Lyric discussion by outsidelookingin 

Cover art for Camera One lyrics by Josh Joplin Group

This song is an allegory.

Each individual is a celebrity in his own mind, and lives and makes decisions based on what he thinks will please others or advance his celebrity status.

This song is about being genuine and true to who we are, and not letting what we percieve as "success" make us someone we're not. It is about pursuing happiness for its own sake, and the gnawing regret we suffer when we don't.