[Intro] ~#**************#~ Happy birthday to you ~#**************#~ Happy birthday to you ~#**************#~ Happy birthday, dear Nathan ~#**************#~ Happy birthday to you ~#**************#~ [Verse 1] ~#**************#~ Yeah, sometimes I wanna disappear like I just dont exist ~#**************#~ Or find a time machine and take me back when I was six ~#**************#~ Maybe younger, either way, I guess the point of it ~#**************#~ Would be to tell that little kid that hes gon take a lotta hits ~#**************#~ Yeah, Id probably grab your hand and tell you life is hard ~#**************#~ If you got questions or you need advice, then talk to God ~#**************#~ ‘Cause Hes the only one that listens even when you think He isnt ~#**************#~ Even good people are great at makin bad decisions, yeah (Oh) ~#**************#~ They aint gon take it serious ~#**************#~ You find out pretty quick that life is more than just appearances ~#**************#~ I know some things we could avoid to save embarrassment ~#**************#~ But everything that breaks you down can also build your character ~#**************#~ ‘Cause people love to see you fail, just be aware of it ~#**************#~ Dont let nobody tell you who to be or write your narrative ~#**************#~ Look, were all products of the things that we experience ~#**************#~ But theres a big difference between confidence and arrogance ~#**************#~ You hearin this? ~#**************#~ I know that you dont get it now, but you gon get it later ~#**************#~ I know you feel like youre alone and no one loves you maybe ~#**************#~ And you gon cover insecurities with lots of anger ~#**************#~ The weird thing is someday all of this will make you famous (Oh) ~#**************#~ You start to write about your life and while theyre all relatin ~#**************#~ Youll make up a slogan, call it “Real,” but feel like youre the fakest ~#**************#~ Wish I could tell you that your futures nothin but amazin ~#**************#~ Thats just not the case, and I guess I just dont know how to say this ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ I dont know if you can hear me or not ~#**************#~ But if you can, I just want you to know ~#**************#~ You gon make a lotta mistakes ~#**************#~ And they gon laugh in our face ~#**************#~ Thats part of life, thats just the way that it goes ~#**************#~ (Thats just the way that it goes) ~#**************#~ And I dont know if you can hear me or not ~#**************#~ But if you can, I just need you to get it ~#**************#~ I know you been questionin life ~#**************#~ Trust me, I know what its like ~#**************#~ Im here for you if you need someone to listen ~#**************#~ Do you need someone to listen? ~#**************#~ [Verse 2] ~#**************#~ See, Mom and Dad are not together, they took different routes ~#**************#~ But you probably already knew, you gettin older now ~#**************#~ Remember back when Mom picked us up from Grandmas house? ~#**************#~ And she hid her boyfriend in the trunk and drove a couple miles? ~#**************#~ Down the street, and then she pulled over to let him out ~#**************#~ ‘Cause she aint want Dad to know she had these type of dudes around ~#**************#~ ‘Cause last time he found out, he had to take us from her ~#**************#~ You look uncomfortable, Im sorry, let me change the subject (Hey) ~#**************#~ You know how weve always struggled with abandonment? (Yeah) ~#**************#~ And when we feel like someones leaving, we start panickin? (Yeah) ~#**************#~ And yo, I wish I could say Ive learned to manage it ~#**************#~ You think its bad now, but you dont know the half of it ~#**************#~ Passion is somethin we have never lacked ~#**************#~ We see it the most when were writin raps ~#**************#~ They think its funny now, let em laugh ~#**************#~ I know you think its just an outlet when youre really mad ~#**************#~ But you dont know the platform youre about to have (Oh) ~#**************#~ I know some things about the future you aint ready for ~#**************#~ I know some things that you gon cover up, but cant ignore ~#**************#~ And what hurts is they gon surface at the worst moments ~#**************#~ And we gon act like it dont hurt us, but it hurts, dont it? ~#**************#~ We walk around with the devil talkin on both shoulders ~#**************#~ Wish I could tell you that he disappears when we get older ~#**************#~ But thats just not the case, and I know you feel out of place ~#**************#~ And everything is not okay, and life can be a lot to take, but… ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ I dont know if you can hear me or not ~#**************#~ But if you can, I just want you to know ~#**************#~ You gon make a lotta mistakes ~#**************#~ And they gon laugh in our face ~#**************#~ Thats part of life, thats just the way that it goes ~#**************#~ (Thats just the way that it goes) ~#**************#~ And I dont know if you can hear me or not ~#**************#~ But if you can, I just need you to get it ~#**************#~ I know you been questionin life ~#**************#~ Trust me, I know what its like ~#**************#~ Im here for you if you need someone to listen ~#**************#~ Do you need someone to listen? ~#**************#~ [Verse 3] ~#**************#~ You know how intoxicated people make us nervous? ~#**************#~ To the point sometimes we shake and it feels so disturbin ~#**************#~ Dont be scared, thats just trauma tryna reach the surface ~#**************#~ And tell us everyone we love is gonna try to hurt us ~#**************#~ Which isnt true, but its a lie that both of us believe in ~#**************#~ Yeah, you might get a glimpse of happiness from your achievements ~#**************#~ But what youll learn as you get older, every time you reach one ~#**************#~ Is youll just make another goal that doesnt lead to freedom ~#**************#~ See, some things about to happen that you cant imagine ~#**************#~ At 24, youll drop an album, and youll call it Mansion ~#**************#~ At 25, youll put out Therapy and gain some traction ~#**************#~ Skip to track number four, now thats a really sad one ~#**************#~ Yeah, Perceptions coming next, we bout to reach the masses ~#**************#~ It sounds awesome; at the same time, it doesnt matter ~#**************#~ At 27, well make millions, but its really sad cause ~#**************#~ You learn to realize that none of this will make you happy ~#**************#~ [Outro] ~#**************#~ I wish that I could look at you with empathy ~#**************#~ Sometimes I feel like Ive become what you were scared to be ~#**************#~ Which makes it really hard to look at you with sympathy ~#**************#~ ‘Cause if Im feeling bad for you, then I have to feel bad for me ~#**************#~ And thats just something I feel like we dont deserve ~#**************#~ Thats why Im always looking down on you, I know it hurts ~#**************#~ Im sure you have a lot of questions ~#**************#~ Ive been tryna search to find us both some answers ~#**************#~ Ill be here for you if things get worse ~#**************#~ Too many faces, too many faces, too many faces