Paradiso - The Chameleons

I recall a closing door, and I remember

Seeing shadows cross a stained glass sky

Long before the strangers came down to steal our clothing

And our consciences long before

Eyes were empty

Hearts were cold

We’ll watch the rattlesnakes slide

Slowly swerve into view

To tease and tantalize

To sucker your senses and spit out the pieces

Hey magazine girl

She was living in a different world

Or is it a he?

Pull back the curtain my son

I look around, the color has gone

And slowly darkness descends upon me

Paradiso, I know you lied, that much I see

Well the serpent sings his song

To so many sleeping staring eyes

Like sheep they sing along

And clap in time to a heart that’s beating

Crazy child, she was wicked

Oh, she was wild

Her eyes are open

Pull back the curtain today

I look around

The color is gray

Gray as the ghost town that towers above me

Paradiso, I know you lied, that much is clear, to me

I see the poet and the fool

Walking hand in hand to school

I recall the lonely outcast and I remember

Laughing children, it was long before

Their eyes were empty

Hearts were cold

So, dance this final dance with me

I’ll wrap my sting round your spine

Will poison wash away the fear

Wipe the world from my mind?

Look up, what can you do?

I looked around the color was blue

Wise up, it’s in your head

I looked around me and the color is red

Red as the words that I read on the wall

Paradiso, kingdoms rise, so must they fall

And only ashes remain in the end

Paradiso, I know you lied, lies without end

I’ll see it again and again and again