo's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 63.
Mistake
Chloe x Halle Lyrics
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More than I count on my fingers
We got today
Then the wrong things come and linger
Forgive and forget
But some things I just remember
I know I make mistakes
But I learn and then it's over (oh, oh)
(oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ah)
That's why pencil come with eraser
(Pencil come with eraser)
Pencil come with eraser
We don't have to be paper tracers
Cause pencil come with eraser
(Gone, Gone)
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
(bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye)
Gone, Gone, Gone (gone)
I'll see you later
See you later
See you later
Later-Later-Later-Later-Later
See you later (gone, gone)
It's gone, gone, gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone, (gone)
Gone, gone, gone
(bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye)
(Gone)
The lyrics to Chloe x Halle's song Mistake describe the struggles of owning up to one's mistakes and accepting the consequences that follow. The first stanza acknowledges the inevitability of making mistakes and the difficulty of overcoming the guilt that comes with them. Despite efforts to forget, certain actions are not easily erased from memory. However, the singer provides a sense of hopefulness as she admits to learning from these mistakes and moving on.
In the second stanza, the song draws a metaphor between the life of a pencil and that of a human. Pencils come with erasers because they are designed to make mistakes, and we as people should be adaptable to doing so too. The metaphor points toward the idea that making mistakes is natural and should not be something to beat ourselves up over. The song concludes by affirming that everything eventually fades away and that even the most significant mistakes will not define us forever.
Overall, the lyrics of Mistake showcases the importance of taking responsibility for our actions and accepting that making mistakes is a part of living. The song encourages self-forgiveness and personal growth, as well as the hope that the consequences of our mistakes won't last forever.
Line by Line Meaning
I make mistakes
I am prone to making errors or bad decisions
More than I count on my fingers
I make a lot of mistakes
We got today
We have the present moment
Then the wrong things come and linger
However, negative experiences or emotions may still affect me
Forgive and forget
I try to move on from past mistakes or regrets
But some things I just remember
But certain things still stick with me
I know I make mistakes
I acknowledge my tendency to err
But I learn and then it's over (oh, oh)
But I use each mistake as an opportunity to learn and then try to move on
(oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ah)
That's why pencil come with eraser
The possibility of making mistakes is why pencils come with erasers
(Pencil come with eraser)
We don't have to be paper tracers
We don't have to follow a set path or conform to expectations
Cause pencil come with eraser
Because mistakes can be rectified with erasers
(Gone, Gone)
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
Certain negative experiences or emotions are now in the past
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
It's gone, gone, gone, gone
(bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye)
Gone, Gone, Gone (gone)
I'll see you later
I will encounter you again in the future
See you later
See you later
Later-Later-Later-Later-Later
See you later (gone, gone)
It's gone, gone, gone
Negative experiences or emotions have been left behind
Gone, gone, gone, gone, (gone)
Gone, gone, gone
(bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye)
(Gone)
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chloe Elizabeth Bailey, Halle Lynn Bailey
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