Incubus S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Album Review

Incubus Out From Under Lyrics

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling
Knowing this why do I defy
Cuz my inner voice is yelling
There is a fist pressing against, anyone who thinks something compelling
Our intuit we're taught to deny
And our soul we're told is for selling

Get out from under them
Resist and multiply
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky
Get out from under them
Resist, unlearn, defy
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky

To resist is to piss in the wind, anyone who does will end up smelling
Knowing this why do I defy
Cuz my inner voice is yelling
There is a fist pressing against, anyone who thinks something compelling
Our intuit we're taught to deny
And our soul we're told is for selling

Get out from under them
Resist and multiply
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky
Get out from under them
Resist, unlearn, defy
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky

See the sky (see the sky)
See the sky (see the sky)
See the sky (see the sky)
Resist and multiply (resist and multiply)
Resist and multiply

Get out from under them
Resist and multiply
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky
Get out from under them
Resist, unlearn, defy
Get out from under precipice
And see the sky

See the sky
See the sky
See the sky

Incubus Pardon Me Lyrics

Pardon me while I burst
Pardon me while I burst

A decade ago, I never thought I would be.
A 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 a definite 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 knees
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 3-D...
And thinking so much differently.

Pardon me while I burst into flames.
I've had enough of the world, and it's people's mindless games
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 it's 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.
Pardon me, never be the same. Yeah

Incubus I MIss You Lyrics

To see you when I wake up, is a gift I didn't think could be real
To know that you feel the same, as I do, is a Three-fold utopian dream
You do something to me
That I can't explain
So would I be out of line, If I said
I miss you.

I see your picture, I smell your skin on, the empty pillow next to mine
You have only been gone ten days, but already I am wasting away
I know I'll see you again
Whether far or soon
But I need you to know, that I care
And I miss you

Incubus Clean Lyrics

Clean Lyrics

Today, everything was fine fine fine
Until roundabout quarter to 9, suddenly I found myself in a bind, a bind
Was it something I said
Something I read
And manifest that's getting you down
Don't you dare come to bed with that ambiguous look in your eye
I'd sooner sleep by an open fire and wake up fried

Say what u will
Say what u mean
No, you could never offend
Your dirty words come out clean, clean

Tomorrow, what price will I pay
Could I make it all up to you by serving coffee for two in bed, would you then give me the time of day
I need a map of your head, translated into english so I can learn to not make you frown
Feel better if you vent, put your frustrations into four letter words and let them out on mine
The most weathered ears in town!

Say what u will
Say what u mean
No, you could never offend
Your dirty words come out clean
Clean [x6]

Say what u will
Say what u mean
No, you could never offend
Your dirt words come out clean

Say what u will
Say what u mean
No, you could never offend
Your dirty words come out clean, clean

Incubus Drive Lyrics

Drive

Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I cant help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear take the wheel and steer

It's driven me before, it seems to have a vague
Haunting mass appeal
Lately I'm beginning to find that I should be the one behind the wheel

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive, oh oh
It's driven me before, it seems to be the way
That everyone else get around
Lately, I'm beginning to find that when I drive myself, my light is found

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there
Would you choose water over wine
Hold the wheel and drive

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there

Incubus Make Yourself Lyrics

Consequence Lyrics

If I hadn't made me, I would've been made somehow
If I hadn't assembled myself, I'd have fallen apart by now
If I hadn't made me, I'd be more inclined to bow
Powers that be, would have swallowed me up
But that's more than I can allow
Bow, aww yeah

If you let them make you, they'll make you paper mache
At a distance you're strong, until the wind comes
Then you crumble and blow away
If you let them fuck you, there will be no fore-play
Rest assured, they'll screw you complete
Til your ass is blue and gray

You should make amends with you
If only for better health, better health
But if you really want to live
Why not try, and make yourself
Make yourself

If I hadn't made me, I'd have fallen apart by now
I won't let them make me, It's more than I can allow
So when I make me, I won't be paper mache
And if I fuck me, I'll fuck me my own way

POW, fuck me in my own way
POW, fuck me in my own way
POW, fuck me in my own way
Fuck me in my own way

You should make amends with you
If only for better health, better health
But if you really want to live
Why not try, and make yourself
Make yourself
Make yourself
Make yourself
Make yourself

