Genius Meanings
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NF – Lie
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On “Lie,” NF implicates over a failed relationship with his lover. He frequently declares her as being a liar by her late night phone calls and false accusations upon his
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NF – Change
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“Change” is a track where NF fights with his inner-self about needing change in his life, but is afraid to venture out and try new things. These feelings are reflected in the beat
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NF (Ft. Fleurie) – Mansion
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NF explains in his album promo video that his mind is a mansion. Every song on the album is a different emotion – a different story. NF reminisces on his past mistakes and memories
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NF – JUST LIKE YOU
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On the introspective “JUST LIKE YOU”, NF prepares himself for the worst and seizes the opportunity to give comforting advice. Atop a pop instrumental lead by soft piano chords and
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NF – WHY
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On “WHY,” NF talks about the recent success on his hit single “Let You Down,” being an outcast, his aggression and wrestles with inner conflict. Following “NO NAME,” this is the
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NF – Nate
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“Nate” is an introspective track where NF talks to his younger self and gives advice based on what he has experienced since growing up as a person and an artist.
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NF – I Just Wanna Know
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On “I Just Wanna Know,” NF details many rough relationships he has experienced in his life. He explains that he “just wants to know” what caused him and his friend to part ways
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NF – Like This
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On “Like This,” NF reflects on life and its recent changes, comparing himself to his old self in both verses. With a common theme of feeling lost, NF raps about relationships with
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NF – Let You Down
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On “Let You Down,” NF laments the struggles he had earlier in his life, and looking back at himself he felt like he “let himself down.” This track is similar to his songs “Got You
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NF – DRIFTING
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On “DRIFTING”, NF raps about insecurities and lack of self-love. He expresses feeling lost and helpless with no purpose, expanding on the song “Hate Myself” from his 2019 album The
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NF – When I Grow Up
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“When I Grow Up” is the third single off of NF’s 2019 album The Search. On the track, NF shares when growing up, he aspired to be a rapper, rather than go to college or work a nine
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NF – Let Me Go
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On “Let Me Go,” NF raps about his “dark side” and expresses his feelings towards freedom. While he doesn’t identify who he is communicating with throughout the song, the anonymous
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NF (Ft. Andreas Moss) – Lost in the Moment
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This is the concluding track to Therapy Session featuring Jonathan Thulin, now known as Andreas Moss.
Throughout the song, Nate refers to himself in the second person as “you” and
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NF – Intro III
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On “Intro III,” NF talks about his old fears and describes the changes he has made to conquer them. At the end of the track, NF realizes that he can’t fully destroy his fear
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NF – Hate Myself
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On “Hate Myself,” NF lets out some of his deepest thoughts which resonate as he ends the chorus with:
And I wish I could help
But it’s hard when I hate myself
His fans simply
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NF – The Search
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“The Search” is the second single and title track for NF’s fourth album and marks his first release of 2019.
On the track, NF opens up about the struggles inside his head and
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Freshy Kanal (Ft. GarbageGothic & J Morris the Review Guy) – NF vs. Billie Eilish
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[Intro: Announcer] / Bonus battle! / NF! / Vs / Billie Eilish! / Begin! / [Verse 1: NF] / I'm bringing the clown out / I'm making the crowd shout / I started from writing 'bout
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Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – NF - Lie (Deutsche Übersetzung)
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[Hook] / Ich hab' gehört, du hast deinen Freunden erzählt, dass ich einfach nicht dein Typ sei / Wenn du wirklich so empfindest, warum hast du dann letzte Nacht angerufen? / Du
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NF – Got You On My Mind
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On “Got You On My Mind,” NF raps about the ups and downs of his relationship with Bridgette Doremus. Since the song’s release, NF proposed to Bridgette and the two will be married
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – NF - Lie (Русский перевод)
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[Перевод песни NF — «Lie»] / [Припев] / Я слышал, что ты сказала друзьям, что я просто не твой тип / Если это правда так, – почему звонила прошлой ночью? / Ты говоришь, что всё
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NF – Returns
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On “Returns,” NF pairs a refreshing, new flow with lyrical bars to announce the return of his misfit self. The last line specifically references his 2017 track “Outcast,” which was
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NF – Reality
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[Intro] / Hey, welcome to reality / Yeah / Sometimes, we all get away from that real life / You know sit back and think about, "What if my life was like this?" / It's crazy / And
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NF – 3 A.M.
