About time lol. No bro you need time with the family. But I was thinking about you the other day in a non creepy way. I'm like where's been at lol. Ohh you definitely have to do Leave me alone song. That's gotta be the next one homie. Trust me
Welcome back. So glad you were able to spend time with family. Of you do write the essay, add a link is ИF Fam would love to read it. So much symbolism in this video. A lot of Reactors miss the cage in the background of the beginning which is from the song Outcast. The white coats I have found to mean medication or being medicated in my opinion. When you react to "Leave me alone" it'll make sense. People being medicated because of their depression makes them turn in their depression (dark clothing) for the white jumpsuit like an institution patient. At the end of the "Leave me alone" video he almost hands over his burdens (balloons) to the hand that juts out of the tent and ИF almost does, but decides not to, meaning he's not medicated for his depression..... Let me know what you or everyone else thinks......
When you to “pay my dues”. Which you should watch after the whole search album. There is a backstory about it, just look up “rollling stone and NF”and it should come up.
@@AltSpace I like your analogy of the cart but it's also a mobile cage from outcast which was also in the background of the video hence the reason he climb into it but like you said he is also the product that he is selling
@@santiagopeniche4689 Real is a good song for an oldie. I can't forget the first song I ever listened to. No Name is amazing too. He has too many good songs.
@@AvengedKittyLP Outcast, green lights, and no excuses are some special bangers (in my opinion) that you should definitely give a listen if you haven't from this channel, and probably his perspective on his as well.
Ooohhh my friend....You can't even imagine how great this album is going to be...... Next up is leave me alone, you should react to every track, every single one is an absoulute banger!🔥🔥
One of the most underrated part of the song is this right here. "See, we've all got somethin' that we trapped inside. That we try to suffocate, you know, hopin' it dies. Try to hold it underwater but it always survives. Then it comes up out of nowhere like an evil surprise. Then it hovers over you to tell you millions of lies. You don't relate to that? Must not be as crazy as I am" I love this part of the song because it's how a balloon acts when you try and hold it under water. When you let go, it will pop out of the water. Since the balloons are burdens, you can't just drown them to get rid of them. They'll always come back to haunt you.
Whoa! I've listened to this song myself, then "through" the ears of too many reactors to name, and I never caught that filled balloons don't stay underwater!!!! NF's work will one day be a semester of Literature: from the beginning to the end, the double and triple metaphors, the references throughout of prior or other tracks, his genius word craft hitting the proverbial nail directly on the head with his pen/hammer when describing certain elements of mental health.
I've always imagine the shopping cart trolley was a progression from the jail cell (which is in the background of the video). A smaller and mobile "cell" if you will.
That's what I've always thought, too, James. The fact that the cage from "Outcast" is in the background is what I think confirms it. The shopping cart is just exactly what you said...."A smaller and mobile "cell" if you will. It obviously -- at least to me -- means that Nate still feels the need of having the "security" that the jail cell offers him. I was surprised that AltSpace didn't pick up on that. (Btw, what IS AltSpace's name? Do you know?)
The shopping cart reference. Actually have a good point. He is always sitting IN the cart as well. To reference how he is a product himself. Deep thoughts right there. Can't wait to see your videos on the newer videos.
Honestly dont think so cause why would he? Just cause some kid called him forgettable on a video, i mean he probably has thousands of people saying that every day. BUT you never know💪
It's actually from all the critics that have reviewed his music, same thing how he put out "paid my dues". Its just a bar that he referenced from previous reviews.
I always love your reactions, you really try to give a good analysis of the song. You put so much impact in those lyrics. I love to think about them again. Keep your great content 👍
I just watched this again and where you said he was elevated reminded me of outro where he said " I wrote this whole album when I was levitating " 🤯 I'm so satisfied when I see people finally realize the genius that is NF.
I loved your commerce theory behind the shopping cart. I have always thought of it as his “self”, which feels empty, hence the empty cart. At the end, he climbs into himself and shutdowns. The white jumpsuit is symbolic of mental health professionals trying to make him “clean” again. Also, I think part of the search is to find things to fill his cart, but he’s still attached to his burdens.
This was the first song I heard from NF. I was so shocked by his energy and his lyrics. Now I kinda now every lyrics from all his songs. NF is one of the best rappers. He is so underrated...🔥
"Hey nate, how's life" This could be from fear again...... Edit: I've been thinking.... intro III HE says you can't have love with no pain and other feelings and comparisons ive been brainstorming again and from 'remember this' he says joy, anger, love, regrets and happiness it specifically says: Yeah, anger's a liar, he ain't got no respect I fell in love with my pain, and I slept with my regrets Happiness saw it happen, maybe that's why she up and left Joy called me a cheater, said she ain't coming back
I believe the balloons are also his portable cage( his safe room) because the big cage from outcast is in the distance. He's on his journey (the search) and at the end he's tired and he retreats to his safe room (the cart) to rest.
