Cameron - Demo

from The Quarantine Demos by Feral

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I wanted to write a song about someone that wasn't a love interest so I sat down to try and write a song about a friend. The first person who came to mind was my childhood friend, Cameron. Our dads both worked at AAA selling insurance and I literally have never not known her. I was struck by a line I wanted to include: "bound by a triple-A logo, we never went solo, oh no, oh no" so I started the song with that line in mind. 45 minutes later, I had "Cameron."

lyrics

We were both dressed up as snow white
you and me on a Halloween night
your curly hair and my dimples,
oh life, it was so simple
You and me we love to play
we hide from our parents at the end of the day
Never mattered what we did,
always a good time, just us kids

Bound by a triple-A logo,
we never went solo, oh no, oh no
just you and me in the backyard
growing up caught me off guard
I wish we still played pretend
I wish I'd been a better friend
to Cameron, to Cameron
to Cameron, to Cameron

We were both thirteen roaming NYC
away from everyone and everything
your head was aching, you called my name
you called me "home" and I felt ashamed
I couldn't fix your sudden tears
and I couldn't fix the past few years
but Cameron if it's worth a damn,
because of you, I'm who I am

Bound by a triple-A logo,
we never went solo, oh no, oh no
just you and me in the backyard
growing up caught me off guard
I wish we still played pretend
I wish I'd been a better friend
to Cameron, to Cameron
to Cameron, to Cameron

And twenty-one is pretty young,
but I just feel so old
And I see you on a different road
but I hope your whole world's gold

Bound by a triple-A logo,
we never went solo, oh no, oh no
just you and me in the backyard
growing up caught me off guard
I wish we still played pretend
I wish I'd been a better friend
to Cameron, to Cameron
to Cameron, to Cameron

to Cameron, to Cameron
to Cameron, to Cameron

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from The Quarantine Demos, released March 31, 2020

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Feral Los Angeles, California

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