It's so painful. This whole album is so painful. It's so vulnerable, everything hurts. The 3 bonus tracks just opens the wound again. It's like the whole album is about the absolute hollow feeling of yearning for a partner, a companion, a friend to share the pain with and be at peace.
Let's take a moment and realize that this man made us live his project not only as an audio experience but visual too... the best project this year hands down.
Honestly, it's really sad Abel's darker songs are less popular than his radio friendly bops but OG xo fans know this is why we got on the ride with him in the first place
All i hear on the radio from the weekend is starboy(rarely), save your tears, and blinding lights. I wanna hear the hills and too late and all of the good stuff.
I genuinely feel like The Weeknd is the best living artist out there. He is the only artist I have all of his songs on a playlist and I've never skipped ever. What an amazing artist
I've seen a video where it says the Weeknd and Abel tesfaye are different people, ones a character embodying the drugs, pain everyone wants to see from the weeknd and Abel is the one who's fixing himself
Abel took us back in time to reexperience “The Zone” music video vibes/nostalgia, loved that. The way I interpreted this music video is that the people at the party all dressed in black pulling at him and holding onto him represent the drugs, lust, sex, -the life that he’s trying so hard to break away from. The bright lights in the distance represent the clean life he wants for himself, that he is trying to escape to before it’s too late and he’s consumed by his toxic lifestyle.
This video is filled with references from Abels past. Glass Table Girls, The Zone, the girl from Wicked Games, Twenty Eight, Asian girls from Adaptation, Kissland, the deer from Call out my name. Abel is telling us of the struggles from the past life of drugs, alcohol, sex and stardom. He references many of his old songs like love in the sky, coming down, the fall and high for this and how his old life keeps dragging him back but he continues to reinvent himself. What a ride.
I still dont know why mainstream dont like this kind of songs. This is straight up r&b. This is The Weeknd's style and genre. This should be up there at the top.
Since when the mainstream likes real talent? They only like trash, honestly... And when an artist like him pops up, they just turn their heads other way.
I'm 50 years old. I have bought and own albums by legendary artists in my time. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Whitney Houston, etc. I'm telling you , "The Weeknd" is very special. He makes art, not just music. He's exposing his soul to us with these songs. The level of honesty and commitment here is off the charts and you get emotionally invested as a fan. He's different in a way that you only see once in an awhile. I pray that the toll of his stardom and passion doesn't consume him like it has so many of the greatest of all time.
I’m 36 so remember many of the greats you mentioned, very well and I agree. I think Abel is getting so much appreciation but I don’t think everyone realizes just how close he is to reaching their status. He’s very special and I see him continuing to wow us for many years to come.
Abel did a good job here, I can't stop listening his album and i can't stop thinking about I saw this concept in other groups in the kpop industry, for example bts, they based on a psychologist book of Carl Jung, in that book he talks about all our personalities and "personas" we have, bts made an hole trilogy about this since 2016 talking about school system in Korea and love yourself. I hope he can do more of this, I followed him about 4 years but I dislike his 3rd album but this is art, I like it! it's really awesome seeing western musicians doing concepts and having theories bc this remind me to kpop lmao.
I hope we never lose Abel like we lost Mac Miller. Please find happiness Abel, same for you whoever reads this. (PS. Thank you Abel, I know you won't see this but your music has helped me get through extremely rough times)
there is so much pain in this song. I love how he has taken a concept that is inspired from his own life and turned it into a beautiful and electrifying masterpiece. I don't know whether the album was therapeutic or destructive for me which is a sign of a GREAT friggin' album. It tells a story and all of relate to it in our own different ways because most of us have faced this sort of a turmoil in varying intensities. He really took my heart away with this album, it is probably the most orchestral and conceptual albums of all time!
I think the weeknds music is only beneficial to society ..never destructive even if he's singing about doing coke like his song faith..hes singing about the negative aspects of addiction not glorifying it
People always talks about The Weeknd but never Abel, Abel the human being. I genuinely can’t believe that that man is happy with himself mentally, due to every song is filled with doubt and indifference. I just hope the best for you, Abel.
He really turned his nightmares into big dreams and now he just wants a new dawn, which is the next phase of music after this. Just woke up and "Nothing compares" kicked in my head, grabbed my earphones and listened to the 3 bonus tracks then this. It's like he's yearning for the love of someone, crying it out loud
Something tells me he’s going to “bleed out” until he’s finished expressing his emotions. But let me tell you, when he’s finished he’s going to be reborn & that’s when he’s gonna make another bomb a** album.