My take: at 1:55 you see the cage in the back ground from the other videos. He had the keys to it. As in the power to break free. So it shows he escaped that cage... as in the prison he felt trapped in. Wether it be financial struggles, not making it big, where he lived, relationship problems and most importantly his past. So he’s trying to move on but moving on is difficult, thus the reference to the cart, the struggle of him pushing a cart through the dirt and muddy field. Also the cart being him and his mind which is his only small safe place. The balloons are his burdens. Hes carrying a lot around with him, also creating drag, slowing him from moving on even more, and they are blowing back towards the cage, trying to pull him back if you will to that cage. He stabs them when he says “must not be as crazy as I am” which is like him trying to get rid of the burdens in life which are slowing his growth. The people in the background in white are what people try to act like. All the same, all happy, all acting like they have few burdens, that’s why they only have a couple of balloons. The search, is people looking for what they want. That’s why they are always wandering around. When he sits in his cart, shows he has a small place to feel safe, the cart also acts as another small cage, his mind being another cage he has to escape. The person in white who lays the white clothes in the cart is like people, society saying be like us, do what we do. Don’t be yourself, don’t be genuine. The world trying to tempt him. Be fake and act as if life is perfect. Reference to the line where he says he would rather die real.
It's one of the things I love and respect about NF. If you stop and think about it to me it is mind blowing right, if you look at it NF has to have had all of this in his head from the start. Imagine the amount of Genius, Vision and Self Belief it would have taken him to Know he had a story worth telling and releasing them as chapters or albums over years. The story is so interwoven that he had to know it before he started.... right? Even though he knew when he started none one else saw his vision or believed in him, he did and stayed Real.
At the begining he leaves the cage (in the background) from Outcast but he has a smaller cage with him (the shopping cart where he gets in at the end). Meaning he's out of the cage but still goes into his shell when he needs to. The most significant line in the song for me is "I'm looking for the map to hope, you seen it?". Can't wait for the next reaction! 🔥
What I love about The Search is the reference to a song that came after this song came out. "Been makin' a whole lot of changes Wrote a song about that, you should play it" was a line in The Search and Track number 3 on The Search Album was Change (great track btw.) I sat there listening to The Search thinking I want to hear it but it isn't released yet.
NF , his name is Nathan. He grew up as an abused child with a mom addicted to pills. His songs are about that pain and how he battles it, anxiety, fear, and self doubt. Some songs have a under tone of hope despite the obstacles he faces in life. That is what makes him relatable and a true artist. Top NF songs . . . Intro , Intro 2 , Intro 3 , Mansion A song about his childhood) , The Search, Why, Let you down, Outcast, How could you leave us (A emotional song about his Mom) Therapy Session, When I grow up( A song about his dreams) Paid my dues, Real, All I have, Time
"Where is he going? What are you searching for? " Bro it's representing his journey. He's pushing his cart, ballons (burdens) forward. Walking his road , his journey. The sand and rough road is telling you its going to be a struggle, but he's pushing through it. Looks determined!
EXCELLENT reaction.. Appreciate the fact that after you pause it, you rewind it just a bit to make sure you don't miss anything. Nf throws so much info out in just a few seconds that it takes awile to unpack it all!.. You did that beautifully! And thank you for playing the video to the end!.. Alot of reviewers stop the video when the music ends... They are obviously missing Nfs WHOLE point. He is telling us a story... Bringing us along with his journey and hopefully we all come out better!
Thank you so much for watching Tim, I cannot get enough of his music right now, if I'm honest it took a while for me to get into but I listen to his music outside of youtube and reactions now
I've watched probably a dozen reactions to this song and you're the first one to say something relating the shoppkng cart to his sales and his burdens are in his songs making him money so he needs them. I appreciate that thought it kind of blew my mind.
Nf has come so far it’s amazing. Got to say he’s definitely my favourite rapper. AltSpace can you please react to lucidious he such a good rapper and in my opinion doesn’t get enough love.
I think the cart is a metaphor in the sense that you go to the store and you are "searching" for the things you need, but so far his cart is empty like he isnt buying anything he's seeing. And the balloons, his burdens, drag behind the cart making it harder for him to search for what he needs.
Always excited when I see a reactor I enjoy hit The Search album. Good to have you back man, hope you enjoyed your time with your family sending my best from Newcastle, england
The way I look at the shopping cart is as a portable version of the cage. (the one always on stage with him and in a few of his music videos) The cage is a metaphor for his mind, and negative thoughts and how he can't escape them. The shopping cart is a smaller version of the cage, one that he takes with him everywhere he goes. Even though he does not want to. Look closely at his facial expressions and body language throughout some of The Search music video. It appears as though the shopping cart is difficult for him to carry, and that he does not want to do it. Further solidifying the idea that he can not escape the negativity in his head. And for the balloons, they represent his negative thoughts and burdens. Notice how the balloons (his bad thoughts/burdens) are attached to the cage or shopping cart (both a metaphor for his mind which he is a prisoner in). He also points toward the balloons when he raps the line "grabbing my keepsakes, leaving my burdens / well I brought a few with me, I'm not perfect *points to the balloons*" Please note, this is all my own opinion of what these things mean. I might be completely wrong, as NF has not confirmed any theories about those items.
First things first, welcome back my man. Great reaction. Welcome to The Search album. One of my NF's favourite song is in this album, 'I Miss the days'. Waiting for you to react to that and also you missed many metaphors in this reaction. Every single thing in that video means something. The people in white clothes roaming, the white cloth, swing, the cart and the balloons, there's also the cage from the Outcast at the beginning of the video. Everything means something, keep up the good work.
