The Chameleons - Tears

[Verse 1]
It's just coincidence
Well, you can talk that way
But I have to say
I don't believe in it
But with a chill of chance
I decided to dance the days away
And I wasn't worried at all
Sneaking through the back door
No, I wasn't worried at all
Dreams are what you live for
Waiting for the light to turn green
And carry me home
To the kindest eyes that I've ever seen
Carry Me home

[Refrain]
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be? Ah

[Verse 2]
Well, we were younger then
And the days were long and slow
But were we wiser then?
I couldn't say, I wouldn't know
But I wasn't worried at all
I had someone to run to
No, I wasn't worried at all
I knew which way the wind blew
Picking out the chaos and gloom
Carry me home
I watched the ceiling spin 'round the room
Carry me home

[Refrain]
Well, can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?
Can you tell me how will it be now?
How will it be?

[Instrumental Break]
(La, la, la...)

[Chorus 1]
In a cold world, how will it be?
In the real world, how will it be?
In the lonely world, how will it be?
Will the ghosts just stop
Following me?

[Chorus 2]
In the cold world, how will it be?
In the real world, how will it be?
Beg and crawl, how will it be?
Will the ghosts just stop
Following me?

[Verse 3]
Oh, now drawn into the Sun
He was the only one
He cries to everyone
For his only son
From the window of my room, now
I can see the colored moon, now
You can't even look in my eyes, now
What will you see?
If we could look into my eyes, now
What will you see?
What would you see?
Just coincidence
You can talk that way
It's just coincidence
Well, you can talk that way
But don't believe in him
Don't believe in him
Significado da Canção

Essa é uma das faixas mais emblemáticas do The Chameleons, extraída do álbum Strange Times (1986). A música carrega aquela atmosfera melancólica e grandiosa que definiu a banda como uma das mais injustiçadas — e brilhantes — da sua era

"Tears" é uma meditação profunda sobre luto, perda e a passagem inexorável do tempo.
Homenagem Pessoal: A letra foi escrita pelo vocalista Mark Burgess após a morte de seu pai. É um reflexo direto da dor da separação e da dificuldade de aceitar que alguém que amamos simplesmente "deixou de existir" no plano físico.
O Conflito com a Realidade: Versos como "You can't even look in my eyes, now/ What will you see?" sugerem que o mundo continua girando enquanto a pessoa amada está congelada no tempo.
Espiritualidade e Memória: A canção questiona para onde vamos e o que resta de nós. Não é uma música de desespero absoluto, mas sim de uma tristeza resignada, tentando encontrar beleza ou sentido na memória de quem se foi.
Universalidade: Embora pessoal para Burgess, a letra é aberta o suficiente para que qualquer pessoa que tenha enfrentado uma perda significativa se identifique com o sentimento de "vazio" descrito pela melodia.