King of the fall? Yeah... the fall is soon. I can agree. These might be his emotions he’s expressing through sound and video, his trauma, but it relates all too well to the trauma we’re all experiencing, and about to experience. Though to be honest, we kinda need a reset. It’ll be better in the end. Especially because I have plans to create an Eden for humanity and beyond... it just won’t happen until all our conflicts are resolved.
@@waterpoloboy24 not yet. We have to make it ourselves. But I can promise you this: if people believe in making change that’ll set us off down the correct path, we can literally do anything we want.
This is the *After Hours* storyline: In Alone Again, he was struggling to draw the line between being in a relationship and living the nightlife. Too Late talks about how he can't be saved from himself. Hardest To Love and Scared To Live, he reminisces on hurting this lover so many times that she's hesitant to love anyone else. She ultimately leaves him, and he's kind of reflecting on that. Escape LA and Snowchild, he's reflecting on material things and women, but they all feel the same now. In Faith he parties so hard he OD's. Heartless and Blinding Lights, he's embracing the nightlife, and at the end of the songs he harkens back to a specific lover for comfort. In Your Eyes, The Weeknd suspects his lover of seeing someone else. In Save Your Tears, he tries to go back to this lover again, but this time she won't accept him. In Repeat After Me, it's confirmed that his lover finds someone else. The Weeknd is put off by this, and suggests that she doesn't love the new guy, and doing this to spite him. In After Hours, he misses this lover and the only way he can get close to his lover again is in his dreams. And the only way he can forget, is by getting high. But now, the high isn't working (after the OD scare, he realized the high he wants is unobtainable). And he's feeling lonely in those crowded rooms with all of those women that look the same. In Until I Bleed Out, he's sick of getting high, and he's sick of thinking about this lover, and the only way to stop it is by cutting himself, and bleeding out (killing himself). Final Lullaby was coming to terms with dying, and putting himself and his fantasies about his lover to sleep. I look at this album like his Rolling Stone song. He's talking about a lover, life, drugs, and fans as a multi-entendre. And also, this theme reminds me of Tears In The Rain. Who knew that song would reflect an album 7 years later.
YoungWeeknd AH 2:04 has to be my fav part, that extension and emphasis on the part where he says “whoaaaa im bleeding out, girl im bleeding” just too deep...
There's only one man that can protect him well actually he's not a man he was at one time he came here in the flesh and died on the cross for our sins he needs God and if he think he strapped to a contract that he signed so he might as well Live It Up they have tricked you and lied to you you have a way out all you have to do is get on your knees and how the Lord you are a sinner and you cannot do this on your own and ask for forgiveness and ask him to come into your heart and be Lord of your life that you need him and without him you cannot be saved that you want the free gift of salvation and whatever contract he thinks he's bound to oh no longer had no chains on him he will be set free he must turn his back on the industry or we will lose Abel because we are already slowly losing him he has the voice of an Angel the words of the devil but he can use that beautiful god-given gift to glorify God and not to be afraid to call out God by his name Yahweh the Alpha and the Omega the beginning the end Jesus Christ yahshua what we can do is pray for his salvation claim him for the kingdom playing him for the King of Kings the Lord of lords claim him for Jesus Christ because without him you cannot get to the father Jesus came here to save us! To give us away to repent for our sins to confess we are sinners to escape the wrath of God for the punishment of our sins thin can you get not go unpunished and God does not send you to hell you send yourself there by denying you are a sinner by denying Jesus Christ is Lord denying that you are a sinner by saying the Lord needs to catch up with today's world do you not think he did not already know that this world was going to be this way in the Bible it says there will be a great falling away it's called the Great apostasy where are the churches that's what's going to happen yep the church the church is first going to be judged for a wolf's in sheep's clothing if a pastor at your church says you need to be healthy and you need to be rich stand up and walk right out do not give that man one penny you may give him some advice by telling him that he needs to get down from that pulpit and stand in front of one instead of behind it these prosperity preachers that teach nothing about wealth and health yeah who doesn't want to be rich who doesn't want to be healthy but those are things of