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"Music for Chameleons" is a 1982 single by Gary Numan from his album, I, Assassin. The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song was composed during Numan's round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, which he undertook together with another pilot.[2] Numan states in his autobiography that he kept singing it to himself so much that it got on the nerves of his co-pilot. The song is highly unusual in using fretless bass as the main melody instrument.
Music For Chameleons
Lyrics
Music For Chameleons
(Single from 'I, Assassin' album, 1982)
At 4 o'clock we land
And I'll wave my flag for you
Interest in heart
We are not savage
Like children we're people
'What difference' I say
Music for chameleons
Music for chameleons
A dream of Siam
We could leave in the morning
Old friends and shy
We need to win
Like you need to breathe
I've an interest in games
Music for chameleons
Music for chameleons
Gowns for another show
Maybe no-one will come
Here take my arm
I like the pictures
And you like ghost stories
Tommorrow I'll sight
Music for chameleons
Music for chameleons
Noise : Noise
(B-side, 'Music For Chameleons' single, 1982)
What's it to you?
If I feel
Just a face in the wall
Crawling out of the crowd
Now look at me
You cry 'Rust'
Like a leaf in the fall
I fly in the sky, don't you?
What's it to you?
This noise noise
Like a plaque on the wall
One of these days
I'll just leave
As boys drown
You feel like young Gods
You know all young Gods must fade
What's it to you?
Going down boys
Like a screw in the wall
My lovers never leave
Play war like Marines
Just noise noise
And just roar roar
One of these days
Bridge? What Bridge?
(B-side, 12" 'Music for Chameleons, 1982)
(Is this a party?)
Boys, like rain,
Cries like 'this time cries
I suppose you know'
Boys, like rain,
Cries like 'this time
I suppose' like
This time rain
Boys could grieves, too
Like I could down tonight
I could die
Boys like me
Cries 'this time I suppose
You know I cried'
And I'm going into like I sing 'like me'
Boys, like rain,
Cries 'seems like I suppose
This time I rain... no'
Boys like me
Cries 'I could down' suppose
I could rain
Save me tonight
Boys like me
Seems like I could die
Scream 'like I know... you'
Boys like me
Cries 'This-- oh, no'
Cries 'I don't know'
Like I'm going into like I'm me
Boys like down
Boys like me
Seems like I suppose
Boys like me
Boys lie down
Seems like I suppose
Like I'm going into like I'm me now
Boys like me
Boys lie down, suppose
This time rain
Boys like down
Cries 'seems like boys' suppose
This time rain
Boys like me
Cry 'seems like down' suppose
This time me
Cries 'no'
Boys like me
Boys lie down
Cries 'I don't know'
Cries...
