Excuse Me, I Am Sorry
Jangly indie-pop duet, bright Rickenbacker guitars and bouncing bass, brisk 120bpm groove. Verses stay dry and close with boy-girl call-and-response, drums snapping tight. Choruses bloom with chiming harmonies, tambourine, and handclaps. Middle-eight leans into bittersweet chord change, then final chorus adds stacked “ba-ba” backing vocals, male and female vocals sharing the lead.
Excuse Me, I Am Sorry
Jangly indie-pop duet, bright Rickenbacker guitars and bouncing bass, brisk 120bpm groove. Verses stay dry and close with boy-girl call-and-response, drums snapping tight. Choruses bloom with chiming harmonies, tambourine, and handclaps. Middle-eight leans into bittersweet chord change, then final chorus adds stacked “ba-ba” backing vocals, male and female vocals sharing the lead.
Lyrics
Verse 1
In that tiny backroom flat
Every corner full of almosts
Every drawer a “take it back”
I was late and loud and half-cut
Telling jokes that weren’t that fun
You just stood there with my suitcase
Like a jury
One by one
Chorus
Excuse me
I am sorry
Would you let me start this again?
I got clever
I got cruel
I forgot you were my friend
Excuse me
I am sorry
I’ve been talking through my teeth
If there’s mercy in your hallway
Save a little bit for me (for me)
Verse 2
You were waiting at the bus stop
Hood up in the drizzle rain
I pretended I was passing
Heart rehearsing your first name
You said
“This is not a movie
You don’t always get rewinds”
I said
“I don’t want the credits
Just another clumsy line”
Chorus
Excuse me
I am sorry
Would you let me start this again?
I got clever
I got cruel
I forgot you were my friend
Excuse me
I am sorry
Every headline I believed
Made me sharper than I needed
Cut the hand that fed my peace
Bridge
I left all my pride
In an old left pocket
You can keep the keys
I just want the promise
You don’t have to love me
You don’t have to stay
Just don’t make this goodbye
The last stupid thing I say (hey)
Chorus
Excuse me
I am sorry
Would you let me start this again?
We were better
We were kinder
We can stumble there again
Excuse me
I am sorry
You said
“Take one step and see”
So I’m standing on your doorstep
Say it once more quietly
(excuse me, I am sorry)