Aztec Camerawas a scottish new wavemusic band from Glasgow. The line-up of the band changed several times over the years, but the constant member has been guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Roddy Frame. Founding members included (bass) and (drums). Ex- The Bluebellsbassist was a member from 1983 through 1985, before joining The Smiths. Guitarist Malcolm Ross(formerly of Josef Kand Orange Juice) also joined in 1983, and appeared on the Knifealbum.
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Phenomenal World Lyrics

Aztec Camera

Words and music by roddy frame
Born on a junk heap in the sea
Cursed with the notion to be free
White and bright and twenty one
But in my heart Im on the run
I kissed the lips of eau de vie
I tasted sugar and debris
But in the early morning light
I saw the day destroy the night
Life is a long walk home
Chorus:
Was it the moonlight
That left you gasping
Grasping, something, beyond a boy or a girl
Just let it all blow
Untie your heartstrings
No, dont cling to this phenomenal world
I lost my senses in the spring
Of someones life that I left behind
And though I search through everything
A sense of loss is all I find
Her face is every work of art
She haunts the city high and low
But I cant live inside her heart
And so I had to let it go
And make my heart my home
Chorus