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Charli XCX - Camera Lyrics



Charli XCX - Camera Lyrics




It makes me wanna throw my life away
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All the music, all the people
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Not a single kiss goodbye
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Your French exit, chase the stars
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Yeah, the ones in your eyes
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But let's be honest, I'm talking 'bout the ones on the pavement
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'Cause that look, it's a bullet
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It makes me question what I'm doing
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Do I wanna make music? Am I being f*ckin' stupid
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If I try to be a girl on the screen when I'm turning thirty-four?
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But all I know is how it makes me feel
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And it makes me feel how it makes me feel
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Yeah, it makes you feel how it makes me feel
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Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
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When the camera's on
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It makes me wanna throw my life away
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'Cause I feel different on the mark
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Something new and undiscovered
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And something kind of violent
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Daring to fail and being ugly
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I'm inspired and alive (Yeah, I'm ready)
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'Cause all I know is how it makes me feel
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And it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes you feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
When the camera's on
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
When the camera's on
+
I can be anything that I wanna be
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And I can feel the things I don't normally feel
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Yeah, I can finally be totally honest
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It's like I'm looking down the barrel of a gun (F*cking shoot me)
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I don't feel embarrassed even if I suck
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I'm always craving an experience that feels dangerous
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And maybe this is it, maybe it's what I need
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'Cause it's the only way to feel like I'm not actually me
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English

It makes me wanna throw my life away
+
All the music, all the people
+
Not a single kiss goodbye
+
Your French exit, chase the stars
+
Yeah, the ones in your eyes
+
But let's be honest, I'm talking 'bout the ones on the pavement
+
'Cause that look, it's a bullet
+
It makes me question what I'm doing
+
Do I wanna make music? Am I being f*ckin' stupid
+
If I try to be a girl on the screen when I'm turning thirty-four?
+
But all I know is how it makes me feel
+
And it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes you feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
When the camera's on
+
It makes me wanna throw my life away
+
'Cause I feel different on the mark
+
Something new and undiscovered
+
And something kind of violent
+
Daring to fail and being ugly
+
I'm inspired and alive (Yeah, I'm ready)
+
'Cause all I know is how it makes me feel
+
And it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes you feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
When the camera's on
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
Yeah, it makes me feel how it makes me feel
+
When the camera's on
+
I can be anything that I wanna be
+
And I can feel the things I don't normally feel
+
Yeah, I can finally be totally honest
+
It's like I'm looking down the barrel of a gun (F*cking shoot me)
+
I don't feel embarrassed even if I suck
+
I'm always craving an experience that feels dangerous
+
And maybe this is it, maybe it's what I need
+
'Cause it's the only way to feel like I'm not actually me
+
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Writer: Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Finn Keane
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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"Camera" is a song by British singer and songwriter Charli XCX. It was released on 21 July 2026, under exclusive license to Atlantic Records, as the fourth single from her seventh studio album, Music, Fashion, Film. Written by Charli and Finn Keane as well as produced by Keane and A. G. Cook, the song explores Charli's relationship with acting and filmmaking as part of the album's overarching concept. It was accompanied by a black-and-white, one take music video directed by Aidan Zamiri and starring French actor Vincent Cassel.

An electronic track that has elements of rock, "Camera" features glitching guitar synths. Natalie Michie of W and Tiarna of Dazed viewed "Camera" as the chapter representing the "film" aspect of Music, Fashion, Film, with the former interpreting its lyrics as an exploration of performance, artistic identity, and Charli's uncertainty over pursuing acting alongside music.

A black-and-white music video directed by Aidan Zamiri and featuring French actor Vincent Cassel was released simultaneously with "Camera". Presented as an one take, it stars Cassel as an actor repeatedly attempting to film a climactic desert shootout while technical failures interrupt each attempt. Charli makes several appearances as the film's director, accompanying the camera on a moving dolly throughout the shoot.
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Performed by: Charli XCX
From Album: Music, Fashion, Film
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative Rock
Language: English
Length: 2:31
Written by: Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Finn Keane
Released: July 21st, 2026
Year: 2026
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