We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Wrong Way

from Holding Pattern by Hannah Cameron

supported by
radiofan
radiofan thumbnail
jrgiven
jrgiven thumbnail
/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Hannah Cameron’s third album Holding Pattern traces a flight path over her recent life, inviting us to listen as she examines her recurring tendency to wait for someone else to lead the way forward: out of a relationship, out of lockdown, back to herself. It's the idea of stasis – stuck in-between action and apathy – that Holding Pattern so bravely and eloquently explores.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Holding Pattern via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 1 day

      $45 AUD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 AUD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

I’ve been meaning for months now to tell you,
All the things that I know I should say,
But to bring it up now will seem petty,
And I know that you’ll take it the wrong way.

I can hear it before you have said it,
You’ll say “I didn’t mean it like that”,
As I’m telling you “you hurt my feelings”,
You’ll tell me not to overreact.

But I have known you better
Than you’ve known yourself
And if you cannot listen to me
How am I to help?

All the years that I spent second guessing,
Every word that I wanted to say,
Seeking out your approval and blessing,
Hoping you wouldn’t take it the wrong way.

But I have known you better
Than you’ve known yourself
And if you cannot listen to me
How am I to help?

I am not your mother,
I don’t hold a stake
In your happiness anymore
You can leave or take every word that I say.
But in forgetting history,
Man is condemned to repeat his mistakes.

So I’m sitting here writing a letter,
With all the words that I know I should say (to your face),
Writing knowing that I’ll never send it,
It’s not worth having you take it the wrong way.

credits

from Holding Pattern, released September 22, 2023

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Hannah Cameron image

Hannah Cameron Melbourne, Australia

shows

contact / help

Contact Hannah Cameron

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Hannah Cameron, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now