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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Incubus
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Boyd
Songwriter
José Pasillas II
Songwriter
Chris Kilmore
Songwriter
Alex Katunich
Songwriter
Michael Aaron Einziger
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Shepard
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pardon me while I burst, oh no, oh no, no, oh no, no, no, no
[Verse 2]
A decade ago, I never thought I would be
At 23, on the verge of spontaneous combustion
Woe is me, but I guess that 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 that I can take and exploding seems like an
Imminent possibility to me
[Verse 3]
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, don't ever be the same
[Verse 4]
Two days ago, I was having a look in a book and I saw
A picture of a guy fried up above his knee
As if I can relate, 'cause lately I've been thinking of
Combustication as a welcome vacation from
The burdens of the planet earth, the gravity, hypocrisy
And the perils of being in 3-D
Been thinking so much differently
[Verse 5]
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, don't ever be the same!
[Verse 6]
Never be the same, yeah
Pardon me while I burst into flames
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me
[Verse 7]
So pardon me while I burst into flames
I've had enough of the world and its peoples' mindless games
So pardon me while I burn and rise above the flame
Pardon me, pardon me, don't ever be the same
Never be the same, yeah, oh, no, never new
Written by: Alex Katunich, Brandon Boyd, Chris Kilmore, José Pasillas, Mike Einziger