[INTRO — fast Spanish nylon guitar, warm Kompa bass, light trumpet] Ay, ay, ay, ay… [VERSE 1] Touch down in the States, I blend with the crowd New city, new sound, still Haitian and proud “Bonjour” in Paris, “qué pasa” in Spain Miami with Cubans, we all move the same Spanish on the corner, French where I live Kreyòl at home, that’s how we live English at work, patois with the crew Switch in a second, watch the colors move Ay, ay, ay, ay Me gusta español Yo soy un moreno Men mwen pale Kreyòl Ay, ay, ay, ay Mwen soti Ayiti Drop me anywhere I fit in naturally Mama got Africa deep in her skin French on the tongue, Caribbean within Island boy passport, stamps on the page New place, same face, I switch up the shade [PRE-CHORUS — stacked male harmonies] Put me anywhere, I catch that wave New little rhythm, still move the same Gade jan m pase, watch how I slide Switch up the language, still keep my vibe [CHORUS — big stacked male sing-along] I’m a caméléon Kote m pase, mwen roll right on I’m a caméléon Change the tongue, but the soul stays strong Ay, ay, ay, ay Me gusta español Ay, ay, ay, ay Men mwen pale Kreyòl Caméléon Caméléon Different little accent Still the same way I roll Caméléon Caméléon Anywhere I touch It starts feeling like home [SPANISH GUITAR SOLO — 8 bars, nylon-string runs, trumpet answers] [VERSE 2] Ayiti nan kè m, tout kote m ale New York in winter, Miami in May Paris with French, Santo Domingo late Rio with rhythm, I slide either way Kompa in my shoulders, Zouk in my waist Rabodye knocking, put a grin on her face She said, “Hola papi,” I said, “Sak pase?” She laughed at the switch, then she pulled me her way Qué bonita, mami, mwen renmen jan w sway Two-step, turn back, we dance till day Spanish guitar, Kreyòl in the flow African drums beneath, make the whole thing go Ay, ay, ay, ay Dime cómo estás Ay, ay, ay, ay Mwen la, pa enkyete w Ay, ay, ay, ay Caméléon One minute español Next minute Kreyòl [PRE-CHORUS — stacked harmonies] Put me anywhere, I catch that wave New little rhythm, still move the same Gade jan m pase, look how I slide Switch up the language, still keep my vibe [CHORUS] I’m a caméléon Kote m pase, mwen roll right on I’m a caméléon Change the tongue, but the soul stays strong Ay, ay, ay, ay Me gusta español Ay, ay, ay, ay Men mwen pale Kreyòl Caméléon Caméléon Different little accent Still the same way I roll Caméléon Caméléon Anywhere I touch It starts feeling like home [HAITIAN GUITAR SOLO — 8 bars, bright Kompa/Zouk lead, Rabòday drums building] [BRIDGE — stacked male harmonies, no yelling] Kreyòl, français Español también English on the fly Switch it up again Kreyòl, français Patois for days Different little language Still the same Haitian man [FINAL CHORUS — full band, stacked harmonies] I’m a caméléon Kote m pase, mwen roll right on I’m a caméléon Change the tongue, but the soul stays strong Ay, ay, ay, ay Me gusta español Ay, ay, ay, ay Men mwen pale Kreyòl Caméléon Caméléon Different little accent Still the same way I roll Caméléon Caméléon Anywhere I touch It starts feeling like home [OUTRO — stacked “Caméléon” vocals, Haitian guitar answering Spanish guitar] Caméléon… Caméléon… Ay, ay, ay, ay… Men mwen pale Kreyòl… Caméléon… Caméléon… [slow smooth fade]
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