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The Academic
Community Spirit - EP
For The Camera

TRACK

For The Camera

Release date: 15th July 2021

From Community Spirit - EPTrack 43:20

Alternative Music

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"For The Camera" is a track by The Academic, from the album Community Spirit - EP, released 15th July 2021. The track is 3:20 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about The Academic.

About the Artist

The Academic

The Academic

Lyrics

For The Camera

Ended up in trouble
And didn't know the way home
Left my opinions on the table
It's probably better to be alone

Looks like we won't make it
Can we just start again?
Don't say goodbye

I've gotta go smile for the cameras
Be nice and don't forget your manners
You wanna feel somethin' exciting
Wait until tomorrow 'til we have the right lighting

Flashbacks to closin' your eyelids
Last night, you seemed so very quiet
Let's go smile for the cameras
Don't cry for me

Sometimes when I wake up
Dreamin' of you so fluorescent
Holding back a message
A message full of questions

I know, I know we need, we need distance
Can we just start again?
Don't say goodbye

I've gotta go smile for the cameras
Be nice and don't forget your manners
You wanna feel somethin' exciting
Wait until tomorrow 'til we have the right lighting

Flashbacks to closin' your eyelids
Last night, you seemed so very quiet
Let's go smile for the cameras
Don't cry for me

Don't say goodbye
Don't say goodbye
Don't say goodbye
Don't say goodbye
Looks like we won't make it any longer (don't say goodbye)
Last night, we seemed like strangers, oh (don't say goodbye)

I've gotta go smile for the cameras
Be nice and don't forget your manners
You wanna feel somethin' exciting
Wait until tomorrow 'til we have the right lighting

Flashbacks to closin' your eyelids
Last night, you seemed so very quiet
Let's go smile for the cameras
Don't cry for me

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Community Spirit - EP

3:202021

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Album

Community Spirit - EP

Track number

4

Release year

2021

1Not Your Summer
3:44
2Smart Mouth
3:02
3I Don't See Good
3:52
4For The Camera
3:20

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The Academic — Homesick (from Sitting Pretty) [3:36]
The Academic — Buying Smokes (from Sitting Pretty) [3:48]
The Academic — Step My Way (from Sitting Pretty) [3:20]
The Academic — Heartbreak’s Where It’s At (from Sitting Pretty) [3:35]
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The Academic — Right Where You Left Me (from Sitting Pretty) [3:13]
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The Academic — Not Your Summer (from Community Spirit - EP) [3:44]
The Academic — Smart Mouth (from Community Spirit - EP) [3:02]
The Academic — Anything Could Happen (from Acting My Age - EP) [3:24]
The Academic — Unspoken (from Acting My Age - EP) [3:22]
The Academic — Them (from Acting My Age - EP) [3:16]
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Sep 1, 2022 • 5:58 PM

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