Incubus - A Certain Shade Of Green Lyrics






A certain shade of green,
tell me, is that what you need?
All signs around say move ahead.
Could someone please explain to me your ever present
lack of speed?
Are your muscles bound by ropes?
Or do crutches cloud your day?
My sources say the road is clear,
and street signs point the way.
Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
What are you waiting for,
A certain shade of green?
I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate.
What are you waiting for,
A certain shade of green?
Would a written invitation
signed, "Choose now or lose it all,"
sedate your hesitation?
Or inflame and make you stall?
You've been raised in limitation,
but that glove never fit quite right.
The time has passed for hand-me-downs,
choose anew, please evolve,
take flight
What are you waiting for?
A written invitation?
A public declaration?
A private consolation?





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  1. C.... ....

    Now “2012 AD” is almost a decade ago!!
    Geeeez, where does time go

    3:04 - and can see where Gwen Stefani got her idea for “What Are You Waiting For” 😎✌️

  2. C.... H....

    2020, Age of Aquarius. What are YOU waiting for??

  3. F.... S....

    Who's still procrastinating in 2020 AD?

  4. Q.... ....

    I wish they made videos for Redefine and New Skin

  5. J.... M....

    👍the best song incubus

  6. B.... J....

    I saw incubus in the 90s open for phunk junkies

  7. a.... ....

    Lots crazy memories listening to this...

  8. J.... M....

    If weed was a song.

  9. D.... D....

    2019! Incubus !!!!

  10. B.... B....

    Merry Christmas AM👁: 🎁🎃🎄🎉 late/early who cares you decide!!!

  11. I.... '....

    the only issue i have, is that the lyrics aged badly... procrastination still occurs 7 years later :P

  12. R.... t....

    Teddy mapes.

  13. B.... S....

    nu-funk-metal era

  14. x.... ....

    10 years and 2 days

  15. A.... ....

    Thumbs down for starting the video with an un-skippable selena Gomez phone ad. Nobody coming to hear Incubus wants to listen to that shit

  16. J.... C....

    I remember the first time I heard/saw THIS, my life changed for fucking EVER. Fact.

  17. M.... d....

    Nu Metal

  18. L.... L....

    Hang-over Reliever Song

  19. M.... ....

    High School days ✌️

  20. s.... b....

    Damn they tried really hard to copy Korn

  21. C.... H....

    MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME. Thank you.

  22. K.... S....

    2019? Like if yes

  23. M.... G....

    best incubus album!!

  24. r.... ....

    S.C.I.E.N.C.E gang where you at

  25. N.... e....

    A certain shade of green
    Tell me, is that what you need?
    All signs around say move ahead
    Could someone please explain to me your ever present
    Lack of speed?
    Are your muscles bound by ropes?
    Or do crutches cloud your day?
    My sources say the road is clear
    And street signs point the way
    Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
    What are you waiting for
    A certain shade of green?
    I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate
    What are you waiting for
    A certain shade of green?
    Would a written invitation
    Signed "choose now or lose it all"
    Sedate your hesitation?
    Or inflame and make you stall?
    You've been raised in limitation
    But that glove never fit quite right
    The time has come for hand-me-downs
    Choose anew, please evolve
    Take flight
    What are you waiting for?
    A written invitation?
    A public declaration?
    A private consolation?

  26. L.... T....

    JUNK DNA tenpin!! Anyone get the reference!??????

  27. M.... ....

    Hiw does this only have 2.3M views?

  28. J.... K....

    Space may be the final frontier but it made in hollywood basement

  29. J.... K....

    Bad ass dang they owned the place late 90s early 2000s for sure

  30. D.... D....

    Time changes, they get older, life changes..Nothing ever stays the same.

  31. R.... B....

    I didn't realize they made music like this - I like it!

    R.... B....

    Listen to their first album. This was before they changed their sound to go mainstream

  32. L.... K....

    I think abut this while driving in St Catharines, where you can take the lyrics literally

  33. l.... ....

    A certain shade of green 
    Tell me, is that what you need? 
    All signs around say move ahead
    Could someone please explain to me your ever present 
    Lack of speed?

    Are your muscles bound by ropes? 
    Or do crutches cloud your day? 
    My sources say the road is clear
    And street signs point the way
    Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?

    What are you waiting for
    A certain shade of green? 
    I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate
    What are you waiting for
    A certain shade of green?

    Would a written invitation 
    Signed "choose now or lose it all" 
    Sedate your hesitation? 
    Or inflame and make you stall? 
    You've been raised in limitation
    But that glove never fit quite right

    The time has come for hand-me-downs
    Choose anew, please evolve
    Take flight 
    What are you waiting for? 
    A written invitation? 
    A public declaration? 
    A private consolation

  34. N.... ....

    This was white kids music, back in the day, now they all listen to rap lol

  35. N.... ....

    Low key had a crush on him

  36. z.... ....

    Christian Costa is my boy, big influence on this album.

  37. K.... ....

    2019 🔥🔥🔥

  38. S.... D....

    Incubus in the late 90s kicked ass, saw them with (Hed) PE open for Korn in '98.

  39. W.... T....

    I remember my cousin gave me this cd when it first came out and I loved it and then like after this album they went soft I mean I still like that stuff but I just don't understand why they did it

  40. j.... a....

    Brandon's dread locks 😊

  41. J.... C....

    Such an underrated song and Album!

