" I don't rap so millions of people will like me ; I rap because there are millions of people just like me ." -- NF I can feel it ..

Billie Eilish: I write sad songs NF: Hold my balloons

No pain in the world compares to the pain of not getting your moms love :(

Who's here in 2024?

the pain in his voice is so real... amazing song..

Incase some of you didn’t know, NF’s cries are real in this song. They decided the keep it in the recording as NF couldn’t get through the song without breaking, which is why you hear so much emotion in his voice.

This song makes me cry. I was that mom, doing pills, anything in front of me. But i got sober. Almost 7 yrs now. My kids are grown now. But i stil carry so much regret for the moments i missed being high ,or absent. They are my reason for staying sober today. NF , you are incredible. ❤

6 years later and I still cry to this song thank you for making a song that helps us heal a little bit

This will never be just a song. And Nf will never be just a song artist. He is so much more than that.

*I think we need to take a moment of silence to respect Nate and all he's been through*

It’s been 18 years since I have seen my mom alive. I am still dealing with the emotions of her being gone. This song really hits home in every level and still hurts the day my dad calling me saying they saw my mom in a ambulance. Get sober for your kids.

To this day, I can't believe how a person can write such a song. Unbelievable. This song should be one of the best songs of all time. 💔

You know it’s a good song when you can relate to it without having gone through this

I damn near cried. He needs a Grammy for this

Replace “pill bottle” with “booze bottles” and this is exactly how I feel about my mom. This song hits the nail on the head in a way no other song EVER has..

Everyone cried at this one, Nf is so brave to tell us this story So sad but beautiful ❤️

*holds back tears*

"Why do I feel like i lost something I never had?" Wow Truly speechless

When you are a professional at being numb to your pain, so you come to this song to feel something. Almost 34 years old and still feel my parents mistakes. This generation must do better

I wanna hug NF now 🫠

its feels good to cry when you haven't for a while.

"Why do I feel like I lost something that I never had" feel it :(

He is a legend. The raw pain in this is unbelievable. I have this with my dad and his addictions. I’m astounded. Truly heart wrenching

the difference between this song and "Mama" is amazing.

Imagine how he felt when he wrote this song... and when he recorded it in the studio... NF lives on

NF crying at the end..... that really hit me hard.

I’m a junior in high school, and I lost my father a couple months ago to drugs so this song makes me think of him

My mom was a major alcoholic. The story this guy tells it's he's taking the words right from my own mouth.

“They say pain is a prison, let me out of my cell.” -NF

"I don't need a picture of my mom, I need the real thing." This line was the deepest thing I've felt in a long time. Thank you for that NF. ♥

This song almost every time manages to make me cry, personally i don't relate with this song since i don't struggle with addiction and neither do my relatives. NF can just manage to pull the emotions out of me, it's incredible!

My stepdaughter, 12yo, showed me this song. She lost her mom to an OD last year. It's hard. I'm so glad they have media to help.

I don’t think the crying was there on purpose, HE IS ACTUALLY FEELING THIS

NF can put so much rage and sadness without cussing TRUE TALENT!

“Now a relationship is something we will never have but why do I feel like I lost something that I never had” that hurt cause that would be something I would say to my parents if I could there still here with me they don’t have those problems but my relationship with them isn’t the best. Spend time with your kids don’t be so hard on them you never know how it will effect them

Like if you're still playing this song in 2024,you're calm still.

“I was nothing but a kid who couldn’t understand it” that hit hard

"don't you want to see your babies grow?!" I couldn't help it. I cried

Just found this song. We lost our mum 5 years ago after a long battle of drug addiction. Let us all heal from pain and loss. ❤️

I grew up with a loving family, but struggled with depression for lots of my young life. Despite very different life stories I feel the pain, anger and fear of his music and I relate to it so much.

This guy turns his pain into his art,i've never seen any rapper with a soul like this.

Show of hands, how many cried when they first heard this song. I know I did

More honest music like this is what people need to hear. NF is a brave young man. He gives hope to a lot of young people struggling with similar stuff.

I don't know whos gonna read this but idk where else to turn. My mom wasn't the greatest she did alot of bad stuff and screwed alot of my family up. Today I found my mom in a fetal position at the end of her bed covered in blood with vodka and pills surrounding her, Her body was left there for 4 days and this is one of the worst things i've ever had to deal with. I'm only 22 and I feel very lost and detached right now. The smell and visual will stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you NF for being someone i can listen and relate to.

*The fact you can hear him breaking down throughout the whole song just shows how raw the emotions are...* All my prayers go out to him...🖤

Who's listening in 2021? Still hits just as hard as it did 4 years ago :(

This hurts me deeply I have been a fan for 7 years and this song makes me cry every time, I am so sorry Nathan❤ you really deserve the world man

how many people feel a different pain and yet you feel connected to everyone, everyone who has lost someone! I'm sorry, keep going, they take care of you from above and are proud of you.

the saddest songs are the ones u can relate to

“Some lady in the corner watching us while she taking notes” hit me the hardest

I know this is so late, but I listen to this song weekly just to feel it. I lost my dad to drugs in 2017 and this song will always be my safe place to let it out. I appreciate this song more than some will ever know. Thank you for putting into words what I cannot say.

I can never feel what he went through, but I know it hurts to see your mom in pain and deep in depression

This is heart-breaking...

