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.
Hey Man
Camden Lyrics
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Are you alive somehow
I thought you would take the plane
Never to be seen or heard again
Hey man, do you believe
I'm sorry 'cause of your grief
Fuck you I can't rely
On anyone who's word is on stand-by
I thought you thought I did not know it
I thought that you thought
I thought you thought I did not know it
Hey man I do confess
I'm happy you're in this mess
This time I'm not your nurse
I only hope it will get worse
I thought you thought I did not know
I thought you thought I did not know it
I thought that you thought
I thought you thought I did not know it
Camden’s song Hey Man is a brutally honest and reflective song about a complicated relationship that has soured. The singer in the song is addressing someone they once knew quite well, but who has disappeared (presumably, they’ve left to start a new life somewhere else). The singer seems to harbor resentments and negative feelings about this person and is happy that they’re now struggling in some way. There is an element of revenge and spite present in the lyrics, as the singer acknowledges that they're not willing to help the person now that they're down.
The chorus "I thought you thought I did not know it" suggests that the two used to be close and that there were secrets or unspoken feelings that one thought the other did not know about. It's almost as if the singer is gloating about knowing secrets that the other person didn't want them to know. The song is emotional and raw, and the lyrics leave little doubt that this relationship is beyond repair. It's a poignant and dark reflection on the end of a friendship, and what happens when two people grow apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey man, where are you now
Asking the whereabouts of someone
Are you alive somehow
Expressing concerns if the person is alive or not
I thought you would take the plane
Expecting the person to leave the place by plane
Never to be seen or heard again
Anticipating the person to disappear forever
Hey man, do you believe
Asking the person if they believe something
I'm sorry 'cause of your grief
Apologizing for causing the person's grief
Fuck you I can't rely
Blaming the person for being unreliable
On anyone who's word is on stand-by
Refusing to trust someone who doesn't keep their word
I thought you thought I did not know
Suspecting that the person thought the artist was unaware of something
I thought you thought I did not know it
Reiterating the suspicion that the person thought the artist was unaware of something
I thought that you thought
Clarifying the thought process of the person
I thought you thought I did not know it
Repeating the suspicion that the person thought the artist was unaware of something
Hey man I do confess
Acknowledging something to the person
I'm happy you're in this mess
Admitting that the singer takes pleasure in the person's problems
This time I'm not your nurse
Declaring that the singer won't help the person this time
I only hope it will get worse
Expressing a desire for the person's situation to deteriorate
I thought you thought I did not know
Reiterating the suspicion that the person thought the artist was unaware of something
I thought you thought I did not know it
Repeating the suspicion that the person thought the singer was unaware of something
I thought that you thought
Clarifying the thought process of the person
I thought you thought I did not know it
Repeating the suspicion that the person thought the artist was unaware of something
Contributed by Cameron W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.