I need a camera
To my eye
To my eye
Reminding
Which lies that I’ve
Been hiding
Which echoes belong
I've counted out
The days to see how far
I've driven in the dark
With echoes in my heart
Phone my family
Tell them I'm lost
On the sidewalk
And, no, it's not OK
I smashed a camera
I wanna know why
To my eye
Deciding
Which lies that I’ve been hiding
Which echoes belong
I'm counting on
A heart I know by heart
To walk me through this war
Where memories distort
Phone my family
Tell them I'm lost
On the sidewalk
And, no, it's not OK
I've counted out
And no one knows how far
I've driven in the dark (tell them I'm lost)
With echoes in my heart (tell them I'm lost)
Phone my family
Tell them I'm lost
Yeah, I'm lost
and, no, it's not OK
To my eye
To my eye
Reminding
Which lies that I’ve
Been hiding
Which echoes belong
I've counted out
The days to see how far
I've driven in the dark
With echoes in my heart
Tell them I'm lost
On the sidewalk
And, no, it's not OK
I wanna know why
To my eye
Deciding
Which lies that I’ve been hiding
Which echoes belong
I'm counting on
A heart I know by heart
To walk me through this war
Where memories distort
Tell them I'm lost
On the sidewalk
And, no, it's not OK
And no one knows how far
I've driven in the dark (tell them I'm lost)
With echoes in my heart (tell them I'm lost)
Tell them I'm lost
Yeah, I'm lost
and, no, it's not OK
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I think this song is about how the writer is perceived by the outside world versus how he perceives himself. A camera can take pictures and provide you with a perspective of how you look at a certain point in time. It is truthful to an extent. The writer in this song has told many lies in his life, to others and more importantly to himself. He has developped a deluded sense of who he is and he needs to obtain an outside objective look at what he has become ("reminding which lies that I've been hiding [what is not true], which echoes belong [which is the true him]"). I believe he was provided this viewpoint by someone he knows and trusts ("I'm counting on a heart I know by heart to walk me through this") and is angered by what he hears or sees ("I smashed the camera") because it reflects just how different he is in reality versus how he perceives himself ("I'm lost on the sidewalk, and no its not okay").
I think it's about wanting to get rid of memories. Trying to fake what you actually feel, but the memories constantly revealing these lies.
Thanks for the guitar tab But anyway this song is great I think it is about a guy trying to hide some of his past. He says he wants to break a camera to hide his lies
I looked over this song once or twice-- and repressed memories comes to mind. There isn't much evidence in the lyrics for something of that nature. It's just what came to mind.
this song always reminds me of george harrison
...i dont get this song..but i love it
this song is actually called "kamera".
do i remember maybe seeing a song titled "camera" on the aus. YHF cd? im to lazy to check. but i've seen it somewhere.
If you bought the YHF in Australia, you may have bought the edition with a bonus EP that's "More Like the Moon". It has a different version of the song titled "Camera" that got a more abrasive electronic feel.
If you bought the YHF in Australia, you may have bought the edition with a bonus EP that's "More Like the Moon". It has a different version of the song titled "Camera" that got a more abrasive electronic feel.
My Purple Black Eye is right. On the main CD, it's called "Kamera". The Australian bonus CD is the "More Like The Moon" EP which has a version called "Camera" that is like a remix.
This song was written before September 11, 2001 if that's what you're refering to