Searching for inner peace, which is unattainable. Nate “Yeah, you might get a glimpse of happiness from your achievements But what you'll learn as you get older, every time you reach one Is you'll just make another goal that doesn't lead to freedom”
You sir, are a brilliant reactor!!! I’m so sad that I only found you after you stopped reacting. In my humble opinion, you are the BEST NF reactor, hands down. It is so refreshing to see intellectual commentary in a sea of basic head boppers, who are clearly pandering for views because they realized NF has a loyal fan base. Your analysis and interpretation of the material is intelligent and insightful. I wish you had gotten to Clouds and Hope. I pray you and your family got through the pandemic well, and that your decision to step away from reactions was not prompted by anything serious.
Since I started watching your videos and Analytics about NF Songs I start to listen to every single word that he's saying. Before I just likes his musik because it sounded very cool and I understood some storytelling but with your videos it makes that all a whole lot different. Thank you for that!
First time watcher. Your analysis is actually interesting and intellectual. You are doing what what reactors should be doing. Dissection and breakdowns, rather than generic mirroring, and non substance narrations. Love it, gained a sub!
I just want to put this here, I personally love Nf he has helped me through a lot as I relate to his music like most of his fans do. But just as much watching your videos and the way you react and understand his lyrics just as I do is amazing. I watch other react channels to NF but none of them break down the lyrics and explain and understand them like you and I do so I kind of connect with you, I’ve some how never been subscribed to you but I’ve watched all your reactions and I’m thankful for you putting a smile on my face ❤️
I love the reaction and your analysis! This video was shot in Iceland Nate's main producer Tommee makes a lot of cinematic songs and sounds for TV and movies, and he has a lot of horror movie / sound libraries, and they hear and take inspiration from those and start trying a lot of things. For example this song was almost over, but they felt was missing something so they took inspiration from Jordan Peele's movie trailer (I'm pretty sure it's Us) Keep it up man!
I’ve always seen the shopping cart as his metaphorical crutch. Helps him carry the burdens but really gets in his way and makes it harder. (Look at the way he struggles with it). As well the incredible thing about the balloons is they’re light, they can float away if he lets them, but he’s scared to let them go so he invents ways to make carrying them “easier”. So these light balloons that he could just let float away actually weigh him down. Keep this in mind when you hear let me go, he’s begging for his burdens to let him go but he’s the one holding onto them.
Shopping Cart reference...if you notice in the beginning, his jail cell (that he has the keys to) is in the background. He's walking away from the jail cell with the cart. Many people reference this as his mobile prison that he can climb back into at any point.
A major theme in this video that relates to his mental health is: watch what he does every time he starts to go haam. He let's go of his cart and burdens. He gets so lost in his art that none of that matters. That is how it is his therapy.
Welcome back, Bro! Great to see ya'! Happy New Year! And so very glad to hear that you were able to spend quality time with your family. They're the most important people on the planet. Spend as much time with them as humanly possible. Now...to NF...I don't know what list you've been given to listen to for your next song, but when you come to the song entitled 'Nate' you'll get the answer to the question 'What is he searing FOR.' It's in the last line of that song. (Although it's aim is not completely clear. Again...I have my own theories.) I can't WAIT for you to hear that one. It's a conversation he has with his younger self. AMAZING! Anyway...so glad to see you back. Take care, and can't wait to see your reaction to the next one.
The white clothes are usually the uniform worn at the mental institutions. He said that he had a breakdown. The baloons are the burdens and issues that he is dealing with. In this video there were people in white walking in the background carrying their own issues(balloons). in the end of this video he is given the uniform as he's being checked into the institution to deal with his issues. This theme will pick up in Leave me alone which is like set in an institution where people are there to overcome their issues (by handing over their baloons and leaving in regular clothing)
My idea of the shopping cart, is a representation of the prison cell from outcast. In the beginning of the video you see the prison cell in the background, and he's walking away from it. But the shopping cart is a representation of that cell only he's taking it with him, in smaller form, because he can't fully break out of the prison he's created. That's how I've always viewed it. Because the shopping cart looks like a small prison cell with the way the bars are set up. Love your stuff man! Keep it up!
Never disappointed of your reations bro! Explanation, quality, visuals, vibes, humble - you quickly became one of my favorite reactors! keep it going 🤍⚡️
I love your reactions to NF, I've only ever known NF to wear white in one other video and it's a very short clip in REAL when he raps about being a Doctor with no patience/patients. Not sure the significance but he must have a hidden reason behind it. I hope we have a new album soon to make 2021 a better year.
I never thought of your theory of the shopping cart. It's pretty cool to see other people have different ideas. I always thought of his shopping cart to be his portable cell, like the one he left now. He still feels to need to bring the safety his cell gave him with him
I listened to him when he dropped Mansion remember sitting in my bedroom playing black ops 2 vibing out to the song. Been here through the whole thing so I don't personally understand the not being here for the whole journey thing but it is an interesting mindset to think about. Especially considering songs like Intro III which ties directly back to that, I wonder how many people like NF that don't understand a lot of the references he makes back to his older songs.
