Suspended From Class
Camera Obscura
A challenge came to me this morning. Finish off the year with Scottish bands. I gotta admit…it was real and tempting, but I turned it down.
The big idea of this daily exercise was to follow my heart each morning without forethought and choose a song I love in the moment. I can’t steer the decision or even rush it. The process is beautiful, organic and patient. Sometimes I even light a candle…
Eventually the song chooses me with perfect clarity. And this morning, this tune came out of nowhere and I’m not sure why. Yes they’re from Glasgow, but I think it has more to do with school beginning this week. We saw Camera Obscura play Neumos in Seattle back in 2004 when Carey Lander was still alive. It was right when we were finishing post on our short film Wow and Flutter. Great memory. I love clever, self-deprecating songs like this with a sense of humor. This one’s about high school crushes — misfits following their hearts and infatuations. ♥️
You're such a beautiful writer
That's not all you are
I'm sorry about making a pass
It was subtle but I think that you guess
The meaning intended
I can be a friend to you
I won't pretend
I'm not interested in breaking your heart
It's not love no it's nothing like that
I'll leave that to .. like him
Oh, he's such a delicate thing
Now it's such a fragile thing that we have
I should be suspended from class
I don't know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
We could go out dancing
But, in truth it is the last thing that I have on my mind
Just say if I'm way out of line
I won't need telling twice
Now he wants to kiss
He says he can't resist
You're going to have to keep it hidden inside
I have feeling that pigs might fly, might fly
I should be suspended from class
I don't know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
I don't know my elbow from my arse
You're such a beautiful writer
That's not all you are
I'm sorry about making a pass
It was subtle but I think that you guess
The meaning intended
I should be suspended from class
I don't know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
I don't know my elbow from my arse
