Nate

[00:25.19] Yeah, sometimes I wanna disappear like I just don't exist

[00:28.69] I'll find a time machine and take me back when I was six

[00:31.65] Maybe younger, either way, I guess the point of it

[00:34.19] Would be to tell that little kid that he's gon' take a lot of hits

[00:37.15] Yeah, I'd probably grab your hand and tell you life is hard

[00:40.16] If you got questions or you need advice, then talk to God

[00:42.91] 'Cause He's the only one that listens even when you think He isn't

[00:45.40] Even good people are great at making bad decisions (yeah)

[00:48.90] They ain't gon' take it serious

[00:50.39] You find out pretty quick that life is more than just appearances

[00:53.15] I know some things we could avoid to save embarrassment

[00:55.91] But everything that breaks you down can also build your character

[00:58.90] 'Cause people love to see you fail, just be aware of it

[01:01.40] Don't let nobody tell you who to be or write your narrative

[01:04.65] Look, we're all products of the things that we experience

[01:07.20] But there's a big difference between confidence and arrogance

[01:10.15] You hearin' this?

[01:11.15] I know that you won't get it now, but you gon' get it later

[01:13.67] I know that you feel alone and no one loves you maybe

[01:16.89] And you gon' cover insecurities with lots of anger

[01:19.63] The weird thing is someday all of this will make you famous

[01:22.39] You start to write about your life and while they're all relatin'

[01:24.88] You'll make up a slogan, call it "Real, " but feel like you're the fakest

[01:28.19] Wish I could tell you that you're future's nothing but amazin'

[01:30.65] That's just not the case, and I guess I just don't know how to say this

[01:33.91] I don't know if you can hear me or not

[01:35.92] But if you can, I just want you to know

[01:38.43] You gon' make a lot of mistakes

[01:39.89] And they gon' laugh in our face

[01:41.64] That's part of life, that's just the way that it goes

[01:43.94] (That's just the way that it goes)

[01:45.15] And I don't know if you can hear me or not

[01:47.17] But if you can, I just need you to get it

[01:49.41] I know you been questionin' life

[01:51.40] Trust me, I know what it's like

[01:52.89] I'm here for you if you need someone to listen

[01:55.17] Do you need someone to listen?

[01:56.64] See, mom and dad are not together, they took different routes

[01:59.13] But you probably already knew, you gettin' older now

[02:01.89] Remember back when mom picked us up from grandma's house?

[02:04.62] And she hid her boyfriend in the trunk and drove a couple miles

[02:07.64] Down the street and she pulled over to let him out

[02:10.15] 'Cause she didn't want dad to know she had these type of dudes around

[02:13.15] 'Cause last time he found out, he had to take us from her

[02:15.89] You look uncomfortable, I'm sorry, let me change the subject

[02:18.89] You know how we've always struggled with abandonment? (Yeah)

[02:21.92] And when we feel like someone's leaving, we start panickin'? (Yeah)

[02:24.88] And yo, I wish I could say I've learned to manage it

[02:26.88] You think it's bad now, but you don't know the half of it

[02:29.92] Passionate, something we have never lacked

[02:32.17] We see it the most when we're writing raps

[02:34.39] They think it's funny now, let 'em laugh

[02:36.63] I know you think it's just an outlet when you're really mad

[02:38.87] But you don't know the platform you're about to have

[02:41.63] I know some things about the future you ain't ready for

[02:44.40] I know some things that you gon' cover up, but can't ignore

[02:47.14] And what hurts is they gon' surface at the worst moments

[02:49.94] And we gon' act like it don't hurt us, but it hurts, don't it?

[02:52.88] We walk around with the Devil talkin' on both shoulders

[02:55.41] Wish I could tell you that he disappears when we get older

[02:58.38] But that's just not the case, and I know you feel out of place

[03:01.13] And everything is not okay, and life can be a lot to take, but

[03:04.38] I don't know if you can hear me or not

[03:05.88] But if you can, I just want you to know

[03:08.64] You gon' make a lot of mistakes

[03:10.44] And they gon' laugh in our face

[03:12.13] That's part of life, that's just the way that it goes

[03:14.38] (That's just the way that it goes)

[03:15.65] And I don't know if you can hear me or not

[03:17.62] But if you can, I just need you to get it

[03:19.88] I know you been questionin' life

[03:22.13] Trust me, I know what it's like

[03:23.12] I'm here for you if you need someone to listen

[03:25.16] Do you need someone to listen?

[03:26.61] You know how intoxicated people make us nervous?

[03:29.38] To the point sometimes we shake and it feels so disturbin'

[03:32.37] Don't be scared, that's just trauma tryna reach the surface

[03:35.13] And tell us everyone we love is gonna try to hurt us

[03:37.89] Which isn't true, but it's a lie that both of us believe in

[03:40.63] Yeah, you might get a glimpse of happiness from your achievements

[03:43.63] But what you'll learn as you get older, every time you reach one

[03:46.62] Is you'll just make another goal that doesn't lead to freedom

[03:49.37] See, some things about to happen that you can't imagine

[03:52.11] At twenty-four, you'll drop an album, and you'll call it Mansion

[03:54.89] At twenty-five, you'll put out Therapy and gain some traction

[03:57.94] Skip to track number four, now that's a really sad one

[04:00.63] Yeah, Perception's coming next, we 'bout to reach the masses

[04:03.37] It sounds awesome, at the same time, it doesn't matter

[04:06.36] At twenty-seven, we'll make millions, but it's really sad 'cause

[04:09.13] You'll learn to realize that none of this will make you happy

[04:12.14] I wish that I could look at you with empathy

[04:14.87] Sometimes I feel like I've become what you were scared to be

[04:17.63] Which makes it really hard to look at you with sympathy

[04:20.11] 'Cause if I'm feeling bad for you, then I have to feel bad for me

[04:23.36] And that's just something I feel like we don't deserve

[04:26.11] That's why I'm always looking down on you, I know it hurts

[04:28.67] I'm sure you have a lot of questions

[04:31.15] I've been tryna search to find us both some answers

[04:32.12] I'll be here for you if things get worse