Caution
The Chameleons Lyrics

We have no future, we have no past
We are aimlessly wandering through life with no direction, no goals and no purpose

We're just drifting ghosts of glass
We are ethereal beings lacking substance or true identity that move and shift as if in a dreamlike state

Brown sugar, ice in our veins
Our bodies are numb to feel and our minds hazy with a dangerous blend of indulgence and detachment

No pressure, no pain
Our lack of intention, goal and purpose makes us immune to external pressures, and the bleakness and numbness of our existence effectively numbs us to pain.

Everybody looks the same to me
We are trapped in a world of dead, faceless existence that strips people of their individuality and creativity

Rows and rows of faces on the balcony
We are surrounded by countless people whose faces merge into a monotonous blur, a sea of bland conformity

I can hear them calling down to me
There is a constant pressure from society that demands we follow its norms, sometimes expressed as an aggressive compulsion toward materialism and conformity.

Come up here, set us free
There is a desire to be liberated and free from constraints, but the way to achieve it is unclear.

Got sugar in our brains
Our brains are clouded by numbness, sugar, and other indulgences that both heighten and deaden our senses

Or a dagger in our hearts
We are constantly subjected to pain and grief, sometimes of our own choosing, and sometimes through our circumstances.

This is not my home, no
We are not at ease and do not feel connected with the world around us

Everyone's bought and sold
People are trapped by their desire for material goods and social status that they become slaves to the system.

Everybody's walking round the dead and cold
The people and society are lifeless and desolate, and the overriding feeling is one of isolation and regret.

One by one, by one we disappear
We are slowly losing our sense of identity and individualism as we succumb to the demands of society

Day after day and year after year
Our lives are a never-ending cycle of the same routines with no relief or change in sight

You are run about our wasted there
We are irrelevant and have no discernable purpose in the world

Nobody hears 'cause nobody cares
We are alone and isolated, people are too wrapped in their confromity and desires to care about anything or anyone else.

Put a dagger in my heart now
We are unaware and indifferent to the damage we cause to ourselves or to others, we are numb even when self-destructive or harming others.

Cold here and I shudder and I shiver
We are emotionally disconnected from the world and ourselves. We feel the world is stark and cold and our bodies follow suit.

I want to look twenty but I can't deliver
We feel inadequate and regretful for our life choices, yet we cannot change the past or its consequences.

Pains in the heart
We are deeply troubled at a psychological level, and feel inadequacies, dissatisfaction and lack of purpose, and cannot pinpoint specific causes.

Ba-ba-bow-wow-wow-wow
Words or meaningful expression escape us, instead only sounds of frustration, doglike whimpering, and lack of agency do we manage to produce.

It's cold in here
The world we inhabit is unwelcoming, cold, unapproachable and lacking in empathy.

Can you hear my teeth a-chatter?
We are trying to communicate our emotional pain and distress, but the world is too deaf to truly listen or understand.

The time has come for all of us to scatter
It has become clear that we need to escape the monotony, conformity and isolation of current existence

Caution to the wind
We need to seize the day and drop our inhibitions, break from our deadening routine and take a step toward change and fulfillment.

No pressure, no shame
By abandoning our current existence, we liberate ourselves from the monotony and societal expectations that confine us.

No pressure, oh float away
We will let go of our past, present, and future preoccupations, and glide along wherever life takes us.

Nothing on earth could help me, no
Our situation is not a matter of finding a solution or an external force will solve our problems, the situation is inside of us, and existential crisis that no instant gratification or external solutions can impact.

I said, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, no
The depth of isolation, anxiety and existential crisis is profound and carries significant weight.