NO NAME – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: Perception

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ LOOK, PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT THE FUTURE IS ♪

♪ ALL I KNOW IS I'LL BE DOING THIS ♪

♪ ALL I KNOW IS THINGS ARE MOVIN QUICK ♪

♪ THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR ME CAUSE THAT'S HOW I LIVE ♪

♪ NOW THEY SEE ME OUT HERE MOVIN UP ♪

♪ YOU DON'T LIKE ME THAT MAKES TWO OF US ♪

♪ TIME CHANGE, YEAH, I CAN'T ADJUST ♪

♪ YO, IT'S WHO YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WAS ♪

♪ OH MY. YEAH ♪

♪ JUST WENT TO EUROPE ♪

♪ THEY SAY THE SINGLE IS WORKIN ♪

♪ I THINK I'M LEARNIN ♪

♪ I AM WAY MORE THAN WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK ♪

♪ WHEN THEY LOOK ON THE SURFACE ♪

♪ WHAT IS MY PURPOSE, YEAH ♪

♪ THAT IS A QUESTION THAT I HAVE ♪

♪ BEEN ASKING MY SELF AND IT HURTS CAUSE ♪

♪ THAT'S PROLLY SOMETHING I SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T KNOW IT YET ♪

♪ I'M TRYING TO GROW AS A PERSON WHOOO ♪

♪ I'M SICK OF PEOPLE TELLIN PEOPLE ♪

♪ I'M HERE CAUSE OF MARKETING DOLLARS ♪

♪ OH, YOU THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS GUNNA BLOW ♪

♪ JUST CAUSE YOU MARKET I T HARDER NO ♪

♪ I GOT MY HANDS IN EVERYTHING ♪

♪ NOW THEY OUT HERE TRYN TO GET TO ME ♪

♪ STOP TRYING TO LECTURE ME ♪

♪ YOU DON'T COMPARE TO MY LEVEL OF THINKIN ♪

♪ SO WHY DO YOU THINK YOU COMPARE TO MY ENERGY ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ SMALL CIRCLE BUT THE NUMBERS GROWIN ♪

♪ FAME CALLED ME I'M LIKE HOW YOU DOING ♪

♪ HUNG UP ON UM I AIN'T READY FOR IT ♪

♪ I'LL GET BACK TO THAT WHEN I MAKE ALBUM 4 ♪

♪ LESS TALKIN I BEEN WORKING MORE ♪

♪ BETTER ME IS WHAT I'M WORKING TOWARDS ♪

♪ Y'ALL JUDGIN, BUT WE NOT IN COURT ♪

♪ NO WE NOT IN COURT OH LORD ♪

♪ LAST COUPLE YEARS LET'S RECAP ♪

♪ I MAKE A LIVIN OFF OF WRITING ALL MY REGRETS ♪

♪ I'M DOING ME I DON'T CARE WHERE THE SCENES AT ♪

♪ TRY TO GIVE ME FEEDBACK ♪

♪ I DON'T REALLY NEED THAT ♪

♪ I USE TO WALK ON STAGE IN A V NECK ♪

♪ I USE TO WEAR A LITTLE TIE WITH A BLACK VEST ♪

♪ I CAME A LONG WAY WHY YOU LOOKIN UPSET ♪

♪ I'M TRYN TO PAINT A PICTURE ♪

♪ GET THE VISION YOU AIN'T HERE YET ♪

♪ LOOK, HOLD UP, HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE PLEASE ♪

♪ FLOW SWITCHIN I GOT A.D.D. ♪

♪ BRAIN SCATTERS WHEN YOU PLAY THE BEAT ♪

♪ IT DON'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY TO ME ♪

♪ I'LL BE DOING THIS AT 83 ♪

♪ I BEEN DOING THIS SINCE ABCS ♪

♪ IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES ♪

♪ DOING MAJOR THINGS ♪

♪ DON'T PLAY WITH ME, WHOO ♪

♪ I'M LIVIN LIFE IN THE FAST LANE ♪

♪ WAKE UP EVERY MORNING THINKIN I MIGHT HAVE A BAD DAY ♪

♪ DRIVE MY OWN CAR I DON'T LIKE TO VALET ♪

♪ PARK THEN I GO INTO MY MIND WITH AN AK ♪

♪ SHOOT EVERY THOUGHT IN MY HEAD THEN IT ROTATES ♪

♪ LOSIN IT ALL, BUT I THINK THAT I'M OK ♪

♪ WHO WAS INVOLVED I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M INSANE ♪

