NF - Intro III (Perception) lyrics

What, are you scared of
Me? That's embarassin' if it wasn't for me
You would've never wrote Therapy
I've been here for you
But how come you're never there for me?
It's a little bit twisted
But I miss when you and I had scary dreams
I don't really wanna talk about it!
Well, that's too bad now, Nate shut up!
Now, where were we?
Well, back in the day when
You and I had it all
Mapped out in the basement
Cryin' in your room like a baby
"I wish mom was here!"
We all do so we wouldn't have to
Hear about it every single record
You don't really wanna change me
Yeah, I'm the one that made this happen
Do you really wanna get rid
Of your main attraction?


Let's pack our bags and go
Back to Gladwin now
Yeah, it's time for the third record
And you know I got the content
I don't wanna make you nervous
But it ain't like it used to be
We got a lotta people watchin'
You told me that you don't
Want me in your life
That's pretty hard to digest
And I told you I'd leave when we die
And we ain't died yet
Therapy Session was beautiful, Nate
But I'm wonderin' what's comin' next
Yeah, get that stupid hat off of your
Head when I'm talkin' to you
You hear what I said?
You don't like the prison I built you?
Yeah, you wanna know what the funny thing is?
You keep on talkin' to me like a stranger
But we've been together since you were a kid
(Kid) , yeah took us from a no name
Told you everything was okay
Now you tryna cut me out of it like
I ain't never been a part of it
I am the heart of it, I made this whole thing
Yeah, I put us on the dope stage
You must have no brain
What's the point of having guns
If you can't aim? What's the point of havin'
Blood with no veins?
What's the point of havin' love with no pain?
What I'm sayin' is me without
You doesn't make any sense
I know I'm intense and controlling
But you need to learn how to cope with it
That's just the way that it is
If you didn't want me to live in your house
You shouldn't have let me move in
It's comfortable here and I like it, I
Got my own room and everything
It don't get better than this
You say you wanna own your life
Then wake up and take your own advice
You just mad 'cause you know I'm right
Yeah, I'm flattered you put me in Mansion
But you shoulda told 'em right
Hold your hands on the coldest nights
You didn't tell 'em 'bout the times you
And I used to hold the mic
I mean, what are you, outta your mind?
'Cause both of us will be, come on
Let's go outside! Is this what you wanted?
Both of us out in the open? Let's do it then!
I mean, why are you doin' this?
I know that you're mad (That you're mad)
But I'm not in the mood for this
We got a record to drop (Drop)
So why you actin' like I'm not a part of it?
Aye, where is my shovel at?
Prolly out back where it always is
You can't get rid of all of me!
I'm the reason why nah, shut up
I don't wanna hear another sentence
Hey, I'm NF "Is it me or the fear talkin'?"
Ha! What a dumb question!
Yeah, it's real music 'til the day we die
Right? Yeah, ain't that the slogan, Nathan?
Thought I told you to keep your mouth shut
I mean, so what? You know I never listen
Let me guess: we gon' dig a hole
Kill the track and prolly put a beat in it
Rap about it for like three minutes
Ayy, that's pretty deep, isn't it?
Wait a minute
You don't really think for a second
That you're puttin' me in this?
No, of course not
Just a little deeper then we'll go
Inside and we can stop diggin' (Woo)
You had me scared for a second
I thought we were diggin' my grave thunk
We did, what, you don't like bein' afraid?
Here's a dose of your own medicine
What, you don't like how it tastes?
My therapist told me don't bury my
Issues, but I'ma be honest, man
I'm feelin' great! (Great)
I think it's only right we go
Back to where you were created
I wrote a song for Johnny without you
But he ain't gon' like it
Let's see how he takes it (Takes it)
He probably don't even remember us, does he?
I wish I was buryin' anger
But both of us know I'ma
Need him for that song
(That song) , he still lives in the basement
Almost done, shoulda done this a year ago
I don't know why I waited
You know how I get, I put
Everything off in my personal life
You hear what I'm sayin'? (Sayin')
That was a joke
(Joke) , yeah, it's hilarious, ain't it?
You'll spend the rest of your
Life in my backyard or
Back of my mind depends how you see it
Put the shovel away, time to go
Back in the house now
You'll be out in a week
Tellin' me you want your room back
That's funny what? You ain't
Got nowhere to sleep?
I'ma just look out the window
And laugh at you, this is crazy to me
'Cause, I thought you had me
In prison this whole time
But I'm the one holdin' the keys
(Holdin' the keys, holdin' the keys
Holdin' the keys)