Sage Francis - Say Uncle lyrics

Eternal flame above my headstone
The set that I claim is null
X made of bones
It's revenge for the decaying skull
A raging bull 'til I'm paid in full
They wanna put my face in a 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 phantom 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
It’s death and taxes
Get a better conversion rate on
Cash because the past is a foreign land with
Futuristic looking doormats
Sitting aside of our present home
Which really isn't all that
So we started taking pictures
With vintage filters
The villagers all starting to
Shop at Urban Outfitters
I couldn't distinguish any
Specific difference
Betwixt small town hicks and
Big city slickers homogenous 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 brains
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

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

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 coops 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're on our own with celestial
Oats to the sow
And extraterrestrial souls to know
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
Then we ask for seconds
It's the heart of the Oliver
Twisted calling all mystics
I don't advocate the Diablo
Pablo runs the repo man resistance
This is a four decade's worth
Of false first impressions, youngin
Death comes in three's
You're soon to see the second coming
My dad told me I was destined for something
Despite the fact that I felt
Like less than nothing
He said "Fuck 'em, gotta make 'em say uncle"

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 shit 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''