False Confidence - Noah Kahan

I'm not a warrior, I'm too afraid to lose I feel unqualified for what you're callin' me to But Lord with your strength, I've got no excuse 'Cause broken people are exactly who you use So give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with confidence You took a shepherd boy and made him a King So I'm gonna trust you and give you everything I'll be a conqueror 'cause you fight for me I'll be a champion claiming your victory So give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with confidence I'm gonna sing and shout and shake the walls I won't stop until I see 'em fall Gonna stand up, step out when you call Jesus, Jesus I'm gonna sing and shout and shake the walls I won't stop until I see 'em fall Gonna stand up, step out when you call Jesus Give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with confidence, yeah Give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with confidence I'll face my giants with confidence

We were crazy to think Crazy to think that this could work Remember how I said I'd die for you? We were stupid to jump In the ocean separating us Remember how I'd fly to you? And I can't talk to you when you're like this Staring out the window like I'm not your favorite town I'm New York City I still do it for you, babe They all warned us about times like this They say the road gets hard and you get lost when you're led by blind faith Blind faith But we might just get away with it Religion's in your lips Even if it's a false god We'd still worship We might just get away with it The altar is my hips Even if it's a false god We'd still worship this love We'd still worship this love We'd still worship this love I know heaven's a thing I go there when you touch me Honey hell is when I fight with you But we can patch it up good Make confessions and we're begging for forgiveness Got the wine for you And you can't talk to me when I'm like this Daring you to leave me just so I can try and scare you You're the West Village You still do it for me, babe They all warned us about times like this They say the road gets hard and you get lost when you're led by blind faith Blind faith But we might just get away with it Religion's in your lips Even if it's a false god We'd still worship We might just get away with it The altar is my hips Even if it's a false god We'd still worship this love We'd still worship this love We'd still worship this love, ah Still worship this love Even if it's a false god Even if it's a false god Still worship this love

Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Yeah, life is a balance You lose your grip, you can slip into an abyss No doubt you see these niggas trippin' Ego in charge of every move, he's a star And we can't look away Due to the days that he caught our hearts He's falling apart, but we deny it Justifying that half-ass shit he dropped, we always buy it When he tell us he a genius but it's clearer lately It's been hard for him to look into the mirror lately There was a time when this nigga was my hero, maybe That's the reason why his fall from grace is hard to take 'Cause I believed him when he said his shit was purer and he The type of nigga swear he real but all around him's fake The women, the dickriders, you know, the yes men Nobody with the balls to say somethin' to contest him So he grows out of control Into the person that he truly was all along, it's startin' to show Damn, wonder what happened Maybe it's my fault for idolizing niggas Based off the words they be rappin' But come to find out, these niggas don't even write they shit Hear some new style bubblin' up, then they bite the shit Damn, that's what I get for lyin' to myself Well, fuck it, what's more important is he's cryin' out for help While the world's eggin' him on, I'm beggin' him to stop And playin' his old shit, knowin' he won't top it, false prophets Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la...) Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Yeah, false prophets I got a homie, he a rapper and he wanna win bad He want the fame, the acclaim, the respect that's been had By all the legends, so every time I see him, he stressing Talking 'bout, niggas don't fuck with him, the shit is depressing And I know he so bitter he can't see his own blessings Goddamn, nigga, you too blind to see you got fans, nigga And a platform to make a classic rap song To change a nigga's life, but you too anxious living life Always worried 'bout the critics who ain't ever fucking did it I write what's in my heart, don't give a fuck who fucking with it But in a sense I can relate, the need to be great Turns into an obsession and keeps a nigga up late Writin' words, hopin' people observe the dedication That stirs in you constantly, but intentions get blurred Do I do it for the love of the music or is there more to me? Do I want these niggas to worship me? False prophets Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la...) Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Yeah, false prophets These rappers insecure They talk about being a man so much I finally understand that they ain't even sure 'Bout who they are and why they do this Guess I'm included in that category As a nigga who done had the glory My highest moments come from telling all the saddest stories I've seen in my life, I be fiendin' to write Songs that raise the hair on my arms My lowest moments came from trying too hard To impress some niggas that couldn't care if I'm on Therefore from here on out, my hair grow out I care nothin' bout opinions I wanna give hope like the fountains you throw pennies in Hit the store, take your diss, make your wish This is dedicated to the ones Who listen to me on some faithful shit I'm on some thankful shit But the real god is in you, not the music you copping I hear my old shit and I know I can top it False prophets Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la...) Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this Be like this, be like this Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this False prophets

Bathroom stalls for the powder nose (she loves) High heel shoes with the open toes (she loves) She's got a good time wrapped in gold (she loves) For you, for you All red dress with the devil eyes (she loves) So obsessed with the camera lights (she loves) You love her, but you can't deny (she loves) The truth, the truth She loves everybody Can't you tell by the signs? She loves everybody She gets off all the time It's a dark philosophy And it haunts her constantly It's a false alarm to me She's a false alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Six inch long, 'bout three inch wide (she loves) Dollar, dollar bill is her only type (she loves) You love her, but you'll never be (she loves) The one, the one Diamonds and the rings are her fantasy (she loves) She chase hearts with the Hennessy (she loves) You love her, but you'll never be (she loves) Enough, enough She loves everybody Can't you tell by the signs? She loves everybody She gets off all the time It's a dark philosophy And it haunts her constantly She's a false alarm to me She's a false alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) She always leaves the man she loves But the diamonds are forever She always seems to be alone But the diamonds make it better False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع