I heard this song a month after I got my first apartment following a bout of 6 1/2 months of homelessness resulting from finally deciding to leave an extremely toxic home life. It carried me through the following few years of residual trauma and struggles with addiction while trying to balance a full time job and graduate highschool. Anytime I found I was losing myself I would go for a walk until this tape was done and it was like I was starting fresh from that point. My worries for the week would almost be forgotten. Last summer she came to Ottawa and performed for a crowd that could mostly care less who she was (naughty by nature and Blue Rodeo were after her so it was a weird mix) aside from maybe 15 other people that I could see who were there for her and yet she brought this energy and love that you could tell she won most the crowd over by the end. (That is so rare, ESPECIALLY WITH OTTAWA CROWDS.) She walked off stage after finishing her set and I accepted that I wasn't going to hear one of the song that saved my life but still had one of my favorite concerts to enjoy (chance and Kanye came two years before, who are two other artists who have assisted in a lot of growth and that festival is low-key how they met so shoutout the 613 for that). 5 minutes later she comes back giggling realizing that her set wasn't done and had time for one more (she had smoked a blunt before the show and forgot lol) As soon as that first chord hit I screamed a noise I never thought I could make and she looked at me with the biggest smile and never took her eyes off me as I rapped her whole verse back to her. In that moment it felt like it was just me and her and I could feel the joy and astonishment she felt seeing this 6'3 lanky ass caucasian screaming her verses back to her like he was watching someone perform Bohemian Rhapsody at a karaoke bar (apparently that's a thing we do.). I have a lot to still figure out but progress is being made everyday I get out of bed, and the days it's a little harder to I put my earbuds in and close my eyes as this song plays and go back to that moment for 5 minutes and remember that feeling I had in he front row of that crowd. Thank you Fatimah for one of the most genuine unspoken interactions I've felt and for one of the best live concert experiences I'll ever have. I was there alone but it didn't feel like it - Dave

My daughter introduced me to this song....it stays on repeat whenever she hops in my car....lol. I'm glad she doesn't listen to too much of that mumble crap rap...somebody tapped into J. Dilla's spirit with this one...

How do you see me? How do you love me? How to do you remember me? Amaurotic nightingale I hope that darkness keeps you well When I can't fall asleep at night I blindly taught myself to fight Aw shadow man shadow box, please keep your hands up And if you get knocked down don't forget to stand up Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale (I pray it keep you well) Darkness keep you well [Noname:] Shadow man shadow box, dance in the dark with me This resurrected agony there's apathy for caskets Everything I ever loved I lost in the magic I claim by the river, my body delivered When I die there's 27 rappers at my funeral Moses wrote my name in gold and Kanye did the eulogy Remember all the bashfulness, understand the truancy Here I stand in front of a college dropout My music was a church when my spirit hopped out Met a gypsy in LA and she reading my palm tree Mysterious situation like kissing the concrete i.e getting money I been close to heaven Baby claim he love me, hold me down forever I never should have bought this halo He waiting for me at his table My funeral a Disney fable Cause the king bout to take me home [Saba:] Preach, church, tabernacle, Tallahassee sunshine Southern is my bloodline we know it'll come time...to go And though I leave like alumni I'm lying like a lullaby and quiet like my tongue tied...alone Bury me in satin, tell the pastors say the sad shit same class with the whole...first row And if ashes turn to ashes then I'm back in my first form with a dust storm with a corner...and coke Morbid or late, Lord give Lord take Viva la muerte, mortal man Less love, more hate More like mortician, we meet our fate Funeral home lookin like a home that I used to live in You wasn't supposed to go so soon I took it for granted Maybe we'll meet the next life, maybe another planet Open my soul but then it'll end with an open casket [Smino:] Uh ay Tippy toe on a tightrope Leaning on green and it gon be a dice roll I'm feenin a feline who mindset Afeni I got two packs for us Gold on my gumline done got rich off my tongue Sticky dro in the tight roll Cleaning my grievances As a lil' heathen I Sat pledge allegiance out Never believed in yall System I needed more And I done went Figaro with the finger roll Landed wrong split my head, start leaking songs And I'm worser than they worst, they make a nigga live forever Flock with them birds, my heart stay lighter than a feather It's gon be niggas boomin' at my funeral Tell em play Metro Boomin' at my funeral St. Louis taught me death could be your neighbor, stay away Don't take the family for granted better days await [Phoelix, TheMIND, Cam O'bi:] Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well

Noname is so underrated

Not sure if I want this to play as I am laid to rest, but in the moments I'm passing from life to death I'll hope to hear this and join the nightingale. Amen

PLAY THAT METRO BOOMIN AT MY FUNERAL

I started a new hobby I call binge-bopping where I just spend like 12 hours listening to FREAKING AMAZING SONGS while singing to them and this is very early in the playlist hehe

2020 anyone? this song is a work of art.

