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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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NF – Time (Edit)
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“Time (Edit)” is the fourth and final single off of NF’s 2019 album, The Search.
NF uses the song to depict a relationship reaching a breaking point. Despite the fights and
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NF – RUNNING
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[Verse 1] / I'm tired / Of holding on to you, it's time to let / My pride / Go and learn to love myself again, yeah / I don't wanna wait another / Day, I've waited long enough, I'm
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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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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 – MISTAKE
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[Chorus] / I feel like I'm at a standstill / Waitin' for you to tell me I'm okay / If time heals, tell me, why do I kill / Myself tryna show you I'm not a mistake? / I've got
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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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Trauma
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“Trauma” is a ballad that NF uses to show a different side to his artistry, contrasting greatly against the dark, powerful hip-hop tracks in his discography.
The track itself
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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 – 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 (Ft. Marty) – Grindin'
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“Grindin'” is about the hard work NF puts into his music. Nate is constantly grinding and working on what he’s passionate about. He spends countless hours perfecting his music and
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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 – STORY
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“STORY” follows a different approach than NF’s usual songs, on this track we hear Nate narrating a story about a woman named Erin. In the video and song, Erin stops at a gas
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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 – 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 – All I Have
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On “All I Have,” NF expresses that he gives “all he has” when he creates his music. He expresses his emotions and raps about his faith in God and the work he put in to become a
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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 – 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 – 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 – Real
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“Real” is written in response to the haters. It’s about NF’s passion for the music he writes, and how he feels that he shouldn’t be overlooked. NF is also taking an intensely
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NF – TURN MY BACK
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[Intro] / Ayy / Yeah / [Verse 1] / On even on my off days / Right even when I'm off-base / Life, live it like tomorrow ain't / Promised to me, gotta get it today / Why wait? Too
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Genius Traductions françaises – NF - Time (Traduction Française)
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Voici une traduction fait par mes soins de la chanson “Time” du rappeur NF. Un morceau qui rend hommage à sa femme avec laquelle il vient de se marier. Il raconte à travers lui que
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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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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 – 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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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 & Cordae – CAREFUL
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[Chorus: NF & Cordae] / Stuntin' on me, you get exposed (Woo) / I don't wanna pick, then I buy both (Buy both) / Doesn't go plat', it'll go gold (Go gold) / Keep it upfront, I don'
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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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NF – Motivated
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“Motivated” is the seventh track from Mansion and is an upbeat, fiery song in which NF demonstrates the motivation he has for making music using clever wordplay and a fast flow.
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NF & Sasha Alex Sloan – Only
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“Only” is a personal ballad describing the want to have someone there in difficult times. The track features the sole-feature of the The Search, Sasha Sloan, who is a Los Angeles
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NF – SUFFICE
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[Part I] / [Chorus] / Yeah, if I did it, then I did it right (Yes), yeah / This ain't happen for me overnight (No), yeah / Bet against me, you gon' pay the price (Woo), yeah / Down
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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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