Comments on: Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career

By: fuzz

fuzz — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:27:52 +0000

I hope I’ve got it right.. Some lines are a bit hard to figure out.. TracyAnne paying tribute to Liz Fraser on Camera’s 4AD debut, perhaps?

I’m in a van,
And you’re holding my hand
And you were travelling with me through forest and sands

I’ve been ever so needy learning your language
And you’ve been taking full advantage, haven’t you?
Oh, don’t say it’s true

I’ve been so afraid,
I’m a sadness again
And we kissed once, even that was the last

I know I need more than given
Moments and sentimental stories
Words only spoken seemingly
That I’m warming your heart that way

Oh, it feels like none of this is real
I’ll pretend that my heart and my head are well
But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze,
Like a river in Toronto,
Then I’d bleed please,
You said I made you feel warm, said I made you feel warm inside

It feels like none of this is real
I’ll pretend that my heart and my head are well
But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze,
Like a river in Toronto,
Then I’d bleed please,
You said I made you feel warm, said I made you feel warm inside

By: colene

colene — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:19:56 +0000

I was wondering about the Toronto reference too and came here :)

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:13:38 +0000

I found this post by Googling “river in Toronto” while trying to find lyrics for this song.. glad to hear I’m not alone. :)

Looking forward to the show on my birthday!

By: dona

dona — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:29:35 +0000

i am so excited to see them live this summer. yay!

By: Sal

Sal — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:17 +0000

I was just listening to the song, for the first time, yesterday night and could have sworn I heard her say ‘Toronto’, but though to myself that it wasn’t possible. HOWEVER, I vaguely remember Tracy Anne saying something about having written a new track during their stay, last time I saw them at the Opera House (I think it was there…). Either way, I’m going to pretend that she says Toronto.

Of what I’ve heard, I don’t feel that there’s been as much growth between Let’s Get Out and Maudlin Career as there was between Underachievers and Let’s Get Out… but either way, you can’t beat these sweet pop sounds.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:04:39 +0000

*referring, that is. haha, whoops.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:04:00 +0000

I wonder if she’s revering to the Don River or the Humber River… or possibly the Rouge River

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:45:56 +0000

i just saw them in Brooklyn, and Tracy Anne said Forest and Sand is about touring, so it’s quite possible that she is referring to Toronto in there.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:09:22 +0000

I think I’m with you. Let’s Get Out of This Country is definitely their most concise and accomplished album to date, but the best singles are all on the first couple of albums.