Sixteen, Ten Years Later

I have no war to fight
No enemies in sight
I wave my flag with frightening feeling
Of no reasons at all

My mind has not been raped
My thoughts have not been shaped
I’m waiting at the gate
But there’s no army coming

Nobody kept me powerless
While making any mess
I guess I am so stressed because
My country’s pretty fine

You all forgot about the past
They say, identity has dried up fast
And from the first thing to the last
I just don’t give a fuck

Nobody’s ever put me in my place
Nobody’s ever put me in their shoes
Nobody’s ever been unkind to me
I’m born to do whatever I please

And if that’s what you mean by freedom
Then that’s my tragedy

I have no war to fight
No enemies in sight
I just want to be found
That’s why I’m making so much noise

I can’t even pretend
I know why I’m so bent
And yet there once again
I’m getting too self-conscious

Nobody’s ever put me in my place
Nobody’s ever put me in their shoes
Nobody’s ever been unkind to me
I’m born to do whatever I please

And if that’s what you mean by freedom
Then that’s my tragedy

I have no war to fight
No enemies in sight
No-one’s philosophy
Is ever bigger than my own

But life seems like a test
I’m under lots of stress
So like they say, I guess
I should shut up