I Turn My Camera On
Spoon Lyrics
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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
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
In Spoon's song "I Turn My Camera On," the singer is struggling with his emotions and attempts to detach himself from them by turning off his feelings. He refers to cutting his fingers on the way, which could represent the pain he has experienced while trying to suppress his feelings. He mentions feeling like he's slipping away and becoming untouchable while blaming the other person for not being polite toward him. The listener gets the sense that the singer is experiencing some sort of emotional distress and is trying to cope by shutting down his emotions.
The repeated reference to being hit like a tom could represent a sudden, forceful impact. The tom, which is a type of drum, could represent an explosion of emotions that the singer is trying to contain. The mood of the song is intense and urgent, with the insistent drumbeat driving the message home. Despite his efforts to turn off his feelings, the singer cannot help but ignite when he turns them back on, feeling like he's going to explode. The stars going off at night represent a sudden spark, something that cannot be contained.
Overall, the song "I Turn My Camera On" by Spoon represents the struggle to control emotions in the face of a difficult situation. The singer attempts to shut off his feelings, but ultimately finds that they cannot be contained.
Line by Line Meaning
I turn my camera on
I start recording the events happening around me.
I cut my fingers on the way
I hurt myself while trying to set up my camera.
On the way, the way I'm slipping away
While setting up, I feel like I am losing control of the situation.
I turn my feelings off
I suppress my emotions so that I can focus on the task at hand.
Y'made me untouchable for life
You have hurt me so much that I cannot trust anyone again.
Yeah, yeah and you wasn't polite
You were not respectful towards me, despite my feelings.
It hit me like a tom
Your actions towards me were like a powerful blow.
When I turn my feelings on
When I allow myself to feel emotions, they are intense.
I saw them stars go off at night
I witnessed something astounding happen during the night.
Keep on blowin up / Keep on blowin em off
Continue to rise to the occasion despite obstacles and setbacks.
Get up roll it out / Keep on showin em out
Keep moving forward and demonstrating your abilities.
I don't know where it's from
I am unsure of the source of the current situation.
Ooh yeah, I turned my camera on
I am excited about documenting this moment.
Feel this slip away
I can sense that something is slipping away from me.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Britt Daniel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
The way I'm slipping away
I turn my feelings off
Y'made me untouchable for life
And you wasn't polite
It hit me like a tom
You hit me like a tom
On on and on
When I turn my feelings on
I turn my feelings on inside
Feel like I'm gonna ignite
I saw them stars go off
I saw them stars go off at night
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
I feel me slippin away
I wipe my feelings off
Y'made me untouchable for life
Yeah and you wasn't polite
Y'hit me like atom
I don't know where it's from
It hit me like a tom-tom
Here comes the flan
@Guerrillablackdog
This is the kind of song that puts more swagger in your step when you walk down the street listening to it.
@timstarmer5242
Me strutting like bully maguire to this song
@markbaca3533
I walk my dog to this and it makes me smile every time. She is a pit bull and very social. Perfect fit
@Roe13.9
100%
@XxxXxx-br7eq
This is the kind of song that can put swagger into someone walking down the street step while you're blasting it LOL it's happened to be with me before. Itsfunneh there was these couple of hard-ass looking gangster dudes but then I drove by playing this song and they thought it was dope but they're like holy s*** that's just a badass simple dope ass beat and started jamming to it
@erikdeeNOSPELLSNO
@@XxxXxx-br7eq THIS song puts swagger in me just sitting on the damn couch!!
@mr.verdugo
2023 anyone?
@ruthy_lopez
14 years later…I’m still listening to this song.
@BIGBRADTHE1
This is fire. I found it today scanning through radio stations. Now it's one of my favorites. There isn't anything like good music. Thanks for making it.
@Flatlinemaybe
What kind of radio station plays something like this song? That in itself is badass.