Akala - Sixteen 16's | Ep.4 lyrics

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness Those words uttered by the owners of flesh Show us philosophy is dead, if it's just an idea Without real-life practical steps Oh is that so? Is the life of the mind no longer valid? If we don't live what we think through daily habits I'm embarra**ed to say, everyday I betray How I think I'd like to live in this world, am I insane? Or the same as the hypocrites that I do disdain What would I do in their shoes? I know what I'd like to claim But there's no way we could say, how we would behave If we had a whole different life up to this day Is it innate? Encoded in our DNA? Or in the spirit that is born in this body that we enslave What is happiness for you might be hell for me Do you still get to pursue it to the fullest degree? We'll see