If Not Now, When?
Incubus
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If Not Now, When?
05 : 05
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Promises, Promises
04 : 25
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Friends and Lovers
04 : 07
4
Thieves
04 : 16
5
Isadore
04 : 35
6
The Original
05 : 05
7
Defiance
02 : 19
8
In the Company of Wolves
07 : 35
9
Switchblade
03 : 27
10
Adolescents
04 : 49
11
Tomorrow’s Food
04 : 19
12
Surface to Air
04 : 12
13
Megalomaniac (live From Chile)
05 : 37
14
Pardon Me (live From Chile)
03 : 58
15
Anna Molly (live From Chile)
03 : 49
16
Wish You Were Here (live From Chile)
03 : 41
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Track Lyrics
Promises, Promises Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm only 23 for another hour, give or take
I'm a fan of yours and I need a good mistake
I'm not a sinner or preacher, all I have is sleight of hand
I do magic tricks for all the boys in the band
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby could I be the rabbit in your hat?
I'd swing if you'd hand me, hand me the bat
[Chorus]
I'm on the road of least resistance
I'd rather give up than give in to this
So promise me only one thing, would you?
Just don't ever make me promises, no promises
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, no promises
Oh
[Verse 2]
I've never done this before, promises, promises
But I'm enjoying the illusion and the things my body says
Now you see me, now you don't, oh how well you disappear
What are you running from and may I interfere?
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby could I be the rabbit in your hat?
I'd swing if you'd hand me, hand me the bat, oh
Baby could I be the rabbit in your hat?
I'd swing if you'd hand me, hand me the bat
[Chorus]
I'm on the road of least resistance
I'd rather give up than give in to this
So promise me only one thing, would you?
Just don't ever make me promises, no promises
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, no, no, no promises
Oh, no, no, no promises, oh-ooh, oh-ooh
[Chorus]
I'm on the road of least resistance
I'd rather give up than give in to this
So promise me only one thing, would you?
Just don't ever make me promises, no promises
[Post-Chorus]
No, no, no, no promises
No, no, no promises
No, no promises
Friends and Lovers Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm a ne'er do well, runnin' out of black gold
It's high time I pulled over
And walked around a while
I've seen that porcelain shell, your exoskeleton
And I feel like we'd walk well
Together
[Chorus]
Because in the end
We are friends and lovers
[Verse 2]
If asked of me I would gobble them to bits
The things that wall us off
From where we belong
What's wrong with you is good for what's wrong with me
And I think maybe we should
Stick together
[Chorus]
Because in the end
We are friends and lovers
We are friends and lovers
[Bridge]
Abandon all the bones we've got to pick
They'll only weigh us down
And we're better than that
If they all throw stones, start a collection
Of everything we're not
And won't because
[Outro]
You should never have to defend (Never have to defend)
Being friends and lovers
Being friends and lovers, oh
Being friends and lovers
Isadore Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Erica and her Isadore
Climbed aboard a balloon
I want more than this kite will soar
I've set our sights on the moon
[Pre-Chorus]
You can't just leave, I've given everything
I can't believe you're taking everything, you're taking everything, oh
[Chorus]
It's not who you were, it's who you are
And we've come this far, lover
No, I won't rest until the world
Knows the name Isadore
[Verse 2]
Blinded by their unbridled height
Our lovers turned dissolute
[Pre-Chorus]
You can't just leave, I've given everything
I can't believe you're taking everything, you're taking everything, oh
[Chorus]
It's not who you were, it's who you are
And we've come this far, lover
No, I won't rest until the world
Knows the name Isadore
Knows the name Isadore
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Then with eyes wide, a splintered sight
There's just one parachute
Goodbye Erica, now I see
That my worst fears were in tune
[Chorus]
It's not who you were, it's who you are
And we've come this far, lover
No, I won't rest until the world
Knows the name Isadore
[Outro]
Knows the name Isadore
Won't rest until the world
Knows the name Isadore
The Original Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I only go where I'm wanted
You go only where you want
I aim to be more like you
There is a ghost in my house
Rattling handles on every door
Show us an open window or two
Would you, ho-woah
[Chorus]
Doors are starting to close and you drew a rose, my, my
Your mind, it is original, oh
Yeah, you're a skeleton key opening me, my, my
Your mind, it is original, girl, you're the original
[Post-Chorus]
Always were and always will be
[Verse 2]
The flowers of adaptation
Unfold and lovingly alarm
You effortlessly ring that bell
Your stripes are yours and yours only
The bough ideal of rare birds
And now I am under your spell
Ho-woah, under your spell
[Chorus]
Doors are starting to close and you drew a rose, my, my
Your mind, it is original, oh
Yeah, you're a skeleton key opening me, my, my
Your mind, it is original, girl, you're the original
[Post-Chorus]
Always were, always were
Always were, always were
Always were and will be
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Doors are starting to close and you drew a rose, my, my
Your mind, it is original, oh
Yeah, you're a skeleton key opening me, my, my
Your mind, it is original, girl, you're the original
[Post-Chorus]
Always were and always will be
Defiance Lyrics
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
You almost had me there
It was the batting lashes that gave you away
You're bold beyond repair
And there's an absence, today
[Chorus]
Of defiance
Our most awakened inclination
And your elegant aberration
[Interlude]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
Something's happening
And all the rebels and devils have come to naught
But hear your sirening
And who would un-ring, oh, your bell
[Chorus]
Defiance
Our most awakened inclination, la-ha
Defiance
Your elegant aberration, la-ha
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Hoo, hoo
In the Company of Wolves Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was lost, but now I am found
A line was crossed, a vessel run aground
The boy is gone, let's grieve and let him go
He left a dog, but it's a new day, don't you know?
