Sixteen

TRACK 1 — “Sixteen”

Boom‑bap. Cold. Focused. Confessional. Talking to yourself.

HOOK (Aggressive, controlled)

I failed him — that’s the echo that stayed in my chest,

But God forgave me — that’s the part I keep fighting to accept.

Sixteen — and the weight hit harder than death,

I’m still learning how to breathe with the truth I got left.

VERSE 1 (Long, dense, controlled intensity — talking to yourself)

I was sixteen, thinking life was something I could outrun,

Didn’t know the choices I made would follow me like a shadow in the sun.

Didn’t know the silence of a moment could turn into a lifetime of noise,

Didn’t know a single “nah, I’m good” could break a grown man’s voice.

I remember waking up that morning like it was nothing special,

Just another day, another breath, another step on a path I didn’t question.

Didn’t know that saying no would carve a scar I’d carry for years,

Didn’t know that memory would replay every time I closed my eyes through tears.

I blamed myself for things I couldn’t control,

But when you’re sixteen, you don’t know how to separate guilt from your soul.

You just feel it — raw, heavy, unfiltered,

Like the world handed you a weight meant for someone older, someone built different.

I kept it quiet — didn’t know how to speak on the pain,

Didn’t know how to tell anyone that I felt responsible for the rain.

Didn’t know how to pray without feeling like I was lying,

Didn’t know how to breathe without feeling like part of me was dying.

But I kept moving — even when the guilt tried to drag me under,

Even when the memory hit like a crack of thunder.

I didn’t know God was listening when I whispered in the dark,

Didn’t know forgiveness was waiting before I even knew how to ask.

HOOK (Aggressive, controlled)

I failed him — that’s the echo that stayed in my chest,

But God forgave me — that’s the part I keep fighting to accept.

Sixteen — and the weight hit harder than death,

I’m still learning how to breathe with the truth I got left.

VERSE 2 (Long, dense