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