Thanks for just really getting the song.. i´ve shared this track like 20 times and people just don´t get it.. and you opened my eyes to the shopping cart being a represenation of consmumarism
Man i have been a huge NF ever since I heard of him a few years back, and your reaction and explanations are incredible, im glad that i found your channel. Keep up a great work 💯
I'm also living in England. Super glad that you've actually been following the rules and stuff. Sadly, many people are refusing to and we keep getting worse
So glad your back! I can’t wait to get back to the NF journey and take it with you!!! Thank you for continuing it letting us come on the journey with you 🖤
Soon as I got the notification for a video from you was straight on it, I have a feeling you was absolutely love paid my dues will get you gassed it has outstanding flows, and no excuses
Bro I love your reactions, I watched them all when they came out and I still come back to check them even after three years. Definitly the best reaction channel I've even seen. The analysing and true reaction gets me so excited and involved in it. You need to make a comback bro! You have to check out his new album. Even if you've already listened to his new tracks, it would be amazing if you came back and made some new videos of analyzing. We'd love you making a come back! 2024!
So he says "leaving my burdens, well I brought a few with me I'm not perfect" and in intro 3 he laid fear to rest but said "I wish I was burying anger but both of us know i'ma need him for that song" so 1 balloon is anger I think. But ultimately their the dark emotions he hasn't learned to bury yet
I said it when you were in Therapy Session and saying it now that you're finally here. I'm so happy you're finally doing The Search. Looking forward to more, my man.
The search is the last album out. The next one will be called lost. And if you did not see, at the begining he was not comming from nowhere, but from the prison of perception, and Outcast
Shopping cart: to me if you see at the beginning he is leaving the cell and taking a risk in going into the uncomfortable place (searching) but the cart is kinda like a security blanket. He doesn't have the cel anymore, but a mini, mobile version of it.
A lot of his songs like this talks to his inner demons. He talks in No Name about phoning the devil inside of him. The balloons are black because it is his burdens that he can never escape from. It is really genius that almost everything he does is planned and has a deeper meaning.
First he was inside that cage that's in the very back of video.He has the shopping cart because its still the cage with him but he can come in and out as he pleases.....its a symbol of him working through his past I believe....thats why he gets in the shopping cart at the end.... its his comfort zone.
Altgang! I've missed you guys so much. So glad to be back, I hope everyone is well and safe ❤️
When I grow up is next!!!!
About time lol. No bro you need time with the family. But I was thinking about you the other day in a non creepy way. I'm like where's been at lol. Ohh you definitely have to do Leave me alone song. That's gotta be the next one homie. Trust me
Welcome back. So glad you were able to spend time with family. Of you do write the essay, add a link is ИF Fam would love to read it. So much symbolism in this video. A lot of Reactors miss the cage in the background of the beginning which is from the song Outcast. The white coats I have found to mean medication or being medicated in my opinion. When you react to "Leave me alone" it'll make sense. People being medicated because of their depression makes them turn in their depression (dark clothing) for the white jumpsuit like an institution patient. At the end of the "Leave me alone" video he almost hands over his burdens (balloons) to the hand that juts out of the tent and ИF almost does, but decides not to, meaning he's not medicated for his depression..... Let me know what you or everyone else thinks......
When you to “pay my dues”. Which you should watch after the whole search album. There is a backstory about it, just look up “rollling stone and NF”and it should come up.
You gotta do NO NAME before you do LEAVE ME ALONE 💯
your reaction makes me feel like i’m listening to the search for the first time, the excitement is crazy
Glad you're still here with me on this journey ❤️
@@AltSpace of course❤️
@@AltSpace I like your analogy of the cart but it's also a mobile cage from outcast which was also in the background of the video hence the reason he climb into it but like you said he is also the product that he is selling
That's how I felt when I first listened 😄
You’ve definitely hit prime NF
This, paid my dues and intro 3 are peak NF
@@santiagopeniche4689 Real is a good song for an oldie. I can't forget the first song I ever listened to. No Name is amazing too. He has too many good songs.
@@AvengedKittyLP Outcast, green lights, and no excuses are some special bangers (in my opinion) that you should definitely give a listen if you haven't from this channel, and probably his perspective on his as well.
@@johnjacobs0 Believe me, I've listened to almost every song he has released.
@@johnjacobs0 remember this is a tune
Ooohhh my friend....You can't even imagine how great this album is going to be...... Next up is leave me alone, you should react to every track, every single one is an absoulute banger!🔥🔥
facts!
One of the most underrated part of the song is this right here.
"See, we've all got somethin' that we trapped inside. That we try to suffocate, you know, hopin' it dies. Try to hold it underwater but it always survives. Then it comes up out of nowhere like an evil surprise. Then it hovers over you to tell you millions of lies. You don't relate to that? Must not be as crazy as I am"
I love this part of the song because it's how a balloon acts when you try and hold it under water. When you let go, it will pop out of the water. Since the balloons are burdens, you can't just drown them to get rid of them. They'll always come back to haunt you.
And the bouncy way he rides the best on that section is ridiculous also.
Tie a rock on them lol
@@johnjacobs0 Lol Wish it was that easy, John! They always manage to work themselves loose somehow!
@@cinderellsworth Ya know, you're probably correct.
Whoa! I've listened to this song myself, then "through" the ears of too many reactors to name, and I never caught that filled balloons don't stay underwater!!!!
NF's work will one day be a semester of Literature: from the beginning to the end, the double and triple metaphors, the references throughout of prior or other tracks, his genius word craft hitting the proverbial nail directly on the head with his pen/hammer when describing certain elements of mental health.
I've always imagine the shopping cart trolley was a progression from the jail cell (which is in the background of the video). A smaller and mobile "cell" if you will.