this world the lord said separate yourself from this world for if you don't you will die like this world it's coming to an end we don't know when but the Lord does not keep his faithful in the dark he says my people will die for lack of knowledge my people will begin to not need me or seek me so I will remind them before the end I will get them on their knees to remember that they need me or they will spend the rest of their days in Hell , our Lord has given us such mercy and Grace on This Nation how we behave anything goes now you can be whatever you want I go buy this pronoun I think I'm a boy trapped in a girl's body you have been programmed because 10 years ago this crap was not going on people think Sodom and Gomorrah was burned down by a hail of brimstone because it's homosexuality that was just a part of it's a small part of it it was because the people forced their way of living their beliefs on them and if you resisted they would torture you to death rape your daughters and sons in front of you sodomize them they weren't you human trafficking male and female prostitution you name it it was going on in Sodom and Gomorrah Abraham I asked the Lord if I can find 30 people will you save the city yes if I can only find 15 people will you save the city the Lord said yes this went on back and forth he said what if there is only 3 people the Lord said yes the Lord said I only want one man that will stand up against that a battery that's going on why Abraham is begging him 30 15-20 the Lord only wanted one man 2 to speak to the people just one and you would have stayed the entire city La was Noah's cousin I believe so the Lord gave Mercy on them and lock was also a Believer and did not partake in their lifestyle even though he was surrounded by every day so that's why him and his family were saved because the hearts of all those people were nothing but of evil and the Lord knew it there was no changing them they wanted you to change when the Angels Came In to get lock and his family out of the city the men gathered around locks home and said hand over those two men so we can have our way with them or we will come in and have our way with all of you they were so caught up in their sin they didn't even realize that they were angels God's holy angels sent down they wanted to sodomized them that's how far away those people got from God that they couldn't even recognize angelic beings right in front and in Genesis when the Lord said my spirit shall not resign with man forever for a hundred and twenty years the church has run off for that thinking that we get to live for a hundred and twenty years no my friends that's not what that means it was a timeline from the old age to the new age the Lord was saying 120 years I am giving man which took Noah 120 years to build the ark he gave man a hundred twenty years to get their act together but they still didn't the only reason why 8 people were saved because they were only 8 people the other Bloodlines were tainted with bestiality the Fallen ones Noah's family was the only pure bloodline see Satan was trying to destroy the bloodline of the human race because the Lord said it shall come by a woman and it will bruise you on its head so he knew whatever was coming was coming by a female and it would not be your average birth it would be a virgin birth that's why you have so many counterfeit stories of all these virgin verse like nimrod who died unexpectedly who is married to his mother that was his wife who had an affair and was pregnant and made the astonish claimed that she got pregnant by Nimrod he miraculously came alive and then inseminate in her and then died again and that this how we got Sun worshipping oh I could go on and on with so many facts the Bible open it read it it's amazing Let It Come Alive to you let it feed your inner soul it is starving God bless you all Jesus Christ is the only way to the father everyday you get a new day to make it up by repenting for your sins but don't make a game out of this cuz the Lord knows your heart he knows if you are truly struggling with something and you are truly sorry because eventually after you keep repenting it will get easier and easier and eventually you will start to hate that thing that is separating you from God I love you all the devil is a liar and deceiver and he wants you all in hell with him for he was the Lord's favorite angel but we was a lord prized possession he loves us more than anything he made us in His image and likeness and the devil hates us for that he hates that we have salvation he can't believe that God came here in the flash to be slaughtered like a lamb for us he just cannot comprehend that he hates it so he hates you just remember that and the lord loves you God bless you all
Really love that despite his fame he is still in touch with the original sound that made us love him in the first place. Nostalgia. Dude is a true artist. The video mimics dreams while sleeping that are connected somewhere in the subconscious to reality.
