When It Comes
Incubus · Make Yourself [1999]
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again
When it comes, it comes abrupt and it feel
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, oh, no
At a steal
Just when you thought it was safe to think, in comes mental piracy
What I'm looking for (for)
cannot be sold to me... (me)
I wish they all would stop trying...
'Cause' what I want ('cause what I want)
and what I need (and what I need)
is and will always be free
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again
When it comes, it comes unannounced
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 no more...
'cause now I'm full
Just when you thought it was safe to think, in comes mental piracy
What I'm looking for
cannot be sold to me...
I wish they all would stop trying...
'Cause' what I want (what I want)
and what I need (what I need)
is and will always be free
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again...
They're letting it out again, again!!
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again
When it comes, it comes abrupt and it feel
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, oh, no
At a steal
Just when you thought it was safe to think, in comes mental piracy
What I'm looking for (for)
cannot be sold to me... (me)
I wish they all would stop trying...
'Cause' what I want ('cause what I want)
and what I need (and what I need)
is and will always be free
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again
When it comes, it comes unannounced
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 no more...
'cause now I'm full
Just when you thought it was safe to think, in comes mental piracy
What I'm looking for
cannot be sold to me...
I wish they all would stop trying...
'Cause' what I want (what I want)
and what I need (what I need)
is and will always be free
It's comin' around again
they're letting it out again, again...
They're letting it out again, again!!
When It Comes
Released on Incubus's 1999 album Make Yourself, "When It Comes" stands as a defining track of the band's alternative metal era. Featuring the group's signature blend of heavy riffs and melodic hooks, the song exemplifies the aggressive yet melodic style that characterized their breakthrough period. The track showcases vocalist Brandon Boyd's distinctive vocal delivery, layered over a driving rhythm section that became a staple of the genre during the late 1990s. As a key component of the Make Yourself catalogue, it reflects the band's ability to merge punk energy with progressive rock structures, cementing their status as a major force in the alternative metal scene of that decade.