Camera Eye
Flotsam and Jetsam Lyrics

You'd better hope your only choice is to die
If you're being caught by the authorities through the camera, you better wish you die instead of being captured.

Being watched awfully close by the camera eye
The cameras are watching your every move closely.

The name that you use may not be yours
The identity you put forward may not be really yours.

But the time that you serve will be
The consequences that follow will be real, even if the name isn't.

So you pull out a gun without stopping to think
Out of desperation and lack of options, you reach for firearms without weighing the outcome.

And now the tips of your fingers are all covered with ink
Your identity won't be easily hidden even if you try to alter it.

And now you know there's never gonna be a time
You'll always be under surveillance from the cameras.

When you're not being watched by the camera eye
The cameras are always keeping an eye on you.

I hope you need that shirt real fuckin bad
If you try to steal something, you better need it more than anyone else to justify your actions.

The fifty dollar skirt with the trim in plaid
The item that you stole must be worth stealing, like the high-priced skirt with some unique details.

Cause everyone knows, everyone can see
People are aware of what you're doing and there's no way you can conceal it.

That you think everything's yours for free
You have a delusion that you can take anything without any consequences.

But the old lady next to you is not a shopper
You underestimate the situation, and assume that the innocent old lady beside you is only a passenger like you.

A fifty year old undercover male cop
But actually, the elderly lady beside you is actually a police officer waiting to catch shoplifters.

You try to give your spiel, try to run with a lie
You try to defend yourself by making up an excuse or a lie.

But you've just been busted by the camera eye
However, you've already been caught by the cameras, so there's no way you can deny it.

Maybe once, maybe twice, maybe you'll be caught
You might get away with stealing once or twice, but certainly, your actions will catch up to you eventually.

They slap you on the wrist hoping you'll be taught
The authorities might give you a light punishment for the first few times, hoping that you'll learn your lesson.

But the fact of the matter is you're a thief
Regardless of how many times you're caught or punished, you're still considered a thief by the standards of society.

And you got no morals and you got no beliefs
You lack moral principles or personal convictions so you're willing to take what's not yours.

You're an addict, you're a druggie
Your inclination toward stealing might be influenced by your addiction to drugs.

You're a drunk and a boozer
Or maybe you're taking advantage of substances such as alcohol that could compromise your decision making.

To sum it all up you're a big fuckin loser
All these actions and personal flaws add up to show that you are a failure in general.

Always watching you
The cameras never take a break from their job in watching you.

Knowing what you do
They're fully aware of every action you take.

Camera eye
The cameras serve as the unblinking eye that captures and records everything in its line of sight.