Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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“Survivor” is from the Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats album, The Future, available everywhere November 5, 2021. Pre-order / Pre-Save here: https://found.ee/NRNSTheFuture

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Lyrics:
Well you just think that I’m some great survivor
And you just build upon the lies that carry you
Well I don’t even talk that way see I wanted you to stay and show that the worlds a better place
And as we crawl to find our way
We even take the shape of something else

You think that I’m just
Some great survivor
You think that I’m just
Some great survivor

I’m afraid that the weight of the world is catching up with you
I’m afraid to admit that it’s catching up to me too

Well you just think that I’m some great survivor
And you just feed upon fear you created
Some people ought to see
Some people ought to hear
Some people ought to see
Some people ought to hear
Well if its gonna be that way then the crowds that call your name can cast me out.

You think that I’m just some great survivor
You think that I’m just some great survivor

I’m afraid that the weight of the world is catching up to you
I’m afraid to admit that it’s catching up to me too
Does the weight continue to grow until it finally buries you?

You think that I’m just some great survivor
You think that I’m just some great survivor
You think that I’m just some great survivor
You think that I’m just some great survivor