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L. Nate (Prod. Fat Cat) Draft

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This is my mixtape preview for: Nate, and the Tale of the Mic.
There is a lyrical video on youtube: youtu.be/3RjrI-zpmdE
The "Intro" along with a video are also up: youtu.be/R_LAWJb_afc

lyrics

(Verse 1)
I can see I’m so far from my pinnacle,
Writing all this music
Hoping I can become Biblical.
Rap just sounds so typical,
It used to sound so lyrical,
But now I hear these words that don’t make sense
Or make me think at all.
Mumble rappers on their dingy boats
I’ve come to sink them all.
You’re living life so fictional
You watch so many movies that your life becomes the interval.
Too many people living their life to the minimal
I live mine to the maximum,
Sure Ive made some shitty calls.
Mistakes are like a f****** daily ritual
But I guess they help me grow
I’m still developing
I enter like a veteran
But leave the game on sedatives.
My life is right before my eyes,
I’m blind to all it’s messages
I’m pale and now I’m restless,
They ask me if I stress
But then I realise that I’m stressless
If I haven’t done it yet
Well then it’s probably on my checklist.

(Chorus)
My name’s Nate,
I’ll try and make this brief
I live my life taking careful notes of all I see.
I write my deepest thoughts because I never really speak.
And of course,
I never really sleep.

(Verse 2)
I’m not the one to mess with
Bars pouring out the crevice
In my brain like I’m infested.
I’m really quite ill
Don’t get too close you’ll get infected,
Mumble rappers step up to the mic you’ll get rejected.
I can tell your pad and pen have really been neglected
Mine are always so close to my heart
Just like my necklace.
I’m really trying hard,
Working after dark,
Everyone’s asleep
So I proceed to write these bars.
These bars are quite unique
It’s like I’m speaking through my arms
And I’ve been speaking to the starts to keep my calm.
When I fail to succeed
I’m looking straight into my palms,
When it comes to whose to blame
Let’s say I’m never looking far.
I’ve been looking in the mirror
And reflecting on these scars,
I’ve been thinking maybe this reflection isn’t ours,
It’s not reflecting who we are,
But it’s affecting who I am.
I expect to do it right
But I’m forgetting who I am.
Perched up in the middle
I’m forgetting where I stand.

(Chorus)
My name’s Nate,
I’ll try and make this brief
I live my life taking careful notes of all I see.
I write my deepest thoughts because I never really speak.
And of course,
I never really sleep.

(Verse 3)
Am I living really how I’m supposed to be,
Hanging on to love
Like it’s a drug it’s my own dopamine.
Hanging on so hopelessly
I’m searching for an opening,
It’s dark along this path
But I just hope someone will notice me.
Lately I’ve ben overthinking minor topics
I’ve been disconnected
Now I’m back with fibre optics
I step up to the mic
They look amazed like I put fire on it.
Breathing fire in my lungs
To gain that higher knowledge.
And when I’m in my zone
I hit you with all kind of phonics.
I try and change
But stay the same,
Now I’m so tired of it.
Tired of mistakes and mild depression
That’s what keeps me second guessing.
Like a cat I’m always landing on my feet
I’m independant.
If you’re hating on the way I live my life
Well I don’t give a shit
I’m more focused on living it
They say Nate change your life
Before you change the world we’re living in
But,
Is that just what you’re meant to say?

(Chorus)
My name’s Nate,
I’ll try and make this brief
I live my life taking careful notes of all I see.
I write my deepest thoughts because I never really speak.
And of course,
I never really sleep.

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released February 3, 2018
Fat Cat Productions

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natestapes London, UK

My dreams and ambitions have led me here, aged 20, I'm now looking to jump start my music career.
Rap is more than a craft or a job to me. It brings my emotions to life and I feel myself live through it. I hope I can convey this in my songs.
I'm always looking for ways to improve, increasing the possible outcomes of my work tenfold.
My feet are, and always will be firmly planted on the ground.
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