[Intro] Good evening Please remain seated Your welcome was received And will be interpreted accordingly [Verse 1] Mind the wording when you welcome me A casual come in can acquire remarkable longevity I’ve always considered permission a delicate little instrument Best handled once Then left untouched Coat taken Name announced The house behaving impeccably Such excellent manners Such catastrophic appraisal Offerings with that generous sweep of the hand And courtesy being what it is I would hate to appear ungrateful [Pre-Chorus] Make yourself at home You said it beautifully I took you literally Now the candles have gone short The company has gone quieter And whoever taught you hospitality Omitted the interesting part [Chorus] You invited me Do remember that By invitation only By invitation only Sit pretty It gets ugly Sit pretty It gets ugly You invited me Do remember that Make yourself at home I took you literally Courtesy has consequences And darling Yours just arrived [Post-Chorus] Please remain seated While decorum deteriorates Applause will be collected At the appropriate disaster [Verse 2] Your friends mistook bloodline for granted An understandable error when the stitching is this convincing Good breeding merely taught me when to wait How long to smile And precisely when a silence becomes impolite The family portraits have stopped objecting They learned before the living did One needn’t raise one’s voice When the house already knows who was welcomed in A gracious host replenishes the glass A gracious guest knows when enough has ceased to matter Between those two traditions I found considerable silver lining for portrayal [Pre-Chorus] Such excellent manners Still Such catastrophic appraisal Let me offer another drink As I accept the implication Stay... as long as you like (Careless little sentence) [Chorus] You invited me Do remember that By invitation only By invitation only Sit pretty It gets ugly Sit pretty It gets ugly You invited me Do remember that Make yourself at home I took you literally Courtesy has consequences And darling Yours just arrived [Bridge] Should anyone require an exit The house regrets it cannot oblige Questions concerning motive May be left beside your mask Complaints regarding duration Will receive the customary consideration Meaning none As for the gentleman presently standing Who insists this was never his intention Ma'am Intentions are notoriously informal Invitations Less so [Beat] You said Come in [Chorus] You invited me Do remember that By invitation only By invitation only Sit pretty It gets ugly Sit pretty It gets ugly Please remain seated While decorum deteriorates You invited me Do remember that Such excellent manners Such catastrophic appraisal Make yourself at home I took you literally Courtesy has consequences Courtesy has consequences By invitation only Do remember that [Outro] Applause will be collected At the appropriate disaster Thank you for coming Although precisely I did 🔏 © 2026 Eclectic Whiz
