[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]
[Intro]
Excuse me!
(Excuse you!)
Pardon me!
(Who’s talking to who?)
Just a little interruption
(In the middle of your day)
I’ve got something to tell you
(But you might look away!)
[Verse 1]
We were busy making plans for tomorrow
While the present was filling with sorrow
We were arguing over who’s to blame
While the whole damn system was going up in flames
We were checking our phone
(Scrolling away)
While reality knocked
(We told it, “Go away!”)
[Pre-Chorus]
Tap, tap, tap
(Who’s there?)
Knock, knock, knock
(Do I care?)
A little inconvenient truth
(Interrupting your groove)
But the facts don’t wait
(For your approval to move!)
[Refrain]
Excuse me…
(Did you see:)
Reality?
Pardon me…
(I didn’t mean to interrupt)
But…
… to be abrupt
(Your hair is on fire)
Flamin’ higher
(Higher! Higher! Higher!)
[Verse 2]
You said the numbers were just a phase
A little blip in the historical haze
You said the warnings were all overblown
Then the weather came knocking that you own
The old assumptions start to crack
And reality doesn’t take them back
You can change the channel
(You can close your eyes)
Then reality comes…
(As a big surprise!)
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, wait, wait
(What’s that smell?)
Something’s burning
(You can tell!)
No time for spin
(No time for bluff)
The truth is knocking
(And it’s knocking rough!)
[Refrain]
Excuse me…
(Did you see:)
Reality?
Pardon me…
(I didn’t mean to interrupt)
But…
… to be abrupt
(Your hair is on fire)
Flamin’ higher
(Higher! Higher! Higher!)
[Bridge]
It’s not the message
(It’s the delay)
It’s not the warning
(It’s looking away)
You can argue with the messenger
(You can call them a fool)
But the fire doesn’t care
(About your political rule)
[Breakdown]
Excuse me!
(Your hair!)
Pardon me!
(Do you care!)
I hate to interrupt
(But look above!)
That’s not a halo
(That’s combustion, love!)
Higher!
(Higher!)
Fire
(Fire!)
[Instrumental]
[Final Refrain]
Excuse me…
(Did you see:)
Reality?
Pardon me…
(I didn’t mean to interrupt)
But…
… to be abrupt
(Your hair is on fire)
[Outro]
Flamin’ higher
(Higher! Higher! Higher!)
Excuse me…
(Can’t you see)
Smokin’ up your scene…
(Isn’t a dream!)
… know what I mean?
From the album “Full Blown“