The day my bearded dragon died I kept singing the hook to him hoping to take his pain away even just for a bit. "Bless the nightingale, darkness keep you well", seemed so appropriate. His beard was usually black from all the pain he was in except for someone would sing to him or hold him; it would get all white, but only during those times. I didn't know I would lose him until we took him to the vet later that day and we realized he wasn't responding to the meds as much as we were hoping. A piece of my heart & soul left me and went with him that day. I believe strongly in a songs ability to send messages between this life and the next. When I hear this I know my buddy knows how much he is missed. I never thought I would grieve this hard for an animal but that little guy opened up my heart so much. May he rest in painless peace. We tried our hardest and I hope you know we didn't want you to go but you were in too much pain. Tell my brother I love him. Ill see you both when the time comes.

Saba's Verse is one of his best...and smino was good too this song made me open up to give and ear to smino now he's on of my favorite rappers

No matter how many times I listen to this, that opening drop just grabs my hand and drags me into this song.

I can't believe J. Cole passed on this beat

this song is made by angles. whitnessed by yourself how they lift you up into the sky!

I'm pretty sure this is the cry from heaven that Kendrick Lamar talks about in Sing About Me

This is pure poetry... just beautiful

I'm so happy we have this kind of talent in Chicago

This is such a beautiful song. So much soul and it’s something I can bump on my way to see my family. This will never get old

I can't stop replaying the beginning

Imma need the address of the 30 that disliked

This really gives me a Bilal/Musiq Soulchild/Deangelo feel. I loooove music like this!!

this resurrected agony, this apathy for caskets everything i've ever loved, i lost in the magic

I first heard this song last year, I was at my lowest point in my life spiritually, financially, and creatively. This song helped me so much, I'm still in the pit but I'm fighting now. This song reminds what I've been put on this earth to do and I'll do it. Peace and love for everyone here, lets goooo

gently rocks me to sleep ....melodic hypnotic eargasmmmm

It’s 2019 and this song is STILL everything. Definitely a song I will play for my children

I’m convinced this is one of the best rap songs of all time. Everyone killed it. It’s so soulful, the instrumental, the acoustics at the end. It all sounds like it’s one big jam session / freestyle with friends. Its lively, sounds like a “first take” type thing. It’s so fun, but the lyrics have a sad tone to them about the death of people, shootings, etc. Its amazing.

I wish NoNames verse lasted longer, its short, but my favorite verse on the album

I feel with this whole album

lol I never realized I first heard Smino on this song. HIs album was dope as well

best song on the album (which is saying a lot).

wow how did I get here? love the beat and the gal's bars

The end of this song infuses the ad libs and music is my absolute favorite

How is this not on every radio station everywhere

“Lord give lord take, Viva va la muerte” means love live death or something Itsa bar with meaning

Listening to this and thinking about everything going on in the world. May God be with us. ♥️🙏🏿

Saba’s part tho🥺❤️

Noname x Anderson. Paak

I'm living for this..... This song makes me wanna call my Lyft driver and give them a ride home 😍😂

hacía años que no me gustaba un disco de principio a fin como este.

this song is LIFE

Saw this song on tiktok first time listening to and I’m rlly fw it🥺

I have a feeling noname is about to be a household name 🤙🏼

Never knew I needed this song First time hearing this genre of music and am just amazed 🌸

This song reminds of all those talented street rappers you see, and love but don’t really know, and I mean that as compliment, because this is fire🔥🔥

I keep coming back to this classic

2018?? anybody?? and this song remind me adventure time 😢😢😆

This beat reminds me of the old Kanye, but she adds a twist with a different flow... I'm loving her!!!

This album legendary

I hate I can’t buy this on iTunes one of my favs of all time 🤙🏽1K

This is Fire! It has retro hip hop chill vibe.

nicki minaj get almost a billion views noname gets 8 thousand what has the world come to

2019 and still bumping this

this the song that plays at the buffet in heaven

Bless my Aunt Hanky and Uncle Junior. I think are looking out for me 😢

This song right here put me onto amazing artist 🙌 thanks gO

this beat is like dilla, kanye, and a church mixed

songs like this make my life better

I've never hit the like button so fast in my LIFE!!!!😍😍😭

Underground avengers of hip hop

"They make a Nigga love forever" Background: shh

Apparently Cam O’bi produced the backing although a guy named Ralph Gene had the drums. Drums sound exactly like Dooinit by Common!

