Outro – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: Perception

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into NF's "Outro," a powerful hip-hop track brimming with raw emotion and introspective lyrics. Learning the language through this song offers a unique opportunity to understand complex feelings of dedication, fear, and authenticity, as NF masterfully articulates his personal struggles and connects with listeners who feel unheard. The song's intense delivery and candid self-reflection make it a compelling piece for language learners to explore genuine expression.

[English]

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♪ I'M DEDICATED ♪

♪ THE DEFINITION OF DEDICATION ♪

♪ WROTE THIS WHOLE RECORD WHILE I WAS LEVITATIN' ♪

♪ SIT IN MY ROOM WITH THE PEN AND PAPER I'M INNOVATIVE ♪

♪ THEY BEEN AFRAID OF ME SINCE I WAS A SECOND GRADER ♪

♪ I'M THE KID ON PLAYGROUND MAMA♪

♪ TOLD YOU TO NEVER PLAY WITH ♪

♪ THERE'S LEVELS OF MUSIC AND I'M IN THE ELEVATOR ♪

♪ GOING UP TO THE TOP FLOOR LOOK HOW WE ELEVATED ♪

♪ WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE BRAND BY NOW ♪

YOU BETTER GET EDUCATED

♪ TAKE BOTH OF MY ARMS RIP 'EM OUT ♪

♪ THE SOCKETS AND SEPARATE 'EM ♪

♪ FORGIVE ME YEAH I KNOW I GET ANIMATED ♪

♪ DON'T MATTER I'LL STILL WRITE A BETTER RECORD ♪

♪ THAN YOURS WITHOUT A HESITATION ♪

♪ I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE MOTIVATED ♪

♪ JUST LOOK AT ALL MINDS I HAVE OPENED AND PENETRATED ♪

♪ SEE I AM THE VOICE FOR ALL THESE KIDS THAT THINK ♪

♪ THINGS BUT NEVER SAY 'EM ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY THEY COME TO MY SHOWS WEARIN' THEY NF HOODIES ♪

♪ AND HATS LOW LIKE WE'RE CARING WEAPONS ♪

♪ PUT THE CONTROLLERS AWAY IT'S GAME OVER ♪

♪ I PROMISE I'M WAY COLDER ♪

♪ THE FANS KEEP SAYIN' THAT THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR NEW MUSIC ♪

♪ WELL THAT'S PRETTY CONVENIENT CAUSE I JUST ♪

♪ MADE A PLATE FOR 'EM ♪

♪ AND I DON'T HEAR WHAT NONE OF Y'ALL ARE SAYING ♪

♪ I JUST SIT AT THE KEYS FEELIN' ♪

♪ THE MUSIC GOT ME THINKIN' I'M BEETHOVEN ♪

♪ THE GAME NEEDS A MAKEOVER ♪

♪ IF YOU BEEN WAITIN' THE WAITS OVER ♪

♪ YOU AIN'T NOTICED Y'ALL ARE ♪

♪ 'BOUT TO WITNESS A TAKEOVER / I'M HOME ♪

♪ YEAH, THEY WAITIN' ON ME TO MATCH THE EMOTION ♪

♪ THAT I HAD ON THE LAST ONE ♪

♪ WHAT IF I DON'T THEY GOIN' TELL ME ♪

♪ THAT I'M LOSIN' MY PASSION ♪

♪ IF I DO AM I REPEATING MY ACTIONS? ♪

♪ YEAH LOOK, "HOW COULD YOU LEAVE US" WAS MASSIVE ♪

♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' I CAN WRITE THAT WILL MATCH THAT ♪

♪ MY BIGGEST FEAR WRITTIN' THIS RECORD ♪

♪ WASN'T PUTTIN' OUT TRASH ♪

♪ IT WAS DISAPPOINTIN' MYSELF AND THE FAN-BASE ♪

♪ NOW I WANT YOU TO PICTURE ME I'M IN A HOTEL RAPPIN' ♪

♪ CRYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE BATHROOM ♪

♪ STARIN' IN THE MIRROR OF MY ROOM HANDS SHAKIN' ♪

♪ PLAYING HOW COULD YOU LEAVE US THROUGH ♪

♪ THE SPEAKERS OF MY IPHONE ♪

♪ TRYIN' TO FIGURE OUT IF I'M A ALWAYS FEEL ♪

♪ THE WAY THAT I FEEL OR MAYBE SOME DAY I COULD LEARN TO BE ♪

♪ HAPPY OR MAYBE I CAN'T BE ♪

♪ CAUSE IF THE MUSIC AIN'T EMOTIONAL ENOUGH ♪

♪ ARE THEY GONNA CALL ME A HAS BEEN ♪

♪ PAINS ALWAYS BEEN THE ROOT OF MY MUSIC ♪

♪ IF I CUT IT OFF HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP GROWING ♪