Thats what I've always thought it represents too. But it can totally be both
That's what I've always thought, too, James. The fact that the cage from "Outcast" is in the background is what I think confirms it. The shopping cart is just exactly what you said...."A smaller and mobile "cell" if you will. It obviously -- at least to me -- means that Nate still feels the need of having the "security" that the jail cell offers him. I was surprised that AltSpace didn't pick up on that. (Btw, what IS AltSpace's name? Do you know?)
@@cinderellsworth
Don't recall getting his name. I imagine it's something pretty boss tho...like Hunter or Brock or Darius. ☺
Is that why he always climbs inside of it..
@@cinderellsworth I think it’s cam, if you go back to his older nf videos he says it in the intro
Please, don't ever apologize for Dax making a guest appearance.
Haha, he will be making several in the future in that case!
@@AltSpace We LOVE Dax....almost as much as we love YOU, AltSpace!💖
I didn't catch the name of his dog at first and I thought you meant Dax the rapper lol
The shopping cart reference. Actually have a good point. He is always sitting IN the cart as well. To reference how he is a product himself. Deep thoughts right there. Can't wait to see your videos on the newer videos.
When he says "you can call me what you want but never call me forgettable" he's calling out the person on Teens React who called him forgettable.
For real! I need to check that out
@@AltSpace ua-cam.com/video/zYE17Wlep80/v-deo.html
Honestly dont think so cause why would he? Just cause some kid called him forgettable on a video, i mean he probably has thousands of people saying that every day. BUT you never know💪
It's actually from all the critics that have reviewed his music, same thing how he put out "paid my dues". Its just a bar that he referenced from previous reviews.
@@hoodieninja8763 ok but where is it most obviously said.
Let’s go!! Missed you man! Welcome back!
Also, he’s “looking for the map to hope”.
Missed the Altgang too!
I was looking for this comment, so I wouldn't have to repeat it
Two things:
1. “I’m looking for the map to hope”
2. I’m hyped for leave me alone
Damn how did I not notice that! Excited to do leave me alone as well I feel like that's gonna be a banger
@@AltSpace every song in this album nf is at his peak, my favorite rotates by the week lol
@@andrewfitzpatrick7010 same here
@@AltSpace you should go back at watch/listen to no name again before you start Leave Me Alone
Is it just me or do those two points/sentences rhyme?
I always love your reactions, you really try to give a good analysis of the song. You put so much impact in those lyrics. I love to think about them again. Keep your great content 👍
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
One of his best lines is often overlooked by reactors. "living deep in thought, I can never swim in a kiddie pool." This line says sooo much about NF
That's a dope line tbf
I just watched this again and where you said he was elevated reminded me of outro where he said " I wrote this whole album when I was levitating " 🤯 I'm so satisfied when I see people finally realize the genius that is NF.
That's so true! 🤯🤯🤯
I loved your commerce theory behind the shopping cart. I have always thought of it as his “self”, which feels empty, hence the empty cart. At the end, he climbs into himself and shutdowns. The white jumpsuit is symbolic of mental health professionals trying to make him “clean” again. Also, I think part of the search is to find things to fill his cart, but he’s still attached to his burdens.
This was the first song I heard from NF. I was so shocked by his energy and his lyrics. Now I kinda now every lyrics from all his songs. NF is one of the best rappers. He is so underrated...🔥
Massively underrated!
"Hey nate, how's life"
This could be from fear again......
Edit: I've been thinking.... intro III HE says you can't have love with no pain and other feelings and comparisons
ive been brainstorming again and from 'remember this' he says joy, anger, love, regrets and happiness
it specifically says:
Yeah, anger's a liar, he ain't got no respect
I fell in love with my pain, and I slept with my regrets
Happiness saw it happen, maybe that's why she up and left
Joy called me a cheater, said she ain't coming back
never thought it
That explains a lot,I’ve been listening to this song since it came out and never thought of it like that
@@Solo-fw5nh it honestly gives me the chills.....
😲😲😲😲😲😲
Or anger, like he mentioned at the end of Intro lll
I believe the balloons are also his portable cage( his safe room) because
the big cage from outcast is in the distance. He's on his journey (the search) and at the end he's tired and he retreats to his safe room (the cart) to rest.
Agreed
Finally! Yayyyyyy. Luv ya all :)
Edit: If you haven’t I would love for you to do I miss the days 😋
My take: at 1:55 you see the cage in the back ground from the other videos. He had the keys to it. As in the power to break free. So it shows he escaped that cage... as in the prison he felt trapped in. Wether it be financial struggles, not making it big, where he lived, relationship problems and most importantly his past. So he’s trying to move on but moving on is difficult, thus the reference to the cart, the struggle of him pushing a cart through the dirt and muddy field. Also the cart being him and his mind which is his only small safe place. The balloons are his burdens. Hes carrying a lot around with him, also creating drag, slowing him from moving on even more, and they are blowing back towards the cage, trying to pull him back if you will to that cage. He stabs them when he says “must not be as crazy as I am” which is like him trying to get rid of the burdens in life which are slowing his growth. The people in the background in white are what people try to act like. All the same, all happy, all acting like they have few burdens, that’s why they only have a couple of balloons. The search, is people looking for what they want. That’s why they are always wandering around. When he sits in his cart, shows he has a small place to feel safe, the cart also acts as another small cage, his mind being another cage he has to escape. The person in white who lays the white clothes in the cart is like people, society saying be like us, do what we do. Don’t be yourself, don’t be genuine. The world trying to tempt him. Be fake and act as if life is perfect. Reference to the line where he says he would rather die real.
