MISTAKE

By NF

On HOPE

Released on April 7, 2023

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[Chorus]

I feel like I'm at a standstill

Waitin' for you to tell me I'm okay

If time heals, tell me, why do I kill

Myself tryna show you I'm not a mistake?

I've got qualities that I'm not proud of

I've made promises that I walked out on

I've had days I feel I don't deserve love

So think what you think, just don't call me a


[Verse 1]

Mistake, might've made some

Can't argue with that, but I ain't one

Even though I sometimes get afraid of

Havin' to face the wrath of an anxious me

I get it 'cause I actually

Feel the same, sometimes I think

I might be a lost cause

Who turns off, 'cause the way I read

Into what I've been through

You think I'm mental, but it pays off though

When the rent's due, I pursue what I love

And if it goes south and falls down, just know

I stand on my own two feet

Don't you see those that oppose on me?

Most won't leave, thinkin' I might retreat

Show my teeth quick if you turn on me 'cause


[Chorus]

I feel like I'm at a standstill

Waitin' for you to tell me I'm okay

If time heals, tell me, why do I kill

Myself tryna show you I'm not a mistake?

I've got qualities that I'm not proud of

I've made promises that I walked out on

I've had days I feel I don't deserve love

So think what you think, just don't call me a—


[Post-Chorus]

Just don't call me a—

Just don't call me a


[Verse 2]

Mistake 'cause I'm not one

Misplaced, but I found a

Lot of resentment causes a mess

When you let it get to the place of

No confidence

Struggle with it, that's obvious

But not enough to make me second-guess

If I'd die for the ones I love

So don't you get confused, thinkin' if you bring me down

I'ma just choose to let myself get used

I don't live like that, I feel trapped

I might lash out, I gotta watch my back

Cross my path, 'specially with ill intent

You'll regret you ever took that task

If and when this thing could all go bad

Don't you act like no one warned you yet 'cause


[Chorus]

I feel like I'm at a standstill

Waitin' for you to tell me I'm okay

If time heals, tell me, why do I kill

Myself tryna show you I'm not a mistake?

I've got qualities that I'm not proud of

I've made promises that I walked out on

I've had days I feel I don't deserve love

So think what you think, just don't call me a


[Outro]

Mistake