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On “3 A.M.,” NF talks about a relationship that took a turn for the worse. Someone who once had a big part in his life hurt him, and now he is wary of and doesn’t have any good
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NF – HOPE
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“HOPE” is NF’s first release of 2023 and his first release since his March 2021 mixtape, CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE), it serves as the lead single, intro and title track of his fifth
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NF – If You Want Love
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On “If You Want Love,” NF talks about the essentials of love, and how it takes going through the struggles and hardships in life and willingness to learn change to gain a sense of
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NF – Leave Me Alone
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“Leave Me Alone” is a track where NF responds to fame, which is personified and originally referenced in the 2018 singles “NO NAME” and “WHY.” He wants his fame to “leave him alone
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NF (Ft. Ruelle) – 10 Feet Down
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On “10 Feet Down,” NF talks about his life after gaining popularity, and how people often want to get to the top so bad that they forget why they even did it in the first place.
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NF – You're Special
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On “You’re Special,” NF raps about his now-wife, Bridgette Doremus, who is very special to him. In a Youtube Q&A, Bridgette described how the relationship started between the two.
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NF – Paralyzed
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In this song, NF talks about how he is stuck, or “Paralyzed” because as Christians we can let the world stop or paralyze us from doing what God has called us to do. We can fall
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NF – Falling Apart
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[Verse 1] / You say that you love me / Let's talk about it / And you swear that you'll always be there / I doubt it / When I look in those eyes / I can tell you're lying / All
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blackbear – idfc
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On the standout and lead single off of his album deadroses, “idfc“ details blackbear’s complex feelings for a girl. Even though he has feelings for her, he acts like he doesn’t
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NF – Time
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[Chorus] / Even if we both break down tonight / And you say you hate me, and we go to bed angry / I know everything will be alright / I'll be here waiting, I promise I'm changing
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Machine Gun Kelly (Ft. Naomi Wild) – Glass House
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“Glass House” is a collaboration between Machine Gun Kelly and Naomi Wild, mourning various dead artists and detailing problems with drug addiction and mental health.
The song
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NF – The One
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“The One” was an unreleased track post-“Perception” with snippets surfacing on the internet in July, 2018.
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NF – PANDEMONIUM
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[Verse 1] / Somethin' special 'bout me, you can already tell the energy is different / Confidence is at the highest level, I don't ever see it dippin' (Yeah) / Try me if you wanna
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NF – My Life
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On “My Life,” NF speaks to his sister about change. While not much is known about NF’s family other than his mother’s overdose, what we are told here is that—in the first verse—
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Dance Gavin Dance – Lyrics Lie
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“Lyrics Lie” is the third single released from Dance Gavin Dance’s ninth album Afterburner. The song was released with an accompanying music video consisting of a timelapse of the
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Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
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This slow-building ballad is Snow Patrol’s biggest-selling single. A main driving force behind the song’s success was its inclusion at the end of the Grey’s Anatomy Season 2 finale
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NF – Only One
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This is one of the many songs NF has made concerning his relationships. The others include: “Wait” from his debut album Mansion, along with “Got You On My Mind,” “Wish You Wouldn’
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Futuristic (Ft. NF) – Epiphany
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On March 2, 2017, Futuristic hit NF up on his Twitter wanting to do a song together. Later on March 16, 2017, Futuristic posted a teaser photo on his Twitter page for this new
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NF – My Stress
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On “My Stress,” NF combines his singing and rapping to vent out feelings of discomfort due to his stressful life. The song begins and ends with the imagery of NF going through
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NF – PAID MY DUES
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“Paid My Dues” is a surprise single, following NF’s July 2019 album The Search.
On the track, NF talks about the critics bashing his album The Search, his burdens, and internal
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NF – BULLET
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[Verse 1] / Look, I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it / You ever need me for any reason, let me know / I got your back, I would die and kill for you / Don't question that, you
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Tad-X – WHY (Eminem & NF Mashup)
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[Hook: NF] / Too many faces, too many faces, too many faces / [Verse 1: NF] / I know I like to preach to always be yourself / But my emotions make me feel like I am someone else
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