Camp held his position as an occasional TRL host for one year. Upon leaving he attempted to parlay his MTV fame into a music career, announcing the debut album of his band Jesse & the 8th Street Kidz on the Hollywood Records label. The album failed to chart on the Billboard 200, only reaching number 50 on the Heatseekers Chart for new and developing artists. After lackluster sales Camp's band was dropped from the label. In late 2006, he was reportedly working at a Los Angeles-area pet supply store. In 2008 he began working for a non-profit organization called "Telefund" as a caller, raising money for non-profit liberal and progressive organizations.
Break It
Jesse Camp Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Tummyacher girl in the city
I never knew a drop dead beauty like you
I never knew how fast my heart would beat or what to do
You took me out of the park 'cause you were such a heavy hitter
You dressed me up, and then you wore me all around town
We was the latest trash fashion, was the word going down
'Cause I was cheap shoppin' on a junk heap
Break it, ah, no, no, no, no
Just break it, ah no, no, no
I know you break it
Look, you break every heart in this town
Oh, you mess us all around
Heartbroken, croakin', lookin' for a kiss
I was turnin' it out but you were just turn 'n' tricks
Left your marks all around
I even heard you was with my guitar player
I'm a seein' her later so
Break it, ah no, no, no, no, no
Just break it, ah no, no, no, no
I know you break it
So now you've been a slummin' it with all us 8th Street Kidz
Going through our garbage cans and flippin' all our lids
But you've been messin' with punks, we'll stink you up like skunks
So go back sweetie and mistreat Cory and Petie
Or whatever else punk you're with
Break it, ah no, no, no
Just break it, ah no, no, no
I know you break it
Jesse Camp's song "Break It" is a lamentation about a girl who is a heartbreaker, who has a reputation for leaving boys heartbroken. Camp describes her as a "tummyacher girl in the city" who he never knew how fast his heart would beat around. The song is notable for its angsty, raw and emotional lyrics about a relationship that ended painfully. He says she was a drop-dead beauty, but in the end, she broke his heart just like a rag.
The song is full of vivid imagery and metaphors, one of which is the term "junk heap," which he uses to describe how he felt discarded and uncared for at the end of the relationship. He also metaphorically compares the girl to a baseball player who took him out of the park because she was such a heavy hitter. He speaks of being dressed up and worn around town like the latest trash fashion, which speaks to how this girl was showing him off as the latest boy toy she had.
He admonishes her towards the end of the song, telling her she has been slumming it with "8th Street Kidz" and messing with punks that will "stink [her] up like skunks." The implication is that she will get her comeuppance at the hands of the people she has been mistreating. The song is full of bitter emotions, reflecting how emotionally invested Camp was in the relationship and the hurt he experienced when it ended.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, this little ditty's for a little heart breaker, foresaker, quaker
This song is for the girl who breaks hearts and leaves people behind, a person who trembles and shakes.
Tummyacher girl in the city
A girl who feels pain in her belly and lives in the city.
I never knew a drop dead beauty like you
I have never known such a beautiful girl before.
I never knew how fast my heart would beat or what to do
I never knew how to control the speed of my own heart or what I could do to make my feelings stop.
You took me out of the park 'cause you were such a heavy hitter
You took me out of my usual routine because you are very influential and powerful.
You dressed me up, and then you wore me all around town
You made me wear fancy clothes and showed me off around town.
We was the latest trash fashion, was the word going down
We were the most popular trashy fashion trend at the time.
But like the rag that I was, you broke my heart just
Just like how you abandon and throw away a dirty rag, you broke my heart in the same way without any regard.
'Cause I was cheap shoppin' on a junk heap
You broke my heart because I wasn't worth much and didn't have much to offer.
Break it, ah, no, no, no, no
Please don't break my heart anymore.
Just break it, ah no, no, no
Don't do anything else but break my heart.
I know you break it
I am aware that you break hearts.
Look, you break every heart in this town
You break the hearts of every person in town.
Oh, you mess us all around
You confuse and upset all of us.
Heartbroken, croakin', lookin' for a kiss
Feeling sad, hopeless and searching for love.
I was turnin' it out but you were just turn 'n' tricks
I was trying hard to impress you, but you were using me for your own benefit.
Left your marks all around
You have affected everyone you have been with or talked to.
I even heard you was with my guitar player
I heard that you are romantically linked to my guitar player.
I'm a seein' her later so
I plan to confront you about this later when I see you.
So now you've been a slummin' it with all us 8th Street Kidz
Nowadays, you are hanging out with all of us lower-class people from 8th Street.
Going through our garbage cans and flippin' all our lids
You are rummaging through our garbage and causing chaos.
But you've been messin' with punks, we'll stink you up like skunks
But if you keep messing around with bad people, we'll embarrass you like skunks do.
So go back sweetie and mistreat Cory and Petie
So go back to your old friends, Cory and Petie, and continue to mistreat them.
Or whatever else punk you're with
Or whoever else you are hanging out with that is not worth it.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALEXANDER A KNIEPKAMP, JESSE CAMP, JOE ALMEIDA, MAURICE PHILLIP ROSS, RIC BROWDE, SHARON J ROSS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind