Sage Francis - Li(f)e 16 Years

Lyrics

The sun flies through the sky and leaves darkness in its wake.
Now I hear hell hounds barking at the gate.
To be honest, sometimes I don't want you to relate.
This ain't up for discussion. It's not a topic for debate.
Entrepreneurs they want to bottle up the hate.
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 OK if you just try it. Hold it to your face.
See how close you get without touching it.
See how far removed you can get from the public.
Can you keep a secret? if not, can you tie a slip knot?
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? Have you joined the party?
Are you celebrating life just by destroying your body?
That's a part of your psyche that I want to sight see.
I don't need you as a tour guide and I don't want you to like me.
I was voted least likely. That's it. Just "least likely."
So pardon me if I seem feisty.
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 sleep, I moonwalk across the floor
Until I hear the sex kittens 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.

I sell pennies to the well wishers. Fish through the coin slots.
Fall for a girl's bait. Participate in boycotts.
Demonstrate a demon's trait with a face void of thoughts.
If that don't launch a thousand ships then that's the Helen of Troy's loss.
Baby, there's nothing in this horse.
It's hollow. It's empty. Its entry will not be forced.
It's like an eye socket stripped clean of tears,
It's been 13, 14, 15, 16 years.