16 Years Lyrics - Li(f)e - Sage Francis

The sun flies through the sky, leaves darkness in its wake 

And now I hear the hellhounds barking at the gate 

To be honest, sometimes I want you to relate 

This ain't up for discussion, it's not a topic for debate 

Entrepreneurs that want to bottle up the hate 

And slap a label on the glass so hard that it'll break 

If you break it you buy it, and we sold it by the case 

It's okay if you just try it, you can hold it to your face 

How close can you get without touching it? 

How far removed can you get from the public? 

Can you keep a secret? 

If not, can you tie a slipknot? 

Can you stand high up on this brick block? 

Listen to the clock tick-tock and switch gears 

It's been 1 2 3 4 5 6 years 

Are they all dancing now? Are you joining the party? 

Are you celebrating your life just by destroying your body? 

It's a part of your psyche that I want to sightsee 

I don't need you as a tour guide, and I dont want you to like me 

I was voted least likely 

That's it just least likely 

So pardon me if I seem fiesty 

Bite my tongue like a bullet, take a pull from the peace pipe 

Push past the low expectations of me each night 

I leave light in my wake and I moonwalk across the floor 

Until I hear the sex kittens all purring at the door 

There's something outside that we all want 

But inside there's an ex who marks a soft spot 

'Til it rots and decays and then no one else cares 

It's been 7 8 9 10 11 12 years