You really need to interview NF because the way you break down his lyrics is amazing.
Thank you! If anyone knows how I can I would love to, been a lifelong dream of mine to interview artists that I like
As many reactions as I’ve seen for this song I’ve never seen anyone approach the shopping cart like you did. Great analysis! So happy you’re back!!!
Never seen a guy analyse songs so good, respect dude!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words 🙏
Yes it was a great breakdown
It's one of the things I love and respect about NF. If you stop and think about it to me it is mind blowing right, if you look at it NF has to have had all of this in his head from the start. Imagine the amount of Genius, Vision and Self Belief it would have taken him to Know he had a story worth telling and releasing them as chapters or albums over years. The story is so interwoven that he had to know it before he started.... right? Even though he knew when he started none one else saw his vision or believed in him, he did and stayed Real.
At the begining he leaves the cage (in the background) from Outcast but he has a smaller cage with him (the shopping cart where he gets in at the end). Meaning he's out of the cage but still goes into his shell when he needs to. The most significant line in the song for me is "I'm looking for the map to hope, you seen it?". Can't wait for the next reaction! 🔥
What I love about The Search is the reference to a song that came after this song came out. "Been makin' a whole lot of changes
Wrote a song about that, you should play it" was a line in The Search and Track number 3 on The Search Album was Change (great track btw.) I sat there listening to The Search thinking I want to hear it but it isn't released yet.
NF , his name is Nathan. He grew up as an abused child with a mom addicted to pills. His songs are about that pain and how he battles it, anxiety, fear, and self doubt. Some songs have a under tone of hope despite the obstacles he faces in life. That is what makes him relatable and a true artist.
Top NF songs . . .
Intro , Intro 2 , Intro 3 , Mansion A song about his childhood) , The Search, Why, Let you down, Outcast, How could you leave us (A emotional song about his Mom) Therapy Session, When I grow up( A song about his dreams) Paid my dues, Real, All I have, Time
"Where is he going? What are you searching for? "
Bro it's representing his journey. He's pushing his cart, ballons (burdens) forward. Walking his road , his journey. The sand and rough road is telling you its going to be a struggle, but he's pushing through it. Looks determined!
EXCELLENT reaction.. Appreciate the fact that after you pause it, you rewind it just a bit to make sure you don't miss anything. Nf throws so much info out in just a few seconds that it takes awile to unpack it all!.. You did that beautifully!
And thank you for playing the video to the end!.. Alot of reviewers stop the video when the music ends... They are obviously missing Nfs WHOLE point. He is telling us a story... Bringing us along with his journey and hopefully we all come out better!
Thank you so much for watching Tim, I cannot get enough of his music right now, if I'm honest it took a while for me to get into but I listen to his music outside of youtube and reactions now
Welcome back, my guy. Glad you got to see your family, and glad to see you back.
I've watched probably a dozen reactions to this song and you're the first one to say something relating the shoppkng cart to his sales and his burdens are in his songs making him money so he needs them. I appreciate that thought it kind of blew my mind.
You should definitely react to every song in The Search. Every single one is absolutely fire in different ways
You explaining the song to your dog has to be one of the purest things I've ever seen
Nf has come so far it’s amazing. Got to say he’s definitely my favourite rapper. AltSpace can you please react to lucidious he such a good rapper and in my opinion doesn’t get enough love.
He raised the Bar 💯 just imagine what his album will be like this year.
He's dropping this YEAR??? 👀👀👀👀
THIS is the video/song that introduced me to NF when it was first released ... OMG, I'd never seen or heard anything like him before.
It’s funny bc I’ve always only listened to country music like George strait and Garth but this UA-cam channel just got me listening to rap now.
I think the cart is a metaphor in the sense that you go to the store and you are "searching" for the things you need, but so far his cart is empty like he isnt buying anything he's seeing. And the balloons, his burdens, drag behind the cart making it harder for him to search for what he needs.
I like how in depth you actually analyze music bc so many ppl don't listen to music they just hear it
Always excited when I see a reactor I enjoy hit The Search album. Good to have you back man, hope you enjoyed your time with your family sending my best from Newcastle, england
Thank you for tuning in I appreicte it, it's good to be back and kick it with the Altgang! I hope you are keeping well and safe up north 🙏
The way I look at the shopping cart is as a portable version of the cage. (the one always on stage with him and in a few of his music videos)
The cage is a metaphor for his mind, and negative thoughts and how he can't escape them. The shopping cart is a smaller version of the cage, one that he takes with him everywhere he goes. Even though he does not want to. Look closely at his facial expressions and body language throughout some of The Search music video. It appears as though the shopping cart is difficult for him to carry, and that he does not want to do it. Further solidifying the idea that he can not escape the negativity in his head.
And for the balloons, they represent his negative thoughts and burdens. Notice how the balloons (his bad thoughts/burdens) are attached to the cage or shopping cart (both a metaphor for his mind which he is a prisoner in). He also points toward the balloons when he raps the line "grabbing my keepsakes, leaving my burdens / well I brought a few with me, I'm not perfect *points to the balloons*"
Please note, this is all my own opinion of what these things mean. I might be completely wrong, as NF has not confirmed any theories about those items.
