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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Boyd
Brandon Boyd
Vocals
Dirk Lance
Dirk Lance
Bass
Chris Kilmore
Chris Kilmore
Turntables
José Pasillas
José Pasillas
Drums
Michael Aaron Einziger
Michael Aaron Einziger
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Boyd
Brandon Boyd
Songwriter
José Pasillas II
José Pasillas II
Songwriter
Chris Kilmore
Chris Kilmore
Songwriter
Alex Katunich
Alex Katunich
Songwriter
Michael Aaron Einziger
Michael Aaron Einziger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Incubus
Incubus
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Dave Holdridge
Dave Holdridge
Editing Engineer
Michael Baskette
Michael Baskette
Recording Engineer
Rick Will
Rick Will
Mixing Engineer
Evan Hollander
Evan Hollander
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Griffin
Matt Griffin
Assistant Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Pardon me while I burst
Pardon me while I burst
[Verse 1]
A decade ago
I never thought I would be
At twenty-three
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 welcomed vacation
From the burdens of the planet earth
Like gravity, hypocrisy, and the perils of being in 3D
But thinking so much differently
[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
[Bridge]
Never be the same, yeah
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
Written by: Alex Katunich, Brandon Boyd, Chris Kilmore, José Pasillas, Mike Einziger
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