Chameleon Boy - Blue October

I changed my color for you

I shed my coat with caution

I lack the beauty you display

See here, there are the bruises

And some were self-inflicted

And some showed up along the way

So I nod my head

I’m ready for the world to see

The secret I kept here

Inside the man you thought I’d be

Slip into coma calm

The coma where I calm myself down

Here comes excuses why I let you down

Stand by for another breakdown

Sound off the alarm

Is this the chameleon boy I swore I wouldn’t become?

Chameleon boy

Chameleon boy

So now we’ve come upon

The hardest thing I’ve ever done

It’s telling you that I’m a mess

What sort of mess, I mean

Is self-destructive gasoline

The kind that strips you of your best

And while I play instead

The way that most would end up dead

You sleep alone at home

And wish that I was in our bed

With this, I’m telling you

My color changes back to blue

How do I ask you this

Will you help me through?

Stand by for another breakdown

Sound off the alarm

Is this the chameleon boy I swore I wouldn’t become?

Stand by for another breakdown

Sound off the alarm

Is this the chameleon boy I swore I wouldn’t become?

Chameleon boy

Chameleon boy

I try to think of all the people I looked up to

Or growing up, who would I be?

Now the twisted part

Where did all my idols end up?

They’ve all passed away

Passed away

Stand by, it’s the chameleon boy

Stand by, it’s the chameleon boy

Chameleon boy

I’m the chameleon boy

Chameleon boy

I’m the chameleon boy