First things first, welcome back my man. Great reaction. Welcome to The Search album. One of my NF's favourite song is in this album, 'I Miss the days'. Waiting for you to react to that and also you missed many metaphors in this reaction. Every single thing in that video means something. The people in white clothes roaming, the white cloth, swing, the cart and the balloons, there's also the cage from the Outcast at the beginning of the video. Everything means something, keep up the good work.
Searching for inner peace, which is unattainable.
Nate
“Yeah, you might get a glimpse of happiness from your achievements
But what you'll learn as you get older, every time you reach one
Is you'll just make another goal that doesn't lead to freedom”
I listen to this song on repeat and rap every line. His music gets me I swear
All of NF's music and albums have call backs to each other. You will not be disappointed.
You sir, are a brilliant reactor!!! I’m so sad that I only found you after you stopped reacting. In my humble opinion, you are the BEST NF reactor, hands down. It is so refreshing to see intellectual commentary in a sea of basic head boppers, who are clearly pandering for views because they realized NF has a loyal fan base. Your analysis and interpretation of the material is intelligent and insightful. I wish you had gotten to Clouds and Hope. I pray you and your family got through the pandemic well, and that your decision to step away from reactions was not prompted by anything serious.
Since I started watching your videos and Analytics about NF Songs I start to listen to every single word that he's saying. Before I just likes his musik because it sounded very cool and I understood some storytelling but with your videos it makes that all a whole lot different. Thank you for that!
First time watcher. Your analysis is actually interesting and intellectual. You are doing what what reactors should be doing. Dissection and breakdowns, rather than generic mirroring, and non substance narrations. Love it, gained a sub!
I just want to put this here, I personally love Nf he has helped me through a lot as I relate to his music like most of his fans do. But just as much watching your videos and the way you react and understand his lyrics just as I do is amazing. I watch other react channels to NF but none of them break down the lyrics and explain and understand them like you and I do so I kind of connect with you, I’ve some how never been subscribed to you but I’ve watched all your reactions and I’m thankful for you putting a smile on my face ❤️
Welcome Back!!! I've been waiting for this one... GREAT reaction to the beat drop too. Can't wait for the next one!!!
I love the reaction and your analysis!
This video was shot in Iceland
Nate's main producer Tommee makes a lot of cinematic songs and sounds for TV and movies, and he has a lot of horror movie / sound libraries, and they hear and take inspiration from those and start trying a lot of things. For example this song was almost over, but they felt was missing something so they took inspiration from Jordan Peele's movie trailer (I'm pretty sure it's Us)
Keep it up man!
I’ve always seen the shopping cart as his metaphorical crutch. Helps him carry the burdens but really gets in his way and makes it harder. (Look at the way he struggles with it). As well the incredible thing about the balloons is they’re light, they can float away if he lets them, but he’s scared to let them go so he invents ways to make carrying them “easier”. So these light balloons that he could just let float away actually weigh him down. Keep this in mind when you hear let me go, he’s begging for his burdens to let him go but he’s the one holding onto them.
I always thought the cart was his rap career he would either get to push or would have to drag behind him. But what both of u said really make sense.
Leave Me Alone is my one of my favorites, can't wait for you to listen! Nice to have you back, bro!
Cannot wait to listen to this with you guys 🙏
Welcome back! I am so excited to continue the NF analysis train with you. Keep up the good work
Family is most important! We're all excited you're back bro. I'ma finish this video now.
Shopping Cart reference...if you notice in the beginning, his jail cell (that he has the keys to) is in the background. He's walking away from the jail cell with the cart. Many people reference this as his mobile prison that he can climb back into at any point.
This album goes CRAZY. Every single song is worth the time and the album itself is a journey. So glad your back missed your reactions!
A major theme in this video that relates to his mental health is: watch what he does every time he starts to go haam. He let's go of his cart and burdens. He gets so lost in his art that none of that matters. That is how it is his therapy.
Welcome back, Bro! Great to see ya'! Happy New Year! And so very glad to hear that you were able to spend quality time with your family. They're the most important people on the planet. Spend as much time with them as humanly possible. Now...to NF...I don't know what list you've been given to listen to for your next song, but when you come to the song entitled 'Nate' you'll get the answer to the question 'What is he searing FOR.' It's in the last line of that song. (Although it's aim is not completely clear. Again...I have my own theories.) I can't WAIT for you to hear that one. It's a conversation he has with his younger self. AMAZING! Anyway...so glad to see you back. Take care, and can't wait to see your reaction to the next one.
Early gangggg!!! This is the one bro.And if you need to take a break for whatever,no rush my guy.
Thank you, I appreciate it! We back to business now so won't be taking a break for a while
The white clothes are usually the uniform worn at the mental institutions. He said that he had a breakdown. The baloons are the burdens and issues that he is dealing with. In this video there were people in white walking in the background carrying their own issues(balloons). in the end of this video he is given the uniform as he's being checked into the institution to deal with his issues. This theme will pick up in Leave me alone which is like set in an institution where people are there to overcome their issues (by handing over their baloons and leaving in regular clothing)
The Album provides more answers and is well put together I am glad you have arrived, both to reacting and to this point in the album.