♪ POOF AND I'M GONE WANNA CALL ME A NO NAME ♪

♪ WHAT ♪

♪ I'M PROLLY NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ♪

♪ I'M PROLLY NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ♪

♪ I USED TO JUDGE EVERYBODY THAT WASN'T LIKE ME ♪

♪ TIL I LEARNED IT WAS WRONG ♪

♪ GIRL TOLD ME I SHOULD GET IT TOGETHER ♪

♪ AND GET OUT THE DARK ♪

♪ I'M TRYN TO GIVE HER MY HEART ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I SIT IN MY CAR ♪

♪ WRITING FOR HOURS UNTIL I CAN BARELY TALK ♪

♪ I MEAN WHERE DO I START ♪

♪ FEELS LIKE I'M FALLING APART ♪

♪ ACT LIKE MY IMAGE IS HARD ♪

♪ I ALWAYS PUT UP MY GUARD ♪

♪ EVEN WHEN TALKIN TO GOD ♪

♪ SIT IN MY ROOM, AND I PLOT ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT I'M NOT ♪

♪ COMES OUT IN THE MUSIC I JOT ♪

♪ I GIVE IT ALL THAT I GOT ♪

♪ I GIVE IT ALL THAT I GOT ♪

♪ I'M TRYING TO THINK OUT THE BOX NO ♪

♪ I GOT PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE THE BUS ♪

♪ SCREAMING MY NAME ♪

♪ I DON'T COME OUT AND TAKE PICTURES ♪

♪ THEY TELL ME I CHANGE ♪

♪ I DON'T SMILE IN VIPS ♪

♪ YOU GET MAD LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT I PAID ♪

♪ GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ♪

♪ GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ♪

♪ I LEAVE IT ALL ON THE STAGE ♪

♪ I LEAVE IT ALL ON THE STAGE ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time yet to come
movin /ˈmuːvɪn/ A2	verb - changing position or location
adjust /əˈdʒʌst/ B1	verb - to change to suit new conditions
learnin /ˈlɜːrnɪn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ B2	noun - the reason for which something exists
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size or amount
marketing /ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ/ B2	noun - the process of promoting and selling products
level /ˈlevəl/ B1	noun - a position on a scale
energy /ˈenərdʒi/ B1	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being well-known
working /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ A2	verb - engaging in activity to achieve a result
judgin /ˈdʒʌdʒɪn/ B1	verb - forming an opinion or conclusion about
regrets /rɪˈɡrets/ B2	noun - feelings of sadness or disappointment over something that has happened or been done
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - the ability to see or think about the future
scatter /ˈskætər/ B1	verb - to disperse or spread widely
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged
guard /ɡɑːrd/ A2	noun - protection
plot /plɑːt/ B1	verb - to secretly plan to do something

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU DON'T LIKE ME THAT MAKES TWO OF US

  ➔ Demonstrative Pronoun 'That'

  ➔ "That" refers to the entire previous clause, meaning "the fact that you don't like me"

• IT'S WHO YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WAS

  ➔ Contrast with 'Not'

  ➔ Uses "not" to contrast present identity ("are") with past identity ("was")

• I AM WAY MORE THAN WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT THINK

  ➔ Comparative + Modal Verb

  ➔ "Way more than" intensifies comparison; "might" expresses possibility about others' perceptions

• I'M SICK OF PEOPLE TELLIN PEOPLE

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition + Gerund

  ➔ "Sick of" (adjective + preposition) followed by gerund "telling" shows frustration about repeated action

• I'LL GET BACK TO THAT WHEN I MAKE ALBUM 4

  ➔ Future Time Clause

  ➔ Future action ("I'll get back") with time clause ("when I make") using present simple for future event

• I USED TO JUDGE EVERYBODY THAT WASN'T LIKE ME

  ➔ Past Habit + Relative Clause

  ➔ "Used to" describes past habit; relative clause "that wasn't like me" defines "everybody"

• FEELS LIKE I'M FALLING APART

  ➔ Simile + Present Continuous

  ➔ "Feels like" creates simile; present continuous "falling apart" emphasizes current emotional deterioration

• I LEAVE IT ALL ON THE STAGE

  ➔ Phrasal Verb Idiom

  ➔ Phrasal verb "leave on" means to expend all energy/emotion during performance