How do you see me? How do you love me? How do you remember me? Amaurotic nightingale I hope that darkness keeps you well When I can't fall asleep at night I blindly taught myself to fight Aw shadow man shadow box, please keep your hands up And if you get knocked down don't forget to stand up Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale (I pray it keep you well) Darkness keep you well [Verse 1: Noname] Shadow man, shadow box, dance in the dark with me This resurrected agony there's apathy for caskets Everything I ever loved I lost in the magic I claim by the river, my body delivered When I die there's 27 rappers at my funeral Moses wrote my name in gold and Kanye did the eulogy Remember all the bashfulness, understand the truancy Here I stand in front of a college dropout My music was a church when my spirit hopped out Met a gypsy in LA and she reading my palm tree Mysterious situation like kissing the concrete i.e getting money I been close to heaven, baby claim he love me Hold me down forever, I never should have bought this halo He waiting for me at his table My funeral a Disney fable 'cause the king 'bout to take me home [Verse 2: Saba] Preach, church, tabernacle, Tallahassee sunshine Southern is my bloodline, we know it'll come time... to go And though I leave like alumni I'm lying like a lullaby and quiet like my tongue tied... alone Bury me in satin, tell the pastors say the sad shit Same class with the whole... first row And if ashes turn to ashes then I'm back in my first form With a dust storm with a corner... and coke Morbid or late, Lord give Lord take Viva la muerte, mortal man, less love, more hate More like mortician, we meet our fate Funeral home lookin like a home that I used to live in You wasn't supposed to go so soon I took it for granted Maybe we'll meet the next life, maybe another planet Open my soul but then it'll end with an open casket [Verse 3: Smino] Uh, ay, tippy-toe on a tightrope Leaning on green and it gon be a dice roll I'm fiendin' a feline who mindset Afeni, I got two packs for us Gold on my gumline done got rich off my tongue Sticky dro in the tight roll, cleaning my grievances As a lil' heathen I sat pledge allegiance out Never believed in y'all system, I needed more And I done went Figaro with the finger roll Landed wrong split my head, start leaking songs And I'm worser than they worst, they make a nigga live forever Flock with them birds, my heart stay lighter than a feather It's gon be niggas boomin' at my funeral (oo-woo-woo-woo!) Tell em play Metro Boomin' at my funeral St. Louis taught me death could be your neighbor, stay away Don't take the family for granted better days await [Outro: Phoelix, TheMIND, Cam O'bi] Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well Bless the nightingale Darkness keep you well

Came back after 7 years, still sick

Chance needs to be on this

If you know Music like 4real 4real u know how legendary smino verse is

R.I.P KOBE 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

2020 still vibin

This is amazing. Man...this is great

This will have millions of views by the end of 2017

SABA

Lort I found the soundtrack to my new beginning

22' hallo we still here

this song sounds like magic

Let all those kids have them radio hits this shits for the real ones 🤷🏼‍♂️👌🏻

Amazing.

This amazing place keep doing this

음악도 좋고 가사도 좋고 존나 좋다

The intro is all feels 😩🙌🏿

A year later and still a bop🎶💖

That harmony though

I love this. Thanks for such great music noname

Hello ,it's possible to have the production (instrumental) please ?

Smooth as hell yo the whole album is fye

🔥🔥🔥I love the beat! The rap is a easy listen! NiCe

i love this song 😍

Knew this song was gonna be fire before I clicked

My fave of the album

Saba and sminos opposites attract really good in this collab

WE NEED A COLLAB ALBUM BETWEEN THESE 3

The melody always reminds me of an old Mario game, not sure which one but it's there, anyone else? lol

Is this what it sounds like to walk into heaven?

Smino the best rapper 💕💕💕✨

Just noticed there is no profanity in this song, so it can be done.

Anthing with smino bang he has a talent and style like no other to me

So when are her and old chance the rapper gonna combo?

So fantastic!

Heaven Bond with this one......

saba's wordplay sheesh

0:51 Just a timestamp to study chords UwU

We need a whole album from the band who played the outro

this is absolutely fantastic