This is a brilliantly written song criticizing those with money and power. It posits that these “millionaires” choose to turn a blind eye to the issues going on in the world and only see what they want to see.
This is in spite of the masses doing what they can to bring the problems to light. The “m...
[Intro]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na
[Verse 1]
We always said that the fire will run
We always dance like chameleons
The phone rings in the middle of the night
To give us vision, to give us light
[Verse 2]
We always knew that this day would come
We always change like chameleons
Flash bright like Fourth of July
We have our mission, we have the sight
[Chorus]
This isn't fair, it’s not funny
We've seen it all, and we know we saw something
Millionaires saw nothing
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
We always said that the fire will run
[Bridge]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na
Hey, we will run with the fire
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na
Hey, we will run with the fire
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na
[Verse 3]
We always knew that the damage was done
We might hide like chameleons
The phone rings in the middle of the night
To give us light in the night
Flash bright like the Fourth of July
We have the vision, we have a sign
[Chorus]
This isn't fair, it’s not funny
We've seen it all, and we know we saw something
Millionaire see nothing
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
Looking through the window
We always said that the fire will run
We Are Chameleons was written by Brian Aubert & Christopher Guanlao & Joe Lester & Nikki Monninger.
We Are Chameleons was produced by Butch Vig.
Silversun Pickups released We Are Chameleons on Fri Jun 07 2019.
I would love to talk about how we knew this would be the end of the album. How we used the guitars as sound effects and what that melted ending is about. About certain melodic call backs to an older song. About, like Jeff Tweedy has said so eloquently, putting ornaments on a tree and then removing t...