Come Back to Camden Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There is something I wanted to tell you
It's so funny you'll kill yourself laughing
But then I, I look around
And I remember that I am alone
Alone
For evermore
[Verse 2]
The tile yard all along the railings
Up a discoloured dark brown staircase
Here you'll find, despair and I
Calling to you with what's left of my heart
My heart
For evermore
[Verse 3]
Drinking tea with the taste of the Thames
Sullenly on a chair on the pavement
Here you'll find, my thoughts and I
And here is the very last plea from my heart
My heart
For evermore
[Verse 4]
Where taxi drivers never stop talking
Under slate grey Victorian sky
Here you will find, despair and I
And here I am every last inch of me is yours
Yours
For evermore
There is something I wanted to tell you
It's so funny you'll kill yourself laughing
But then I, I look around
And I remember that I am alone
Alone
For evermore
[Verse 2]
The tile yard all along the railings
Up a discoloured dark brown staircase
Here you'll find, despair and I
Calling to you with what's left of my heart
My heart
For evermore
[Verse 3]
Drinking tea with the taste of the Thames
Sullenly on a chair on the pavement
Here you'll find, my thoughts and I
And here is the very last plea from my heart
My heart
For evermore
[Verse 4]
Where taxi drivers never stop talking
Under slate grey Victorian sky
Here you will find, despair and I
And here I am every last inch of me is yours
Yours
For evermore
[Verse 5]
Your leg came to rest against mine
Then you lounged with knees up and apart
And me and my heart, we knew
We just knew
For evermore
[Verse 6]
Where taxi drivers never stop talking
Under slate grey Victorian sky
Here you'll find, my heart and I
And still we say come back
Come back to Camden
And I'll be good, I'll be good, I'll be good, I'll be good
Your leg came to rest against mine
Then you lounged with knees up and apart
And me and my heart, we knew
We just knew
For evermore
[Verse 6]
Where taxi drivers never stop talking
Under slate grey Victorian sky
Here you'll find, my heart and I
And still we say come back
Come back to Camden
And I'll be good, I'll be good, I'll be good, I'll be good
About
Genius Annotation
In this song, Morrissey is pleading with an ex-lover to return to him in Camden, a borough of London. He makes wry observations about his surroundings, which accurately reflect the Camden area, whilst simultaneously expressing his grief now that he finds himself alone.
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Writers
Keyboards
Drums
Bass Guitar
Guitar
Backing Vocals, Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Conway Recording Studios, California, United States
Release Date
May 17, 2004
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