Pardon Me

Pardon Me was Incubus' first hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number seven on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.… Read More [Intro]

Pardon me while I burst

Pardon me while I burst

[Verse 1]

A decade ago, I never thought I would be

At 23 on the verge of spontaneous combustion, woe is me

But I guess that it comes with the territory

An ominous landscape of never-ending calamity

I need you to hear, I need you to see

That I have had all I can take

And exploding seems like a definite possibility

To me

[Chorus]

So pardon me while I burst into flames

I've had enough of the world and its people's mindless games

So pardon me while I burn and rise above the flame

Pardon me, pardon me, I'll never be the same

[Verse 2]

Not two days ago, I was having a look

In a book and I saw a picture of a guy fried up above his knee

I said, "I can relate", 'cause lately, I've been

Thinking of combustication as a welcome vacation from

The burdens of the planet Earth

Like gravity, hypocrisy, and the perils of being in 3-D

But thinking so much differently, yeah

[Chorus]

Pardon me while I burst into flames

I've had enough of the world and its people's mindless games

So pardon me while I burn and rise above the flame

Pardon me, pardon me, I'll never be the same

[Post-Chorus]

Never be the same, yeah

[Bridge]

Pardon me while I burst into flames

Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me

[Chorus]

So pardon me while I burst into flames

I've had enough of the world and its people's mindless games

So pardon me while I burn and rise above the flame

Pardon me, pardon me, I'll never be the same

[Outro]

Pardon me, never be the same, yeah