Sage Francis - Say Uncle lyrics

[Verse 1:] Eternal flame above my headstones The set that I claim is null X made of bones as revenge for the decaying skull A raging bull 'til I'm paid in full They wanna put my face in her penny then discontinue me, I'm still grateful If we're not allowed to age gracefully I'm putting it all out on the table, exactly what will you take from me? Choose carefully cause a magical head Has no phanton power source and the battery's are dead Supposed to keep my head up, at the same time drop my shoulder To plow through the nonsense, since I've gotten older I've replaced too many parts in this motor Mama said "knock down the house - start over" Sometimes it feels like life is too long, but not forever enough One day you can't give it away, the next you basically beg for the stuff Medical breakthrough, buy your time, sell it to us For heaven is an electrical pulse, an adrenaline rush The metal will rust, rust never sleeps if it’s d**h and taxes Get a better conversion rate on cash because the past is a foreign land But futuristic looking doormats Sitting aside of our present home which really isn't all that So we started taking pictures with vintage filters The village is all starting to shop at Urban Outfits I couldn't distinguish any specific difference Betwixt small town hicks and big city slickers h*mogenous time zone from Westcoast to Eastcoast Now I’m so post-post that I’m pre-post Beat most at their own game I try to eat toast that's wholegrain And I don't need to bo-bo-bo-bo-bo to blow brain Make 'em say uncle I don't give up, I don't give in What's with this polluted gene pool that we all swim in? This is 5 foot 10 inches of wishful thinking I never signed a social contract so in fact there's no rescinding You can kindly cross my name off I've been living a double life to work a double shift that never paid off This is the second sunset I've seen since take-off If life is a cakewalk I'll serve you in the bake off [Hook:] Make 'em say uncle, make 'em say uncle Who? Make 'em say uncle - huh Make 'em say uncle - who? Make 'em say uncle, uncle You know what I am Say what, say what? I'm a bad, bad man Make 'em Make 'em say uncle, make 'em say uncle Who? Make 'em say uncle - huh Make 'em say uncle - who? Make 'em say uncle, uncle Drowned by the bloods that's on their hands Say what, say what? Got damn [Verse 2:] The gravedigger creeps into the crypt then strips the bed To find agendas that are hidden like pigeon eggs Instead he finds nothing, only ink dipped feathers And a sense perhaps the homie's homing instincts been severed The coupes been fled to recoup on these boots of lead Can't hear the primal screams or see through the red I represent the late bloomers with great rumors to spread Our brain is like an inflated tumor in the head Now build a mountain of bills and debt climb it with a velvet rope The creditors can't find you with a telescope, run tell your folks You love them dearly, but it's time for the birdie to fly Pack some self-addressed envelopes and kiss the world goodbye You on our own with celestial oats to the sow Extraterrestrial souls in 'em, you're a homegrown information capsule With increased value the more you travel Don't let them plant you in the gravel Even shackles have shackles, that's a shadow reference We like to break the chains of darkness and we ask for seconds It's the heart of the Oliver Twisted calling on all mystics I don't advocate the Diablo, Pablo runs the repo men resistance It's a four decade's worth of first impressions, youngin d**h comes in three's, you're soon to see the second coming But dad told me I was destined for something Despite the fact that I felt like less than nothing He said "f** 'em, gotta make 'em say uncle" [Hook] [Outro:] I'm not just an uncle, I'm somewhat poet I'm a dead milk mental An obscure top ten list essential Welcome to the incredible shrinking Indian giving tree Time to return the sap, that sh** isn't free Need to keep my head up, at the same time drop my shoulder To plow through the nonsense, since I've gotten older I've replaced too many parts in this motor Mama said "knock down the house - start over"