♪ IF I LET IT GO WON'T MY WHOLE CAREER BE IN RUINS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION IS STUPID ♪

♪ I NEVER CARED TO IMPRESS PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW ME ♪

♪ I JUST WRITE WHAT I FEEL SOMEHOW IT STARTED A MOVEMENT ♪

♪ TRYIN' TO ENJOY A CAREER BUT I DON'T HOW TO DO IT ♪

♪ WHEN I SPEND ALL OF ME TIME BEING AFRAID I'M A LOSE IT ♪

♪ BUT THEN I FIGURED OUT THE REASON THEY FOLLOW ME ♪

♪ THE REASON WHY THESE FANS SURROUNDED ME ♪

♪ IT'S NOT CAUSE I'M A RAP GOD I DON'T NEED ♪

♪ YOU PEOPLE TO BOW TO ME ♪

♪ ALL THEY EVER DID WAS DOUBTED ME NOW EVERYONE'S PROUD OF ME ♪

♪ ACKNOWLEDGE ME OR NOT YOU AIN'T IGNORING THE FOLLOWIN' ♪

♪ I'M JUST TEACHING 'EM SOMETHIN' ♪

♪ THEY COULDN'T LEARN IN THEY COLLEGES ♪

♪ THIS IS FOR THE KIDS FEELIN' LIKE THEY LIVE AT THE BOTTOM ♪

♪ AND EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES FEELS LIKE IT'S DARKER ♪

♪ THEN HALLOWEEN ♪

♪ YEAH, YOU AIN'T ALONE OUT THERE ♪

♪ LOOK AROUND YOU WE GOT A LOT OF FANS IN HERE ♪

♪ COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND THAT'S WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR ♪

♪ LISTEN TO INTRO 3 TRYIN' TO KILL MY FEAR ♪

♪ THEY'LL GET THAT IN MINUTE ♪

♪ WE BOUT TO SHATTER THE CRITICS ♪

♪ I AM SAVAGE ADMIT IT ♪

♪ A LOT OF BAGGAGE I LIVE IN ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY THE PASSION IS DIFFERENT ♪

♪ REALLY DON'T CARE IF THEY GET IT ♪

♪ WE'RE ONLY 3 RECORDS IN IT ♪

♪ AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING ♪

♪ I'M HOME ♪

♪ REAL MUSIC ♪

♪♪♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I wrote this whole record while I was levitating.

  ➔ Past Simple + while + Past Continuous

  ➔ The verb **"wrote"** is in the past simple to show a completed action, and the clause **"while I was levitating"** uses the past continuous to indicate another action happening at the same time.

• They've been afraid of me since I was a second grader.

  ➔ Present Perfect + since + Past Simple

  ➔ The phrase **"They've been afraid"** uses the present perfect to show a state that started in the past and continues now; **"since I was a second grader"** marks the starting point with a past simple verb.

• If I cut it off, how am I supposed to keep growing?

  ➔ First Conditional (If + present, will) – rhetorical question

  ➔ The **"If"** clause uses the present simple **"cut"** to talk about a possible future action; the main clause contains the modal **"am I supposed to"** to express expectation or obligation.

• I just write what I feel.

  ➔ Simple Present + object clause (what + clause)

  ➔ The verb **"write"** is in the simple present to state a habitual action; **"what I feel"** functions as a noun clause acting as the object of **"write"**.

• It's not because I'm a rap god.

  ➔ Negative causal clause (not because + clause)

  ➔ The structure **"not because"** introduces a reason that is being denied; the clause **"I'm a rap god"** is the supposed reason that is rejected.

• I'm dedicated.

  ➔ Present simple of the verb "to be" + adjective (state verb)

  ➔ The contraction **"I'm"** is the present simple of **"am"**, linking the subject **"I"** to the adjective **"dedicated"** to describe a permanent state.

• I've never been more motivated.

  ➔ Present perfect + comparative adjective

  ➔ The contraction **"I've"** (have) forms the present perfect, indicating experience up to now; **"more motivated"** is a comparative adjective showing a higher degree than before.

• If I let it go, won't my whole career be in ruins?

  ➔ First Conditional (If + present, will) – negative inversion

  ➔ The **"If"** clause uses present simple **"let"**; the main clause starts with the negative auxiliary **"won't"** before the subject **"my whole career"**, a typical inversion for emphasis in questions.