“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 flames.
Pardon me, pardon me.
I'll never be the same.”

—  Brandon Boyd

Lyrics, Make Yourself (1999)

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American rock singer, writer and visual artist 1976

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