Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Nothing But Thieves
Painting a sensory-rich portrait of the stifling, desperate atmosphere of a packed commuter subway car, Nothing But Thieves expresses the existential dread, alienation and overwhelming desire to flee from the isolation and conformity of modern urban life.
[Verse 1]
His space crowds out your space, your space
Your space crowds out hers
Coffee breath and headphone hiss
But no one says a word
Eyes upon the paper headline
Refuge in your phone
Bumping shoulders, cough, and sniff
But no one says hello
[Chorus]
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while I run
I really gotta get out of here
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while I run
I really gotta get out of here
[Verse 2]
My heart beats like yours does, hers does
My heart keeps good time
And every day, I mind the gap between you and me
Here comes someone else to share the air we breathe
[Chorus]
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while I run
I really gotta get out of here
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Reach out for anyone
And they will tell you, "Get out of here"
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
I'm asking everyone
You gotta help me get outta here
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while I run
I really got to get out (I really got to get out of here)
[Bridge]
Meanwhile under the gun
Hey everyone, our work here is done
A way out, you gonna come?
Hey everyone, our work here is done
[Chorus]
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while I run
I really gotta get out of here
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Reach out for anyone
And they will tell you, "Get out of here"
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
I'm asking everyone
You gotta help me get outta here
Oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
Excuse me while run
I really got to get out of here
Excuse Me was written by Joe Langridge-Brown & Dom Craik & Jim Irvin & Julian Emery & Conor Mason.
Excuse Me was produced by Julian Emery.
Nothing But Thieves released Excuse Me on Thu Oct 01 2015.
“‘Excuse Me’, this was like one of the very first songs we’d written that kind of was the sound of Nothing But Thieves and we were happy we put our fingers on it and we were like, ‘Let’s do more like this!’ (Conor).”
“It was the first song we really captured (sonically) what we were after and I thin...
Frontman Conor Mason in an interview with The Seventh Hex from December 6, 2016:
It was the natural choice as the opener for me and Joe. We actually ended up fighting with everyone else to have it as the opener. The other cooks in the kitchen wanted something instantly upbeat, but I felt that ‘Excu...