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R.E.M.

Camera

Release date: 9th April 1984

From Reckoning
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"Camera" is a track by R.E.M., from the album Reckoning, released 9th April 1984. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about R.E.M..

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Lyrics

Camera

[Verse 1]

From the inside room

When the front room greeting becomes your special book

It was simple then

When the party lulls

If we fall by the side

Will you be remembered?

Will she be remembered?

[Chorus]

Alone in a crowd

A borrowed lantern bartered

If I'm to be your camera

Then who will be your face?

[Verse 2]

I fell by your bed once

I didn't wanna tell you

I should keep myself

In between the pages

Of the green light room

If we fall by the side

Will you be remembered?

Will she be remembered?

[Chorus]

Alone in a crowd

A bartered lantern borrowed

If I'm to be your camera

Then who will be your face?

[Verse 3]

From the inside room

When the front room greeting becomes your special book

It was simple then

When the party lulls

If we fall by the side

I still like you

Can you remember?

[Chorus]

Alone in a crowd

A bartered lantern borrowed

If I'm to be your camera

Then who will be your face?

Alone in a crowd

A bartered lantern borrowed

If I'm to be your camera

Then who will be your face?

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1984
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