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Chameleon Skin

from King Woman by Nicole Olweean

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lyrics

there are answers stuck to the palates of people
whose tongues are tied in knots
and they never know just when to keep talking
and when it’s time to stop
and that frustrates me takes me newly to the whetstone
to kick all of these men off of their bloodstained thirsty thrones
and I’m back here again in the same chameleon skin
I will be here all the while and you’ll be none the wiser
hanging still lives on your walls, watching as your time falls
in puddles at your feet, the droplets they will meet the ground

and drown all your worries cause time can be saved
you can burn all the witches before they can sing
you can burn the protégé who waits in the wings
you can beat us in this round cause time’s just a game

and I know better I know better I know better
I know better I know better I know better
oh I know better I know better I know better
than to play

there are ideas swimming in minds of people
whose words are turning to water
what do you get when you speak to the lord
we will each of us end up a martyr
blowing each other to pieces over the words of Mohammed and Jesus
we’re all living contradictions while our bodies run up their leases
so I walk out the door determined not to hit the floor
well I will understand eventually
at least that’s what they’re telling me
or we could start like Joan of Arc to move the mark
be smart enough to say this is reality
even if we don’t want it
to be
to be
to be

and they will tell you it’s a waste of time
to sit and turn your words to rhymes
but I know better I know better I know better
you know better you know better you know better
I think we know better we know better we know better
than to listen

cause if you can turn a thing inside and out
then you can wield its power
I know better I know better I know better
you know better you know better you know better
I think we know better we know better we know better
than to listen
than to listen
than to listen

credits

from King Woman, released December 31, 2020
Nicole Olweean - lyrics, rhythm guitar, vocals
Collin Pompey - lead guitar, bass, synth, mixing, mastering
Alex Brady - drums
Dutcher Snedeker - keys

arranged by Nicole Olweean, Thom Stansell, Daniel Mueller, and Alex Brady

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Nicole Olweean Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nicole Olweean is a singer/songwriter from Kalamazoo, MI and Riverside, CA. Combining genres like Folk, Rock, and a little Country, she delivers a sound all her own.

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