PAID MY DUES

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PAID MY DUES by NF

About PAID MY DUES

“PAID MY DUES” is a surprise single, following NF’s July 2019 album "The Search". On the track, NF talks about the critics bashing his album The Search, his burdens, and internal battles. It continues the themes of "The Search", being lost and looking for hope. Just hours before the release, NF posted a video on social media, teasing the release at 1 PM Eastern Time. The initials for the song and the drawing of Nate’s signature black smile were teased way back on December 14, 2017. .

PAID MY DUES Lyrics

[00:13.14] Clicks, clicks, clicks, they'll do anything to get a few
[00:16.64] Tick, tick, tick, that's the sound before my head explodes
[00:19.99] Quit, quit, quit, look at you up on your pedestals
[00:23.29] Quick, quick, quick, here the critics come it's time to go
[00:26.79] I read your article it kinda hurt me
[00:29.36] I don't know who hired you or what your friends say in your circle
[00:32.66] But the fact that you released it, tells me two things are for certain
[00:35.84] They get paid for trashin' people, I get paid cause I stay workin'
[00:39.14] Drop the search and they emerge up out of nowhere to the surface
[00:42.45] Just to peek behind the curtain, throwin' salt at all my burdens
[00:45.92] I'm aware I shouldn't give this my attention, life's a journey
[00:49.17] I should just stay on my path and learn to laugh
[00:51.48] You think they heard me?
[00:52.30] Ears are burning put 'em out, quiet quiet look around
[00:55.64] Why don't they find someone way more interesting to write about?
[00:58.90] Us we're kinda boring, aren't we?
[01:00.77] All we do is whine and pout
[01:02.26] It's confusing so amusing how I argue with myself (hello)
[01:06.87] I spit it with ease, so leave it to me
[01:08.07] You doubt it but you better believe
[01:09.23] I'm on a rampage hit 'em with the record release
[01:10.70] Dependin' the week, I'm prolly gonna have to achieve another goal
[01:12.83] Let me go when I'm over the beat
[01:13.91] I go into beast mode like I'm ready to feast
[01:15.82] I'm fed up with these thieves tryna get me to bleed
[01:17.33] They wanna see me take an L? (yup, see what I mean)
[01:18.94] How many records I gotta give you to get with the program?
[01:21.04] Taken for granted I'm 'bout to give you the whole plan
[01:22.61] Open your mind up and take a look at the blueprint
[01:24.16] Debate if you gotta, but gotta hold it with both hands
[01:25.88] To pick up the bars you gotta be smart
[01:27.06] You really gotta dig in your heart if you wanna get to the root of an issue
[01:29.19] Pursuin' the mental can be dark and be difficult
[01:30.47] But the payoff at the end of it, can help you to get through it, hey
[01:32.55] Paid my dues, made it through (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[01:35.58] Spread the news, I'm on the loose (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[01:38.84] Makin' moves, I need some room (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[01:42.22] Thought we's cool
[01:43.12] Well don't assume, don't assume hey!
[01:45.88] I'm the truth, oh they want some proof
[01:47.67] Here don't be rude, somethin' new
[01:49.84] Even when I lose I make it look cool
[01:52.26] Do the show, then we hit the room
[01:54.05] Wife is lookin' ooh, what to do?
[01:56.14] I don't need the shades up to like the view
[01:59.30] It's time to get back in the swing of things
[02:01.56] When my life crashes, I'm not the guy that'll flee the scene
[02:05.01] I'll take ownership and own it and raise my hand if it's me
[02:08.17] Just remember though, I'm only a man, I'm a human being
[02:11.33] Don't they see? Shoot the breeze
[02:13.19] I'd rather just stay discrete
[02:14.81] People claim they're in your corner but leave you in times of need
[02:18.15] They don't listen, do they? (what?)
[02:19.43] They don't listen to anything
[02:21.32] I'll accept advice if it's not presented ignorantly
[02:24.66] Look, costs are high they multiply
[02:25.96] Then cause divides I'm forced to fight
[02:27.45] The poison I been sippin' on has quite the bite
[02:29.11] It killed me twice, they rigged the lights
[02:30.47] So y'all can see the parts of mine that aren't so bright
[02:32.12] See, often I apologize then authorize the awful times
[02:34.69] To pop up (Nate) like I'm right behind you
[02:36.53] I'd advise you not to try to climb inside the mind like I do
[02:38.72] Keep the rhyme book, expedite it, overnight it
[02:40.67] Hold it tight an' hope that time is on my side
[02:42.39] 'Cause if it's not then I'll decide to override my own demise
[02:44.80] I toe the line too close and I could improvise, I'd empathize
[02:47.31] But recognize the fact that I could jeopardize and wreck our lives
[02:49.72] You better give me your attention the undivided
[02:51.32] Paid my dues, made it through (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[02:54.60] Spread the news, I'm on the loose (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[02:57.89] Makin' moves, I need some room (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[03:01.06] Thought we's cool
[03:02.26] Well don't assume, don't assume hey!
[03:04.54] Paid my dues, made it through (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[03:07.61] Spread the news, I'm on the loose (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[03:10.97] Makin' moves, I need some room (whoo, whoo, whoo)
[03:14.21] Thought we's cool
[03:15.32] Well don't assume, don't assume hey!
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