Artist: NF
Track: How Could You Leave Us
Lyrics
How could you leave us so unexpected?
We were waiting, we were waiting
For you but you just left us
We needed you, I needed you
Yo, I don't know what it's like to be addicted to pills
But I do know what it's like to be a witness it kills
Mama told me she love me, I'm thinking this isn't real
I think of you when I get a whiff of that cigarette smell, yeah
Welcome to the bottom of hell
They say pain is a prison, let me out of my cell
You say you proud of me, but you don't know me that well
Sit in my room, tears running down my face and I yell
Into my pillowcases, you say you coming to get us
Then call 'em a minute later just to tell us you not, I'm humiliated
I'm in a room with a parent that I don't barely know
Some lady in the corner watching us, while she taking notes
I don't get it mom, don't you want to watch your babies grow?
I guess that pills are more important, all you have to say is no
But you won't do it will you? You gon' keep popping 'til those pills kill you
I know you gone but I can still feel you
Why would you leave us? Why would you leave us here?
How could you leave us here?
How would you leave us? Why would you leave us?
Oh, Hey
I got this picture in my room and it kills me
But I don't need a picture of my mom, I need the real thing
Now a relationship is something we won't ever have
Why do I feel like I lost something that I never had?
You shoulda been there when I graduated
Told me you love me and congratulations
Instead you left us at the window waiting
Where you at mom? We're too young to understand where you at huh?
Yeah, I know those drugs got you held captive
I can see it in your eyes, they got your mind captured
Some say it's fun to get the high but I am not laughing
What you don't realise and what you not grasping
That I was nothing but a kid who couldn't understand
I ain't gon' say that I forgive you cause it hasn't happened
I thought that maybe I feel better as time passes
If you really cared for me, then where you at then?
Why would you leave us? Why would you leave us?
How could you leave us here?
How would you leave us? Why would you leave us?
Hey
Our last conversation, you and I sat in the living room
Talking 'bout my music and I brought you something to listen to
You started crying, telling me this isn't you
Couple weeks later, guess you were singing a different tune
You took them pills for the last time, didn't you?
They took you from us once, guess they came back to finish you
Crying my eyes out in the studio is difficult
Music is the only place that I can go to speak to you
It took everything inside of me to not scream at your funeral
Sitting in my chair, that person talking was pitiful
I wish you were here mama but every time I picture you
All I feel is pain, I hate the way I remember you
They found you on the floor, I could tell that you felt hollow
Gave everything you had plus your life to them pill bottles
You gave everything you had plus your life to them pill bottles
Don't know if you hear me or not, but if you still watching why
Why would you leave us? Why would you leave us?
How could you leave us here?
How would you leave us? Why would you leave us?
Hey
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
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NF – How Could You Leave Us
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On “How Could You Leave Us,” NF questions his mother’s sudden departure in death, uncovering the heartbreaking moments he was able to share with her. Unfortunately, his mother’s
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Piano Dreamers – How Could You Leave Us (Instrumental)
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NF – Outro
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On “Outro,” NF writes about the story of his journey to the top of the rap game, his motivation for making music, and also the emotions he has experienced from pain in his life.
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NF – Breathe
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“Breathe,” following an emotional track, “How Could You Leave Us,” highlights the importance of taking a breath. NF also talks about his past in Gladwin, Michigan, a broken
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NF – MAMA
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“MAMA” is the second song in which NF addresses his late mother directly. However, unlike the angry and hurt tone of his April 2016 song “How Could You Leave Us”, “MAMA” is hopeful
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NF – Breathe Samples
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See all of “Breathe” by NF’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / Early mornin' there's a message on my phone / It's my mother saying "Darlin', please come home" / I fear the worst, but how could you leave us all behind? / There's so
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Throughout NF's childhood, his mom was addicted to pills. On “How Could You Leave Us”, one of NF's most popular tracks, he poured out his struggles to ...
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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NF's personal struggles are core to his music—like on his 2016 song “How Could You Leave Us," where he rapped about losing his mom to a drug overdose. On ...
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TheRubin – Rubin's Happy Place
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On “Rubin’s Happy Place”, Rubin describes his true happy place and what he does to keep himself happy.
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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“Breathe,” following an emotional track, “How Could You Leave Us,” highlights the importance of taking a breath. NF also talks about his past in Gladwin, ...
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Michigan Rapper NF Recounts His Path To Success On New Single “Outro”
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He drops a reference to Eminem’s “Rap God.”
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NF – I Miss the Days
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On “I Miss The Days,” NF reminisces his childhood and exposes many parts of himself that he has never talked about in his music. He talks about the days where he was truly happy
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Genius Farsi Translations (ترجمهی فارسی) – NF-Outro (ترجمه فارسی)
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[ترجمه ی فارسی متن آهنگ “پایانی “از ان اف] / [قسمت] / I'm dedicated, the definition of dedication / من متعهدم ، تعریفی از فداکاری / Wrote this whole record while I was levitating
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Jessie Murph – How Could You
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[Verse 1] / You said you were sober / So I let you come over / Your words pulled me closer / But your words fuck me over / I kept on denyin' / So you kept on tryin' / You went too
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NF – Miss You
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[Intro] / Oh, I miss you / Whoa, I miss you / Now you're gone, yeah / Now you're gone / Oh, I miss you, yeah / Oh, I miss you / Oh, now you're gone, yeah, yeah / Now you're gone
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AZ Lyrics
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NF - How Could You Leave Us Lyrics
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Why would you leave us? ... You won't be there, you know? You won't be there for any of that. I'll never get to see you again. Sometimes I wish I would have just ...
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NF - Outro Lyrics
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NF "Outro": I'm dedicated, the definition of dedication Wrote this whole ... How Could You Leave Us" through the speakers on my iPhone. Trying to figure ...
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Regine Velasquez - How Could You Leave Lyrics
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Na na na na na na. All day I settle on just thinking about your smile. I see you in my dreams. How you complete me. Flowers you left me here
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Genius Q&A
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Q:When did NF release “How Could You Leave Us”?
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NF released “How Could You Leave Us” on April 22, 2016.
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Q:What is the most popular song on Therapy Session by NF?
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The most popular song on Therapy Session by NF is “How Could You Leave Us” with a total of 546K page views.
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Genius Albums
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Therapy Session by NF
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Therapy Session is the sequel to the debut album Mansion by Michigan-born rapper, NF. In this album, NF continues to express his feelings and personal points in his life, stating
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Piano Dreamers Perform NF (Instrumental) by Piano Dreamers
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Get all the lyrics to songs on Piano Dreamers Perform NF (Instrumental) and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
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Genius Artists
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Capitol CMG
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Capitol Christian Music Group is a division of Capitol Music Group, and includes Capitol CMG Label Group (Sparrow Records, ForeFront Records, sixstepsrecords, Hillsong and
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NF Songs
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NF has 194 songs with the most popular being Let You Down, The Search and When I Grow Up.
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