  42. K.... g....

    Back when incubus is nu metal

  43. J.... C....

    Incubus at their best

  44. C.... M....

    Tried listening to some of this bands newer music. Came back here to clean my ears

  45. M.... M....

    One of the 3 good nu metal bands, along with Deftones and Nothingface

  46. C.... C....

    When brandon said incubus were never Nu Metal... just listen to this.. it is a denial

  47. F.... I....

    Incubus was unique asf when they were lads.

  48. G.... ....

    damn, incubus was once really fucking amazing, but then they decided to sell out. damn.

  49. S.... 3....

    2019 anyone

  50. B.... G....

    fighter

  51. O.... ....

    The magic medicine worked!

  52. C.... S....

    I had hordes better

    C.... S....

    I love the idea of this song

  53. b.... a....

    22 april 2019

  54. J.... F....

    this makes me wanna get high lol

  55. B.... G....

    LYRICS


    A certain shade of green


    Tell me, is that what do you need?
    All signs around say move ahead
    Could someone please explain to me
    Your ever present lack of speed?


    Are your muscles bound by ropes?
    Or do crutches cloud your day?
    My sources say the road is clear
    The street signs point the way


    You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?
    I think I grew a graywatching you procrastinate
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?


    Would a written invitation
    Signed, choose now or lose it all
    Sedate your hesitation?
    Or inflame and make you stall?


    You've been raised in limitation
    But that glove never fit quite right
    The time has passed for hand-me-downs
    Choose a new, please evolve take flight


    You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?
    I think I grew a graywatching you procrastinate
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?


    Green, what are you waiting for?
    What you waiting for? A written invitation?
    A public declaration? A private consolation?
    Remember when you procrastinate, you choose last


    You gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.?
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?
    I think I grew a graywatching you procrastinate
    What are you waiting for a certain shade of green?

    B.... G....

    Bruno Ganzaroli I needed that ..$-) I was about to search it while I watch this video ! Incubus fans are all my friends ! Thanks ink

  56. B.... B....

    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!!!!

  57. a.... l....

    He looks so smelly with those dreads, lmao.

    a.... l....

    he probably was lol

  58. R.... W....

    I'm turning 34 this May & I already stand around 2012 AD.

  59. D.... T....

    this is real music

  60. J.... P....

    I always imagine the beginning being sung by some angry Chocobos " Wark Wark Wark Wark!!!"

  61. L.... w....

    The magic medicine worked 🖖🖖

  62. L.... w....

    Current favourite tune ^^

  63. t.... ....

    Shout out to KATIE!!!!

  64. J.... F....

    he's definitely mimicking Patton's 89-91 vocal style in this

  65. D.... ....

    SOLID....!!! 🗿

  66. X.... ....

    These dudes did the halo2 track follow

  67. h.... n....

    เพลงนี้โคตรนู

  68. B.... M....

    So... uhh... are those people naked or am I just imagining things?

  69. J.... P....

    man I forgot how awesome the style was back then...

  70. l.... ....

    Drinking a Monster Energy. \m/

  71. R.... S....

    A Crow Left of The Murder is my fave, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is awesome though

  72. W.... C....

    This is my favorite incubus album, I also love New Skin

  73. C.... D....

    What's that on 1:21?

    if you saw so, LOL GOTCHA XD

  74. d.... ....

    Incubus is a great band..I agree science album is the best album n till now I still enjoy this album

  75. C.... C....

    One of the best songs if not second (my favorite is idiot box and will always be)

  76. M.... B....

    One of the greatest rock bands of the 90’s

  77. R.... L....

    Saw Incubus live when they opened for Korn in early 1998. I had no idea who they were before they took stage. They blew my f**king mind with their set! I set out to find their album...I went to EVERY record store in the city, no one even heard of them. THAN, I found it...SCIENCE album hidden in a record store. 30 damn dollars! (unheard of price for a CD) I bought it anyways...and holy shit! I loved every track on this album. It's now 2018, and still one of my all time favorite albums. I 100% agree this is their best album! After Make yourself, things sorta went down hill. I like a couple songs from each album but that's about it. You're just not gonna get music like this anymore sadly. On a side note...check out the fungus amoungus album..funky shit and I think they were like 16 years old? Unreal!

  78. s.... h....

    Cool song

  79. C.... C....

    I feel sad about the fact I didn't like this music back in the 90's. It took some growing up to know what real music was like. Now, I fucking love this song!

  80. L.... ....

    Lol 2018 , waiting for that certain shade of green

  81. J.... B....

    best album mother fuckers!

  82. E.... S....

    Best video!

  83. M.... ....

    This album is almost ruined by the fans that can't get past it.

  84. I.... R....

    His voice

  85. j.... b....

    2018 still!!!!

  86. M.... J....

    Tellement bien fait ce morceau. Une perle musical. Une perle du métal du genre

  87. M.... ....

    Anyone else think this would've made a great song for a hardcore cover?

  88. S.... R....

    Este es el verdadero incubus.....ya perdieron la esencia de lo que lo caracteeizaban.

  89. Q.... Z....

    I prefer make yourself.

  90. g.... ....

    Best album bla bla bla, all the albums are great end of story!

    g.... ....

    but this is the best one! lol It's funny cause it is!

  91. C.... H....

    its past 2012

  92. a.... w....

    I use to listen to this on my sister's Napster account

  93. P.... s....

    I hope to hear this one maybe? In Milwaukee July 13th

    P.... s....

    I was there and they sucked. Only played new songs with the exception of pardon me and priveledge. Played drive too but that song is weak