Incubus Stellar Lyrics

Stellar

Meet me in outerspace
We could spend the night, watch the earth come up
I've grown tired of that place, wont you come with me
We could start again

How do you do it,
make me feel like I do
How do you do it,
its better than I ever knew

Meet me in outerspace
I will hold you close, If your afraid of heights
I need you to see this place, It might be the only way
That I can show you how, it feels to be inside of you

How do you it,
make me feel like I do
How do you do it,
its better than I ever knew
How do you do it,
make me feel like I do

Do oh oh oh oh oh
You are stellar
You are stellar

How do you it,
make me feel like I do
How do you do it,
its better than I ever knew
How do you do it,
make me feel like I do
How do you do it,
make me feel like I do, Yeah.

Incubus Nowhere Fast Lyrics

Incubus Nowhere Fast Meaning

Brandon couldn't be anymore straight forward with what message he is trying to get across. Life simply has its ups and downs with distractions along the way. The question he has to answer ? The best part is he answers it at the end and claims that he would care, so he has a purpose to seek his meaning but detours make occur along the way.

Incubus Privilege Song Meaning

My Take On: Privilege 

What a way to kick off the album. A straight forward guitar riff from Mike with a solid pick up from Jose to kick off the full blown riff. The verse is a staggered, stop-and-go beat with Dirk following closely to Mike's guitar riff. The second verse is a great riff that you have to give Dirk a little credit for. As a bass player, it sounds cool the way he uses the chords and goes back and forth with Mike while Brandon closes it up to bring it back full circle. This chorus is cool because not only are Brandon's beautifully belching vocals, but Jose switches back from the hi-hat to the ride to compliment Brandon and show his skill at how well he feels his music. The bridge gives way for Kilmore to come in with somewhat of a little DJ solo and goes right back to the second verse to come back to the chorus.

Brandon's first verse reminds me of the famous quote from Spider Man: "With great power comes great responsibility," but not so much in a super human way. His chorus seems to reveal two things. First, he is somewhat aware of what his band has. What they have made is full of meaning and purpose. But he is also sad that people live without ever realizing there own meaning and their own purpose in life. The second verse repeats his sympathy. But the last two lines are from his eyes, as if he were the guy standing in front of him then he would do something to find his meaning. He has this anger and sympathy because of the fact that we are born with this privilege, free of charge. Don't sit around and wait because you have the power to find your true self because I feel he believes everyone is hear for some reason.

Incubus When It Comes Lyrics

Incubus When It Comes Lyrics

It's coming around again
They're letting it out again, again
It's coming around again
They're letting it out again, again
It's coming around again
They're letting it out again, again
It's coming around again
They're letting it out again

When it comes, it comes abrupt
When it feels, it feels like trading brains with an imbecile
For real
Yes I feel emphatic about not being static
And not buying philosophies that are sold to me, no, at a steal
Just when you thought, it was safe to think
In comes mental piracy, and no
What I'm looking for (for)
Can not be sold to me
I wish they all would stop trying
Cuz what I want, and what I need, is and will always be free

It's coming around again
They're letting it out again, again
It's coming around again
They're letting it out again

When it comes, it comes announced
And it feels like a matador is taunting me with his reddest red cloth
And I am the bull
Yes I feel emphatic about not being static
And not eating the bullshit that's being fed to me
Cuz now I'm full
Just when you thought, it was safe to think
In comes mental piracy, and no

What I'm looking for (for)
Can not be sold to me
I wish they all would stop trying
Cuz what I want, and what I need, is and will always be free
It's coming around again
They're letting it out again, again

Incubus The Warmth Lyrics

Incubus: The Warmt Lyrics

I'd like to close my eyes and go numb
But there's a cold wind coming from
The top of the highest high rise today
Its not a breeze cause it blows hard
Yes and it wants me to discard the
The humanity I know, watched the warmth blow away

So don't let the world bring you down
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold
Remember why you came and while you're alive
Experience the warmth before you grow old

So do you think I should adhere
To that pressing new frontier
And leave in my wake, a trail of fear

Should I hold my head up high
And throw a wrench and spokes by
I'm leaving the air behind me clear

So don't let the world bring you down
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold
Remember why you came and while you're alive
Experience the warmth before you grow old

So don't let the world bring you down
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold
Remember why you came and while you're alive
Experience the warmth before you grow old
Before you grow old

