Twenty five

Twenty-five candles they flicker and sway

Thought I'd be shining by now

No delay

Dreams in my pocket but they're weighing me down

Chasing the skyline

Still stuck in this town

Every neon sign

It whispers my name

Every heartbeat says I'm losing the game

Twenty five years dreams

Twenty five years schemes

I was building castles

Now they're cracking at the seams

Twenty five years dreams

Fading like steam

But the fire's still burning

Won't give up the theme

Got a watch on my wrist but it's counting my fears

Every tick-tock reminds me of wasted years

The mirror shows someone I don't recognize

But deep in my chest

Hope refuses to die

Every city light

It calls out my soul

Every shadow mocks the things I can't control

Twenty five years dreams

Twenty five years screams

I was chasing sunsets but they're slipping from the beams

Twenty five years

Drowning in streams

But the fire's still burning

I'm not losing the gleam

Ndaiti ndikasvika 25

Apama on the beat