NF - HOPE (Lyrics)

🎶 NF - HOPE (Lyrics)
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Lyrics for "HOPE" by NF:

[Part I]

[Intro]
Hope
Yeah, I'm on my way, I'm comin'
Don't
Don't lose faith in me
I know you've been waiting
I know you've been prayin' for my soul
Hope
Hope
Thirty years you been draggin' your feet, tellin' me I'm the reason we're stagnant
Thirty years you've been claiming you're honest and promising progress, well, where's it at?
I don't want you to feel like a failure
I know this hurts
But I gave you your chance to deliver
Now it's my turn
Don't get me wrong
Nate, you've had a great run
But it's time to
Give the people somethin' different
So without furthеr ado, I'd
Like to introduce my
My album
My album, my album
My album), my album, my album
My album—
HOPE

[Verse 1]
What's my definition of succеss?
Listening to what your heart says
Standing up for what you know is
Right, while everybody else is
Tucking their tail between their legs
What's my definition of success?
Creating something no one else can
Being brave enough to dream big
Grinding when you're told to just quit
Giving more when you got nothing left
It's a person that'll take a chance on
Something they were told could never happen
It's a person that can see the bright side
Through the dark times when there ain't one
It's when someone who ain't never had nothin'
Ain't afraid to walk away from
More profit 'cause they'd rather do somethin'
That they really love and take the pay cut
It's a person that would never waver
Or change who they are
Just to try to and gain some credibility
So they could feel accepted by a stranger
It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation
It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazin'
What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you
Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to?
I done did things that I regret, I done said things I can't take back
Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope, but I changed that
I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred
Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from
Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation
Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in—
They get it

[Verse 2]
Growing pain's a necessary evil
Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial
Some would say having a mental breakdown is a negative thing
Which on one hand, I agree with
On the other hand, it was the push I needed
To get help and start the healing process, see
If I'd have never hit rock bottom
Would I be the person that I am today?
I don't believe so
I'm a prime example of what happens when you choose to not accept defeat and face your demons
Took me thirty years to realize that if you wanna get that opportunity
To be the greatest version of yourself, sometimes you got to be someone you're not
To hear the voice of reason
Having kids will make you really take a step back and look in the mirror
At least for me, that's what it did, I

[Part II]

[Outro]
Wake up every day and pick my son up
Hold him in my arms and let him know he's loved
Standing by the window, questioning if dad is ever going to show up
Isn't something he's goin' to have to worry 'bout
Don't get it twisted, that wasn't a shot
Mama, I forgive you
I just don't want him to grow up thinkin' that he'll never be enough
Thirty years of running, thirty years of searchin'
Thirty years of hurting, thirty years of pain
Thirty years of fearful, thirty years of anger
Thirty years of empty, thirty years of shame
Thirty years of broken, thirty years of anguish
Thirty years of hopeless, thirty years of Hey
Thirty years of never, thirty years of maybe
Thirty years of later, thirty years of fake
Thirty years of hollow, thirty years of sorrow
Thirty years of darkness, thirty years of Nate
Thirty years of baggage, thirty years of sadness
Thirty years of stagnant, thirty years of chains
Thirty years of anxious, thirty years of suffering
Thirty years of torment, thirty years of Wait
Thirty years of bitter, thirty years of lonely
Thirty years of pushing everyone away
(You'll never evolve) I know I can change
(We are not enough) We are not the same
(You don't have the heart) You don't have the strength
(You don't have the will) You don't have the faith
(You'll never be loved, you'll never be safe)
(Might as well give up) Not running away
(You don't have the guts) You're the one afraid
(I'm the one in charge) I'm taking the—
I'm taking the
Reins

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[SauceOnly]

Who's excited for the album dropping on April 7th? 👀

[KimLong-pluo]

The best part of this is when he says he forgives his mom because that’s something he couldn’t do earlier in life.

[Tanyaluv]

He just said everything I wanted to say and everything I feel but couldn't ever put it down in words.

[nats-]

I'm 22, and I'm trying to escape abusive relationship since yeras. I've finally found the strength to ask for help. And I'm getting it. We'll get rough this. HOPE. My babies. 💗 I goy 2 young sons I gotta take care of 😊 THANK YOU 🥰💖

[zay]

My life has gone to hell, I'm afraid to go home after work, I have trouble sleeping sometimes, thank you so much nate for this song

[therealLOGS]

Just turned 30 and this song just... hits incredibly deep

[evrth-angel]

Can't explain how deeply so many of these lyrics resonate to my core. Incredible.

[tiagomendes]

Nate's music was there to tell me when I'm not alone when I almost hit rock bottom a couple years back. Slowly and slowly I have been making progress, I can talk to strangers now, my social anxiety is half as bad if not better, my friends now say that even though I still like my personal time and a bit of space every now and then that I'm actually becoming more and more lively...

Of course music wasn't the only reason I managed to start the healing process but it was what I held on to when I started relapsing and "didn't want to bother anyone", what helped me in those times...

Seeing him change into a white outfit and fight through all this and bring "Hope" into his life has really put a smile on my face.

Peeps, if u see someone u really think needs it, say some nice words, ask if they are OK (and if they say yes give them "the look", the times we say that just to be left alone are too many and they only make it worse), give them a hug, if means a lot and sometimes u end up getting urself a very good friend that's gonna be there for u as u were for them...


Sorry for the long comment XD, but also, great vid my dude! Only 1 day and already got the lyrics out... Nice:)

[sportscardjunkie]

This dude a genius and absolutely amazing. Listening to him tell his stories is like listening to old real rap again. Stay the same.

[LoneWolf-vkmx]

Being 31 years old and finally getting help an being sober from street drugs then alcohol. This dropped the day I got out of the hospital for drinking close to a 5th of vodka everyday for a year. Have done just about everything out there just switched one drug for another since I was 15. Too soon to tell if I'll stick with it. But for any of you younger folks on that path. It will only lead you to more pain an bad coping skills down the road. Short term fun isn't worth long-term suffering I promise you. I hope y'all can do better then I have and if you're younger and really grasp that, your future could still be bright! Stay strong everyone 💪.

[thekidkazoo]

I listen to this every single day. As an almost 35 year old with mental illness, it hits me in my gut every day, but it motivates me and realize how much I’m not alone.

[tfarinacci]

So happy to hear him! HOPE is such a perfect title of a song to newly release. I refuse to listen to rapper that aren’t fruitful. NF we need you in this time the world is going through!

[unrealtalks]

29, just got sober/ clean this year and i’m on my way back up, this song couldn’t have come at a more perfect time ❤️

[aliyasimonis]

Can we all appreciate, not only is this an amazing song with incredibly deep and meaning lyrics, and yet, never once, does he swear. To think good deep music can exist without cursing.

[MitchaK]

This song hits so many notes within me. I'm 38 now, 2 years ago I finally seeked the help I desperately needed, and now I'm all the better for it. This song though..wooow👏👏

[russellralston]

On the surface he's talking to himself. Nonchalantly talking to his fans, while between the lines talking to his label. Nate your brilliant

[Gislefrost]

Damn…. Now that’s what I call music 👏🏻

[zepidoodle]

Man! Saw this on an ad. Good work,
You bring Hope!

[HobbitNinjaWizard]

This is great!! I've been looking for a lyric video with the audio version of the song without the music video's pauses. Thank you! :)

[Sachiko]

This hit me through the core of my soul .. especially when he started fighting his inner demon face to face in the end ..