Motivated
NF Lyrics

I've been, I've been doing this a long time
NF has been making music for a long time

I mean over half my life
He has been making music for more than half of his lifetime

It's awesome for me to be able to put out music that people will actually hear
NF is happy that people are listening to his music

Especially when you put this much time into something that you love
It's especially meaningful to him since he put so much time and effort into creating music

something that you have a passion for
Music is something that NF is very passionate about

That's motivation
The joy of being able to share his music with others is his motivation to keep creating more

When I first started, never knew if they will listen
He didn't know if anyone would ever listen to his music when he first started

But when I write, I produce passion, that's Mel Gibson
NF's lyrics are full of emotional intensity and his words bring passion to life

If music is a disease, I promise I'm infected
NF loves music so much that he considers it a disease which he is infected with

I dream on different levels of dreams, Inception
His dreams and aspirations are very ambitious, like the movie Inception

And these beats are my playground, let the words play
Music is his playground and the lyrics just flow naturally and playfully to him

You ain't catch it? That's wordplay
He enjoys using wordplay in his lyrics and is amused when people don't catch it

Now you're stuck on the word "play"
His clever use of words in his lyrics make them stick to the listener's mind

I will K.O. you, if you come in my work space
NF is very serious about his work and won't tolerate any disturbance in his workspace

And don't you ever try to tell me I lack passion
NF takes pride in his passion for music and won't let anyone question it

I'm a stand-up guy, I promise you ain't laughing
He takes himself seriously and doesn't find humor in people doubting his passion

These rappers are slowing the game down, bad traffic
Other rappers are not up to the mark and they are slowing the music game down. It's like being stuck in bad traffic

And how you gonna put me in a category of wack rappin'?
He questions how anyone could categorize his music as bad or wack

Listen, I'm Hulk, I transform and I smash rappers
NF feels like the Hulk, who transforms and smashes everything in his way. He will do the same to the other rappers

You sipping on syrup, that doesn't mean you a sick rapper
He mocks rappers who think they are good just because they use drugs

See what it means is you gon' probably get sick after
He warns them that they will get sick from drugs

You don't like that I'm blunt, or is it the fact that I smoke passion?
He wonders if people hate him because he is blunt or because he shows too much passion in his music

Take your best shot
He challenges anyone who wants to criticize him to take their best shot

I ain't going nowhere, nowhere
Criticism won't make him stop making music, he will always continue creating it

I put work in this music, you think I'm making this up?
NF works hard on his music and won't tolerate anyone who thinks he is not genuine

If the songs ain't sharp, trust me they ain't making the cut
If his songs aren't good enough, he won't release them

You don't like it? I'm no teacher, but you'll learn to adjust
People who don't like his music will have to adjust their opinions accordingly

I'm my own worst critic, so critics step your hate game up
He criticizes himself before anyone else does and asks critics to up their hate game if they want to criticize him

I'm a different breed of artist, I know how to survive
He believes he is different and better than other artists and knows how to survive in the music industry

You come into my lane, you better know how to drive
If someone wants to compete with him, they need to be as skilled as him

And I suggest you buckle up if you gon' come on this ride
He warns people to brace themselves for what's about to come

No Johnny Cash but some of y'all are walking the line
He compares some people to Johnny Cash, who constantly broke the law and walked the line between good and bad

But you wrong though, y'all look curious
He knows that people are attracted to his music and are curious about him

Heath Ledger type of questions like, "why so serious?"
People ask him questions like why he is so serious, just like the character in the movie The Dark Knight

And you want watered down lyrics? Well I don't carry 'em
He won't water down his lyrics to suit people's taste

I dig holes for these tracks, and then I slaughter and bury 'em
He metaphorically digs holes for the tracks, meaning he makes them better and then buries them when they are perfect

The motivation I got is on a whole different level
His motivation is on a different level than most people's

I treat these lines like court case, I don't wanna settle
He treats his lyrics like court cases and wants everything to be perfect, so he won't settle for anything less

My lyrics are like bullets and they're aiming at you
His lyrics are like sharp projectiles that hit directly at the listener

And I ain't talking Switchfoot when I dare you to move
He is daring his critics to respond to him, but he isn't referring to the Switchfoot song with the same title

And when it comes to punches, you know I'mma land mine
He delivers powerful and impactful punches with his lyrics

No I said I'm a land mine
He corrects himself and says that he is the land mine

Don't step on me, or you get blown sky high
He warns people not to mess with him, or they will get blown away

And I don't mean secrets when I say to keep it in mind
When he tells people to keep it in mind, he doesn't mean keeping secrets, but rather to remember what he said

That I'm ill with the words, too sick
He is great with his lyrics and is considered ill or sick when it comes to rapping

They say I rap hungry, well that's 'cause I'm star-vin (Vin), Diesel
People say he raps with hunger because he is starving or famished, just like Vin Diesel in many movies

That's why they calling me riddick-ulous (ridiculous)
They call him ridiculous because they think his talent is off the charts like Vin Diesel's character in Riddick

'Cause the look in my eyes is different
He wants people to know that he is different and has a unique talent

Y'all ain't ready, rewind that back
He knows that people aren't ready for what he has to offer, so he asks them to listen again

Lets go
It's time to begin