Incubus Consequence Lyrics

Incubus Consequence Lyrics

Blink and you miss a beat, 
Keep one of your eyes open at all times 
You think that your on the brink, 
The shit hasn't even begun to hit the fan 
The consequence you'll see 
Will be stranger than a gang of drunken mimes 
The situation has a stink better clear the air before 
Your son becomes a man 

Blink
You think everything's been augmented 
You have been left so far behind 
I think for sure next time you should 
Wear a pair of eyes in the back of your head 
The consequence you've seen 
has been stranger than Sci-Fi of any kind 
The situation baffles me, I guess its true 
You too are one of the walking dead 

Better think fast, fast, 
cause you never know what's coming round the bend 
You better not blink, oh blink,
The consequence is a bigger word than you think 

Its bigger than
You or me, You or me, You or me 
You or me 
(Repeat Chorus)

Incubus Nowhere Fast Lyrics

Incubus Nowhere Fast Lyrics:

Will I ever get to where I'm going?
Will I ever follow through with what I had planned? 
I guess it's possible that I have been a bit distracted 
And the directions for me are a lot less in demand 

Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there? 
If the wind blew me in the right direction 
Yea
Would I even care? 
I would

I take a look around It's evident the scene has changed 
And there are times when I feel improved, improved upon the past 
Then there are times when I can't seem to understand at all 
And yes it seems as though I'm going nowhere really fucking fast
Nowhere Fast


Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there? 
If the wind blew me in the right direction
Yea
Would I even care? 
I would

I would (Repeated at end)

Incubus Privilege Lyrics

Incubus: Privilege Lyrics

Isn't it strange that a gift could be an enemy?
Isn't it weird that a privilege could feel like a chore?
Maybe it's me but this line isn't going anywhere
Maybe if we looked hard enough, we could find a backdoor
(Find yourself a backdoor)

I see you in line, dragging your feet
You have my sympathy
The day you were born, you were born free
That is your privilege

Isn't it strange that the man standing in front of me
Doesn't have a clue why he is waiting, or what he's waiting for?
Maybe it's me, but I'm sick of wasting energy
Maybe if I look in my heart I could find a backdoor
(Find yourself a backdoor)

I see you in line, dragging your feet
You have my sympathy
The day you were born, you were born free
That is your privilege

Brandon Boyd Artwork (Incubus Fans Enjoy!)

Incubus Make Yourself Album Review

Incubus Album Review: Make Yourself

Incubus Album Cover: Make Yourself

Incubus has to be one of the most under rated bands to those of use who have ever listend to good music.  From Brandon's searing vocals to Mike's unfathomable guitar riffs, every member of Incubus brings their all every time they sit down to write a song.

Incubus Lead Singer: Brandon Boyd

Here, I want to talk about the album Make Yourself.  I know every single album they have released is epic in its own way, but this one stands out because you can sit down, play this album front to back, and not skip a single song because they are all so sublime yet simple to their style.  I can't think of one song on hear that I have any distaste for.

Incubus Single Artwork: Stellar

The album revolves around the usual hard chorus with Mike's thwarting and rhythmically compelling guitar riffs backed up by Dirk's bass giving it that full in your face sound.  Jose follows closely with Dirk on his kick drum, but is able to hold that heavy, steady pulse and play all over the place when it comes to his fills and all the little things he does.  The verse's vary per song, but compliment the chorus by being quieter and intricate giving room for lead singer Brandon Boyd, who takes the spotlight.  His lyrics on this album tied in with his mind frame at that point in is life are as if you were living his life.  Think about where he was coming from then.  Quit college after 2 years to do something he truly believed but not knowing where it would take him along and many uncertainties in sight. The lyrics of "Drive,""Nowhere Fast," and "Pardon Me" seem to make a little more sense with that perspective   Keep that in mind when you listen to this album, be sure to look up the lyrics because Brandon can be hard to understand at times.  Lastly, there is the DJ Chris Kilmore, the unique element that truly paints the final picture.  Kilmore has the capability to be classified as a"Dj-esque" drummer, could fill that gaps at times, or just give it that extra something you'd never expect , like "The Warmth" for instance. Who would've though that whales could sound so cool with a trippy guitar riff

Incubus Single Artwork: Pardon Me

(Anyone notice something familiar?)

Not much else can be said about the album unless you actually listen to it enough to digest each song.  This album is easily one of my favorites of all time by any band. I will be posting more on the individual songs along the line.