Wilco – Kamera

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I need a camera to my eye
To my eye, reminding
Which lies I have been hiding
Which echoes belong
I've counted out 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 want to know why
To my eye deciding
Which lies I have been hiding
Which echoes belong
I'm counting on
A heart I know by heart
To walk me through this war
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
With echoes in my heart

Phone my family, tell them I'm lost
Yeah, I'm lost
And, no, it's not OK

Send "Kamera" Ringtone to Cell


Lyrics submitted by jonesth

Track duration: 03:30

"Kamera" as written by Jeffrey Scott/bennett Tweedy

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BUG MUSIC

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    General Comment:YHF leaked before 9-11 so this can't be about that.
    Flag jake1029hon August 10, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:a perfect song from wilco's perfect album
    Flag chopperjon September 07, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The guitar tab is missing some notes too. There are some Bm thrown in there somewhere. Catchy song though ha
    Flag preemo55on January 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:These lyrics are atrociously wrong. Here:

    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
    Flag BillyLiaron March 19, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The "kamera" is necessary for Jeff to preserve his actions in order to reflect on them later. If he had pictoral evidence perhaps he would figure out where his life took a bad turn. As he is now, "lost on the sidewalk" he has no direction. He drives in the dark (all night drives cross country) searching for something...What is that something? It is never answered, but my opinion is that he has left his family in a soul-searching journey.
    Flag couldBanyoneon March 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:It's "tell em im lost" not "tying the knot"
    Flag BitchPleaseon March 04, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Well said thebot
    about facing up to your own faults and depending on those close to you to be honest with you, most likely immediate family in this case...
    Flag tomautoon January 22, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment: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").
    Flag thebot108on January 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment: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").
    Flag thebot108on January 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song was written before September 11, 2001 if that's what you're refering to
    Flag tomautoon September 30, 2005   Link

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