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.
Lead singer Brandon Boyd was inspired to write the song after seeing images of spontaneous combustion in a magazine.
An acoustic version of the so...
[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 that 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
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
Pardon Me was written by Chris Kilmore & José Pasillas & Mike Einziger & Alex Katunich & Brandon Boyd.
Pardon Me was produced by Incubus & Scott Litt.