Lyric discussion by axa1005 

Cover art for Only 16 lyrics by Sew Intricate

I could be wrong but

"We were only 16 by the American dreams Our 9 to 5 jobs were quite a barren scene"

should be

"We were only 16 we're brought American dreams Our 9 to 5 jobs were quite embarrassing"

annndddd

"But I could never fit in with all the (?) you were sensing"

is

"But I could never fit in with all the problems you were sensing"