[Chorus]
In the company of wolves I sat in silence
Observant and afraid
He was there with the eyes like glowing embers
The man you see was made, oh-woah
[Verse 2]
I was low, but now I am high
It helps to know serenity from ennui, oh
Something's wrong, something's wrong, when it all remains the same
So face the fire, come into your name, oh
[Chorus]
In the company of wolves I sat in silence
Observant and afraid
Ooh, he was there with the eyes like glowing embers
The man you see was made, oh-oh-ooh
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Even I can't recall
How many days I had been out there for
But when Aurora's lights ceased to shine
I was alive, I think, for the first time
And vanity it falls, in feathery folds
But she bites, like loveless eyes
And with her belly full, she called this rite
Of passage, it was the longest night of my life
(It was, it was, it was, it was)
(It was, it was, it was)
It was the longest night of life
(It was, it was, it was, it was)
(It was, it was, it was)
Even I can't recall
How many days I had been out there for
But when Aurora's lights ceased to shine
I was alive, I think, for the first time
And vanity it falls, in feathery folds
But she bites, like loveless eyes
And with her belly full, she called this rite
Of passage, it was the longest night of my life
(It was, it was, it was)
(It was, it was, it was)
It was the longest night of my life
(It was, it was, it was)
(It was, it was, it was)
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Surface to Air Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Do you read me, mayday
Aeronaut to base
I confess I'm a mess
No egress
Alone, hovering in space
Is there anyone out there
Why the third degree
Never knew
Until you
How silence could be so sonorous indeed
[Chorus]
Wherever you are
Send out a flare
This is an attempt to connect
Edify, Intersect
Send a light
Send repair
From surface to air
[Verse 2]
Do you hear me, mayday
I am in search of
But I'm caught in a knot
Goes the saying
So below is as above
Is there anyone out there
I am high and dry
Suffering is a thing
But reckoning is the only reason why
We suffer at all
[Chorus]
Wherever you are
Send out a flare
This is an attempt to connect
Edify, Intersect
Send a light
Send repair
From surface to air
[Bridge]
Oh, no
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone?
Is there anyone out there?
[Outro]
Suffering is a thing
But reckoning is the only reason why
We suffer at all
So send out a flare
Megalomaniac (live From Chile) Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[Intro]
(Ah)
(Ah)
Oh
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 1]
I hear you on the radio
You permeate my screen, it's unkind, but
If I met you in a scissor fight
I'd cut off both your wings on principle alone
Principle alone
[Chorus]
Hey, megalomaniac
You're no Jesus, yeah, you're no fucking Elvis
Wash your hands clean of yourself, baby, and
Step down, step down, step down
[Interlude]
Ooh
[Verse 2]
If I were your appendages
I'd hold open your eyes so you would see
That all of us are heaven sent (There was never meant to be only one)
And there was never meant to be only one
To be only one
[Chorus]
Hey, megalomaniac
You're no Jesus, yeah, you're no fucking Elvis
Wash your hands clean of yourself, baby, and
Step down, step down, step down
[Post-Chorus]
Step down
Step down
Oh, step down
[Interlude]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Hey)
[Bridge]
You're, you're, you're
You're no Jesus, you're no Elvis
You're no Jesus
You're no Jesus, you're no Elvis
You're no answer, ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
Step down, step down, step down
Step down, hey, hey
[Chorus]
Hey, megalomaniac
You're no Jesus, yeah, you're no fucking Elvis
Wash your hands clean of yourself, baby, and
Step down, step… step down
[Outro]
A-step down
Oh, step down
Oh, step down
Step down
(What was that look, Jose? Oh.)