NF builds the tension for his new EP FEAR with Give Me a Reason, track four on the six-song project set to drop November 14, 2025, via NF Real Music.
This one’s already got that signature intensity, premiering live during Michael Chandler’s walkout at UFC 309 back in November 2024, where the crowd felt every bar like a body shot. It’s NF at his most introspective yet combative, craving the friction that forged him, all over a beat that starts sparse and swells into something you can’t shake. If you’ve followed his arc from Therapy Session to the HOPE era, this feels like a deliberate step back into the fire, reminding us why his music hits like therapy with a side of rage.
The lyrics kick off raw and relentless: “Yeah / Enough with the love I need to be hated again / I need somebody to wake up the beast and really get under my skin.” He’s calling out for the doubters, the ghosts of early struggles, pleading for someone to “poke and pry and really get into my head” or snatch his plaques and say he shouldn’t exist. It’s that hunger for hate as fuel, flipping success into a trap that’s dulled his edge. The chorus lands like a gut check: “Give me a reason, woah, give me a reason / I forgot what that struggle like / I forgot what that hustle like.” Verse two doubles down, wishing for the label drop, fans walking out, critics calling him a gimmick—anything to recapture that “wannabe Shady” spark when no one was listening.
Produced by NF and Jeff Sojka, it carries that clean, cinematic polish he nails every time, with production that mirrors the emotional whiplash. Fans caught the UFC snippet and went wild on Reddit and X, piecing together lines and speculating it’s the EP’s emotional core, bridging collabs like WHO I WAS with mgk to the solo gut-punches.
FEAR as a whole promises that duality—fear as paralyzer and motivator—with features from James Arthur on SORRY adding vocal depth. At just six tracks, it’s tight, no filler, designed for repeat spins that unearth layers. NF’s been quiet since HOPE, but this teaser shows he’s not coasting; he’s reloading, ready to remind everyone why he commands arenas and playlists alike. If you’re feeling stagnant in your own grind, this is the track that lights the match—honest, urgent, and unfiltered.
Dive into the GIVE ME A REASON lyrics below and unpack its defiant hunger. Don’t miss other FEAR tracks for more of NF’s raw drive.
Lyrics of GIVE ME A REASON by NF
[Verse 1]
Yeah, Enough With The Love, I Need To Be Hated Again
I Need Somebody To Wake Up The Beast And Really Get Under My Skin
I Need Somebody To Push Me, Tell Me That I Ain’t No Good With The Pen
I Need Somebody To Poke And Pry And Really Get Into My Head
I Need Somebody To Laugh, Tell Me I’m “Trash, Might As Well Quit”
I Need Somebody To Grab The Blade In My Back, Stab, And Give It A Twist
I Need Somebody To Smash, Break All My Plaques
And Tell Me I Shouldn’t Exist, I Need To Somebody To Ask Why You Even Rap
“You’ll Never Become One Of The— (Hey)
I Need Somebody To Brag And Show Me They Cash
And Tell Me “You’ll Never Be Rich”
I Need Somebody With Stats And Numbers And Facts To Tell Me I Ain’t Got No Hits
I Need Somebody Who’s Whack And Ain’t Got No Class
To Tell Me I’m Not On They List, I Need Somebody To Act
Like I’m In The Past So I Can Remind ’em I’m Here
I Need Somebody To—
[Chorus]
Give Me A Reason, Woah, Give Me A Reason
Yeah, Give Me A Reason, Woah, Yeah
Give Me A Reason (Woo, Woo, Woo)
I Forgot What That Struggle Like (Hmm)
I Forgot What That Hustle Like (Hmm)
I Forgot What That Humble Like (Hmm)
I Forgot What That, I Forgot What That (Ayy)
[Verse 2]
I Ain’t Forget About Nothing, To Keep It A Hundred, I’m Honestly Bored
I Wanna Feel Like I Felt When Nobody Was Followin’ Me And I Had No Awards
I Wanna Get Back To Hearin’ Them Call Me A Wannabe Shady Who Ain’t Got No Voice
I Want The People That Promised They’d Always Be With Me
To Leave Me And Walk Out The Door
I Want The Fans To Quit Buyin’ Tickets And Tell Me
They Don’t Want To See Me On Tour, I Want The Label To Drop Me
And Tell Me It’s Over, The Music Ain’t Makin’ No Noise
I Want The Critics To Call Me A Gimmick And Tell Me
They Thought I Was Better Before, I Wanna Hear You Keep Talkin’
The Way That You Talkin’ When No One’s Around To Record
(I Wanna—) Woo, Yeah, I Want A Story
I Wanna Hear About How You Ain’t Feeling The Music
And Why It Ain’t Better Than Yours
I Wanna— Woo, Yeah, Tell Me Some More
I Wanna Hear About, I Wanna Talk About
I Wanna Air It Out, I Need Somebody To
[Chorus]
Give Me A Reason, Woah, Give Me A Reason
Aye, Give Me A Reason, Woah
Give Me A Reason (Woo, Woo, Woo)
I Forgot What That Struggle Like (Ayy, Ayy, Ayy)
I Forgot What That Hustle Like (Ayy, Ayy, Ayy)
I Forgot What That Humble Like (Ayy, Ayy, Ayy)
I Forgot What That, I Forgot What That (Woo, Woo, Woo)
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