Pardon Me (Live) Lyrics
Incubus
Lyrics
Pardon me while I burst...
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 an imminent possibility
to me.
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!
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.
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!
Never be the same, yeah...
Pardon me, while I burst into flames...
Pardon me, pardon me, pardon me.
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!
Never be the same, yeahh!!
Song & Lyrics Facts
The song "Pardon Me" is a live version of the popular single by the American rock band Incubus. It was released on their 1999 album Make Yourself and was written by lead singer Brandon Boyd, guitarist Mike Einziger and bassist Dirk Lance.
The original studio version was certified gold in Australia and also reached number 3 on the US Alternative Songs chart. The genre of this track is alternative rock with some funk influences. The lyrics are about asking for forgiveness after making mistakes and wanting to start anew. The members of Incubus at this time were vocalist Brandon Boyd, guitarists Mike Einziger and Chris Kilmore, bassist Dirk Lance, and drummer José Pasillas II. Pardon Me (Live) was first performed during the band's tour in support of Make Yourself and continues to be one of their most beloved songs today.