1. In the summer of 1998, l… Read Full Bio ↴There are/were three bands named Camden:
1. In the summer of 1998, longtime friends and bandmates William Seidel, Ryan Weber and Brian Zimmerman met with Eric Osterman and founded the Milwaukee band Camden. Soon after forming, Camden recorded their first EP with Chris Rosenau (Pele, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Telecognac, and Lumis) in the spring of 1999 and began touring in support of their self-titled EP with bands such as Pele, The Gloria Record and Antarctica.
Soon afterwards, the band recorded a follow-up EP called Fall In An Overcoat in the fall, and completed several US tours that year. In December of 1999, they recorded the very well received Reel Time Canvas (released on Grand Theft Autumn) with Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie). Throughout the year 2000, Camden continuously toured with Death Cab For Cutie and then The Promise Ring while headlining a few tours of their own.
After recording 4 of the 6 tracks that were to become part of Pieces of Places with Chris Walla in Seattle, Camden suffered a few setbacks- Eric fell in love with a girl he met on the road and quit the band to marry her. The 6 tracks that Camden had recorded before the break-up sat for almost a year before Ed Menacho, Chris Strong and Joe Wigdahl were prompted to form Brilliante Records in order to release the EP and give it the attention they thought that it deserved.
Camden is no longer a functioning band, however, you can still hear William Seidel & Ryan Weber with their later creations: Decibully & New Sense.
2. Camden is a Belgian band founded on the ashes of Ashbury Faith by the famous flemish bassist Axl Peleman, together with Michael Schack on drums and Mario Pesic on guitar.
Their first album was recorded in 2001 and contains songs such as "Black Paper, Black Ink" and "Snapshot". They have since released 2 more albums.
Axl Peeleman is also a regular on Belgian TV and can be seen as the basist of the Kreuners, replacing Berre Bergen on their 30th anniversary tour.
3. Solo project from one of the members of Daughters of the Sun, Cole Weiland. Under his moniker, Camden, he creates synth-heavy music (and more, d'oh). First release, Life of Devotion, on Moon Glyph in 2010.
Cold Turkey
Camden Lyrics
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Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky
My feet are so heavey
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
Cold turkey has got me on the run
My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see no body
Leave me alone
My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again
Oh I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell
Camden’s song, Cold Turkey talks about the misery and agony that an addict goes through when trying to quit the substance. The song presents a very descriptive and evocative account of the withdrawal symptoms experienced by someone trying to give up an addiction. Camden depicts the agony associated with the withdrawal symptoms through the use of stark imagery and metaphors. The characterization of his torment through the line "Cold turkey has got me on the run" is a powerful metaphor, and it encompasses the feeling of running or escaping from the painful reality.
The phrase that the singer “Can't see no future, Can't see no sky” is a metaphor depicting the despair and the lack of hope for the future. The sufferer finds it impossible to find anything positive in the world around him.
The second stanza, “My body is aching, Goose-pimple bone, Can't see no body, Leave me alone” addresses the physical symptoms of withdrawal that the person experiences. The lines "My eyes are wide open, Can't get to sleep, One thing I'm sure of” capture the restlessness associated with withdrawal symptoms.
"Thirty-six hours, Rolling in pain, Praying to someone, Free me again" speaks of the agony that the person undergoes to try and get free from addiction. “Oh I'll be a good boy, Please make me well. I promise you anything, Get me out of this hell” is the cry of helplessness that the addicts go through when trying to give up the addiction.
Line by Line Meaning
Temperature's rising
My body temperature is increasing due to withdrawal.
Fever is high
My fever is increasing as a result of withdrawal symptoms.
Can't see no future
I am unable to envision a positive future due to my dire circumstances.
Can't see no sky
I feel trapped and unable to escape my current situation.
My feet are so heavey
My feet feel extremely heavy and difficult to move.
So is my head
My head feels heavy and is contributing to my general feeling of lethargy.
I wish I was a baby
I long for the simplicity and lack of responsibility associated with being a baby.
I wish I was dead
I feel overwhelmed by my circumstances and feel as though death would be better.
Cold turkey has got me on the run
The abrupt cessation of my drug use is causing physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
My body is aching
I am experiencing physical pain and discomfort as a result of withdrawal.
Goose-pimple bone
My bones feel cold and shivery, like I have goosebumps.
Can't see no body
I feel disconnected from my physical self as a result of drug withdrawal.
Leave me alone
I desire to be isolated from others because of my intense withdrawal symptoms.
My eyes are wide open
I am sleepless due to my psychological and physical symptoms of withdrawal.
Can't get to sleep
I am unable to fall asleep despite feeling exhausted.
One thing I'm sure of
There's only one thing I can be certain of at this time.
I'm in at the deep freeze
I feel completely stuck and unable to break free from my current circumstance.
Thirty-six hours
It has been 36 hours since I last used drugs and I am struggling with withdrawal symptoms.
Rolling in pain
I am experiencing intense physical pain and discomfort.
Praying to someone
I am desperate for relief and am seeking help from a higher power.
Free me again
I want to be released from the hold that drugs have on me and experience freedom once more.
Oh I'll be a good boy
I promise to change my ways and be obedient if I can be released from the grip of drugs.
Please make me well
I am pleading for help in overcoming my physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
I promise you anything
I am willing to make any promise in exchange for relief from the pain of withdrawal.
Get me out of this hell
I am desperate to escape the suffering caused by drug withdrawal.
Contributed by Michael J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.