My idea of the shopping cart, is a representation of the prison cell from outcast. In the beginning of the video you see the prison cell in the background, and he's walking away from it. But the shopping cart is a representation of that cell only he's taking it with him, in smaller form, because he can't fully break out of the prison he's created. That's how I've always viewed it. Because the shopping cart looks like a small prison cell with the way the bars are set up.
Love your stuff man! Keep it up!
He's searching for hope. "I'm looking for the map to hope. You seen it?"
Never disappointed of your reations bro! Explanation, quality, visuals, vibes, humble - you quickly became one of my favorite reactors! keep it going 🤍⚡️
It only gets better from here!!!
YOOOOOOO! he finally got around to doing this song, easily one of the best
Definitely one of his best for sure!
Glad you’re back to reacting/analyzing. Hope you had a good time with family!!
I love your reactions to NF, I've only ever known NF to wear white in one other video and it's a very short clip in REAL when he raps about being a Doctor with no patience/patients. Not sure the significance but he must have a hidden reason behind it. I hope we have a new album soon to make 2021 a better year.
I never thought of your theory of the shopping cart. It's pretty cool to see other people have different ideas.
I always thought of his shopping cart to be his portable cell, like the one he left now. He still feels to need to bring the safety his cell gave him with him
Wow, I've seen a lot of analisys of this clip, but I never heard that thing about the shopping cart. This makes so much sense!
I am ROLLING-Dax was just staring at NF on the screen while you were expounding on his excellence🤣🤣🤣
Been waiting for you to get to the search album since you first discovered NF! Can't wait to see your next reactions!
I listened to him when he dropped Mansion remember sitting in my bedroom playing black ops 2 vibing out to the song. Been here through the whole thing so I don't personally understand the not being here for the whole journey thing but it is an interesting mindset to think about. Especially considering songs like Intro III which ties directly back to that, I wonder how many people like NF that don't understand a lot of the references he makes back to his older songs.
Dudeee I'm so excited, almost as much so as when I first listened to this album. It's a masterpiece
Thanks for just really getting the song.. i´ve shared this track like 20 times and people just don´t get it..
and you opened my eyes to the shopping cart being a represenation of consmumarism
Man i have been a huge NF ever since I heard of him a few years back, and your reaction and explanations are incredible, im glad that i found your channel. Keep up a great work 💯
I'm also living in England. Super glad that you've actually been following the rules and stuff. Sadly, many people are refusing to and we keep getting worse
So glad your back! I can’t wait to get back to the NF journey and take it with you!!! Thank you for continuing it letting us come on the journey with you 🖤
Lookin’ forward to you diving into this record.... it is one of most complete albums I’ve seen in a long time...
Your breakdown of his catalog of music 🎶 is a long story! Great job 👏 I love ❤️ NF!
Glad to have you back my friend! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Nate, that's probably my favorite from this album.
Soon as I got the notification for a video from you was straight on it, I have a feeling you was absolutely love paid my dues will get you gassed it has outstanding flows, and no excuses
Bro I love your reactions, I watched them all when they came out and I still come back to check them even after three years. Definitly the best reaction channel I've even seen. The analysing and true reaction gets me so excited and involved in it. You need to make a comback bro! You have to check out his new album. Even if you've already listened to his new tracks, it would be amazing if you came back and made some new videos of analyzing. We'd love you making a come back! 2024!
So he says "leaving my burdens, well I brought a few with me I'm not perfect" and in intro 3 he laid fear to rest but said "I wish I was burying anger but both of us know i'ma need him for that song" so 1 balloon is anger I think. But ultimately their the dark emotions he hasn't learned to bury yet
I said it when you were in Therapy Session and saying it now that you're finally here. I'm so happy you're finally doing The Search. Looking forward to more, my man.
So glad you're here to experience it with me 🙏
The search is the last album out. The next one will be called lost. And if you did not see, at the begining he was not comming from nowhere, but from the prison of perception, and Outcast
This with Only from NF and Sasha Sloan r definitly my 2 fav Songs of him.. and Only is my fav Song all time
Awesome video, love to see you back
Thank you Isaiah I appreciate that man!
Shopping cart: to me if you see at the beginning he is leaving the cell and taking a risk in going into the uncomfortable place (searching) but the cart is kinda like a security blanket. He doesn't have the cel anymore, but a mini, mobile version of it.
He back ! ^^
Glad you took time for your family and that you’re finally on the search. Enjoy!
Brilliant. Never heard the concept of the shopping cart. I think you nailed it.
Searching for the map to hope! Love it dude! Leave me alone next! Drop the video asap!
Leave Me alone is dropping this week for sure 🔥
I loved your idea about the shopping cart! So good!!!
A lot of his songs like this talks to his inner demons. He talks in No Name about phoning the devil inside of him. The balloons are black because it is his burdens that he can never escape from. It is really genius that almost everything he does is planned and has a deeper meaning.
So excited for you to react to songs on The Search! He has evolved so much on this album and you are going to love it!
I'm so PUMPED for it all 🙏
So glad to have you back!!!
Excited for more the search reactions 🔥
It's good to be back, thank you for tuning in brother 🙏
I've waited for this for ages......
We here now 😉
Love your take on the shopping cart. I never really gave it the symbolism that everything else gets in the video... but that does make sense.
First he was inside that cage that's in the very back of video.He has the shopping cart because its still the cage with him but he can come in and out as he pleases.....its a symbol of him working through his past I believe....thats why he gets in the shopping cart at the end.... its his comfort zone.