*Imagine being this strong to share something like this out in a cruel society...imagine being as amazing as Nate is...Nothing but respect*

This song is beyond heartbreaking. Cry every single time I hear it

I lost my dad on September 4th 2022 , the worst time and day in my life I thought life would only get worst people started to look at me different never have a real mother growing up only my dad but then he died from drinking , I always love our moments good and bad but I still think about him to this day,my one regret is not losing him but leaving him the day he died , people always tell me he never loved me or he rather drink than spend time with me but I didn't believe that because I'm the only one in his life that understood him ,I just wish he was here for my 14th birthday on April 13 but he wasn't more than not I just want to leave but I stay and move with the world as I am called to do thank you so much nf you have helped me through some difficult things in KY life and if you see this I want you to know u have inspired me to be the person I am today people accept me for who I am thank u

NF is one of the only artists who carries so much weight in so little time. He puts so much emotion into so heavy of songs

the raw emotions in his work is exactly why i absolutely love NF.

You can hear the pain and the hurt in NFs voice. This is a beautifully tragic song. This man is his music.

I am watching and crying. This story has hit me

“music’s the only way I can speak to you” damn i felt that

My mom just passed away 2 nights ago. I saw her lying on the floor, lifeless. She struggled with alcohol addiction. I showed her this song/video last year and she made me a promise to quit. Well she broke that promise. Tell your mom you love her while you can.

My mom was addicted to drugs and wasn't there most of my life. (she almost died when i was 12) She was physically there but it was like she wasn't. I had to make food for myself and had to make food for my brother that was 7 at that time. My dad was an alcoholic he left me when I was 4. I haven't seen him since I was 8 . I'm 16 now. I'm in foster care now. This song hits so hard. I taught my brother how to swim I taught him to ride a bike to even tie his shoes I was the mom my mom never was (Even though im a boy)

This is probably the most emotional song I’ve ever heard, instantly fills my eyes with tears. Incredible still after all these years. I don’t think parents realise how much their actions rub off on their kids and they take that crap with them for the rest of their life.

You dont realize how much you need someone until they are gone.

this is not a song, it's a story. these are not lyrics, they're true words.

I’m 13 and my dad is battling with m*th and now he can’t see us anymore and this song absolutely broke me man it’s 3:56 and I’m crying myself to sleep

This was the first ever NF song I heard. I would of been 16. Now I listen back and I never knew how much I was hurting back then, like I can understand those emotions now. Thank you bro ❤

Just discovered NF and in a marathon of all his songs.

Most rappers of my generation can't even touch the surface of the level of lyrics present in this song, let alone the depth.

This song speaks so many levels to me. Having lost my mother in 2019 and her dad, my grandfather in 2023, they were the only one's in my family who loved me for who I am

My mom took her life a couple years ago. I listened to “Mansion” on repeat until this came out, now “Hope” is out years later.. I don’t know if I’ve healed enough to listen to it yet. Missing you lots, Mom

So much emotion and pain bottled up in one person. I feel you NF

You can hear the sadness in *NF'S* voice.

2023 and this song hits even harder. You a true Saint brother and I appreciate every song you make.

It wasn’t the song that hit me so hard It was the fact that so many people can relate It makes me sick that so many people have to go through this

I'm not crying because I relate to this song, I'm crying because I know there's people who actually do relate to it. I can feel Nate's pain in every one of his songs and I guess it breaks me to know that he's struggling.

My mom was an addict to pain meds she stood in front of a train 7 yrs ago so this song hits me pretty hard !! RIH momma.

His beautiful blue eyes shows a pure soul

Verse 1: Grief Verse 2: Anger Verse 3: Acceptance

"Music is the only place I can go to speak to you." This line really got me.

Wow!!! This is an incredibly powerful song, so emotional it draws one completely in. The immense feelings of deep loss and sadness by the artist NF are radiated right into the hearts of the listener. 😢

THANK YOU! For laying your heart out and dissecting your soul to help others. Lyrics like this helped me wake up to the fact that I was your mother. For the majority of my older two kids life, I was addicted to pills. I didn’t seek them out, I got cancer. They were prescribed… but I turned them into an escape. And in doing so, I escaped my babies lives too. I’ll never be able to give those years back to them, or myself. But bc of brave souls such as you, I can at least try to make amends now. Please never stop sharing your self with the world. You don’t even realize the lives you change. I love you. Thank you.

I found NF accidentally on youtube. This is deepest and the most underrated song written!! 😢😭

Just found my new fav rapper. This brought me to tears.

I identify with this song and the sorrow and anguish nf feels at the loss of his mother, time doesn't heal all wounds,nor is there getting over it,or moving forward,all there is is to look at the sun 🌞 its still amazingly beautiful just different now without you... R.i.p mum

I can't quite understand why I've seen a few people say he was faking the tears. That was real emotion, real tears. He's extremely hurt by what he went through. We love you, Nate. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.

“now a relationship is something we won’t ever have. why do i feel like i lost something that i never had?” damn

Nf is the greatest. Love ya brother. Stay strong

Watching this when it came on and now knowing he has kids it makes me cry even more 😭

“I don’t need a picture of my mom I need the real thing.” Dang I felt that.

"I dont need a picture of my mom i need a real thing" damn, that hit hard

It's not just a song, it's much deeper than that, it's... painful feeling

This Hits Hard , Felt and lived every Word . Thankyou 🙏

I legitimately ugly cried. The pain in your voice, I felt that pretty damn deep.

"The goodbyes are not what hurt, but the flashbacks that follow"

My mom died Jan 16th from liver failure at 45 yrs old this song actually enabled me to grieve ...while everyone else was telling me to be a man and keep my head up I kept going to work and working on my family but I heard this the other day and it actually broke me down i needed it too otherwise i wouldve bottled it up till i did something stupid

This song is inredible and good luck for the next of your life.

"Skip to track number four, now that's a really sad one"

My dad showed me Eminem, I'm gonna show my kids NF.