I Turn My Camera On

About I Turn My Camera On

"I Turn My Camera On" is a song by American indie rock band Spoon. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Gimme Fiction, first on March 30, 2005, as a download single. It was later released as both a 7-inch and CD single on July 4, 2005. It was released through Merge Records in the US and Matador Records in the UK, who also distributed the download release. The song was written by band frontman Britt Daniel and produced by Daniel, Jim Eno, and Mike McCarthy. Daniel wrote the song after hearing "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. He was also inspired by the works of Prince to sing it with falsetto vocals. The band developed a new sound for the song, incorporating dance-punk, disco, and soul elements on top of their usual indie rock. The instrumental drew comparisons to songs by the Rolling Stones and Beck. Daniel's lyrics are about "emotional distance", centering around a narrator who documents their surrounding world with a camera instead of actually engaging with it. more »

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I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
On the way, the way I'm slipping away
I turn my feelings off
Y'made me untouchable for life
Yeah, yeah and you wasn't polite

It hit me like a tom
You hit me like a tom
On, on, and on

Ooh yeah
When I turn my feelings on
I turn my feelings on inside
Yeah, feel like I'm gonna ignite
I saw them stars go off
I saw them stars go off at night
Ooh yeah, and they're looking alright

Keep on blowin up
Keep on blowin em off
Get up roll it out
Keep on showin em out

Y'hit me like a tom
It hit me like a tom
On and on a tom

I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
On the way, on the way
I feel me slippin away
I wipe my feelings off
Y'made me untouchable for life
(Keep on rolling on)
Ooh yeah and you wasn't polite

Y'hit me like a tom
I don't know where it's from
It hit me like a tom-tom

Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah, I turned my camera on
Ooh yeah, I turned my camera on
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
I turned my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turned my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turned my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turned my camera on

Feel this slip away

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Spoon

A spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for serving. Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients. Present day spoons can be made from metal (notably flat silver or silverware, plated or solid), wood, porcelain or plastic. more »

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