And he's singing like he's asleep or dreaming in this song ..every time I listen to this song I love and respect it more the weeknd( abel ) is a genius
I hate how people think this song is about a lover. It's clearly about his lifestyle and how he wants out, he doesn't want to live the life he's living anymore edit: the music video also confirms this
The songs about addiction he doesn't want to be addicted anymore he definitely needs to get sober but then again he's afraid because he'll lose his creativity or he think so what do you need to know is he will become more creative
This song is about how this breakup is affecting his life, and how he is trying to forget about her by leaning into drugs. We see the negative effects of that in this video, he wishes he could forget about her so that he doesnt have to hurt himself to fill the hole in his heart with drugs
@@stormstudios6734 no dude he mentions how he doesn't want to live the life he's living multiple times, " I don't wanna touch the sky no more" "I just wanna feel the ground while I'm coming down it's been way too long" "I want it out of my life" then he proceeds with the chorus that says "I wanna cut you out of my dreams" it just doesn't work if you're thinking of it as a lover point of view
I'm honestly worried about him. He doesn't seem to handle fame well and is still dealing with a lot of personal problems. I've been binging his videos and they're cinematic master pieces but he's just so full of pain. He's a very obviously broken human being and I kinda feel selfish that I enjoy having someone to relate to in that way. I want him to be happy more than I want someone to relate to, I hope he finds that and the healing he needs
@@WalnutAir His songs are all about his struggle with drugs and being alone. And the way he writes them seems way too personal to just be a story he made up for a character. They're too in depth
@@jorgerosario7525 Right. All his songs and especially the music videos lately have seemed like cries for help and everyone is just ignoring it because it's artistic. It's exactly like the mv for save your tears. He's tearing himself apart and coping really really badly and the people are still applauding
This is a beautiful song. This whole album is so personal. The lyrics hit deeply. Kinda has me worried about how he's holding up as a person though not just an artist... There is a lot of pain here.
I know right like you legit feel his pain when listening to him... like we’ve all lived similar realities 🥺❤️❤️ guess this just reminds us that he’s just human like us, withstanding all the money and fame
if you’ve heard Save Your Tears and Call Out My Name, you could tell he’s not over his break up with Selena (for instance, the girl in Save Your Tears is kinda like a reference to Selena, (the song was Dance Again), the girl had the same hair and earrings.
@@robloxyay2440 bro abel not tripping over a girl this is clearly about the drugs. i myself feel the same way, i understand how abel feels in this track.
That line and delivery: "I wanna cut you outta my dreams. Until I bleed it out." So relatable. We've all been there. Wishing we can dissect our mind and just remove the memory.
I really want him to be okay because he’s one of the only few artists whose music is something I’m emotionally attached to and I’d be devastated to wake up one day to find out he’s no longer with us.
Anyone else notice he’s literally in the “house of balloons” this album is the closest thing to trilogy so far. It’s amazing. The transitions on this album reminds me of kissland too
hits different when you’re depressed after a breakup. that’s why i feel in love with this mans music from the beginning. i found trilogy after a breakup. the weeknd’s music helps me in my darkest times. XO
Same I found love after a woman tore my heart I found this song after feeling emotionally stressed but this song is a reminder to say that toxicity is not love and you can change your life thank yourself but also thank god for helping you trilogy came to my mix a week later
They really dragged him down and pulled him away from trying to be sober and escape the life of party and drugs and unhealthy relationships. Hes trying to Escape LA, his addiction and this lifestyle. This song is more important than most might think. This is an evolution. Where The Weeknd normally talks about his nice experiences with drugs, and the fame (Starboy), i feel like this album really tells his story and leaded to this song. He cant take it anymore. Not just The Weeknd, but also Abel has beena affected...... This makes me very curious to his future projects, and i hope hes going to feel better. Beautiful video
@@theabuse291 it has to to with more but it all is related to his addiction. The drugs that he 'wants to cut out of his mind' it sounds like it is about a woman but I think it's about the drugs.
Abel ended a relationship, for the better yet there is consequences. Tried to go back to his old ways because it’s a escape from reality, yet going to far ruining him even more. This is House of Balloons, the colorful escape yet dark reality.
This song explains your darkest demons which are part of you and you can't get rid of them. You just have to accept them for what they are provided what you experienced in the past or whatever you facing in the present. This song is the true definition of your subconscious mind and lyrics are what your soul is trying to say which you can't explain. The Weeknd is the only artist that takes you to your darker dimensions only to accept what you have instead of running away from it. When nothing goes right, go weeknd. XO Till We Overdose.
it’s so crazy to me that some people think he’s “glorifying” drugs and alcohol and that his face is beat up. Here i am at 3 am thinking about all of his other music too and how he’s just telling his life stories through his music. That’s what got him to the top, i believe. It’s because he’s showing us how he feels through music. He’s not trying to glorify it, he’s just telling his story. XOTWOD
Some people don’t even know that his mixtape Thursday actually tells a story . It’s just sad . He really puts so much effort and simple minded folks don’t catch on :(
its heart breaking when you realize that he doesnt even want to party or do anything in (i THINK) LA. in it he says "i just wanna feel the ground when im coming down" which basically implies that he doesnt want this lifestyle anymore. he just wants to be with the one that he (again GUESSING) hurt. its absolutely gut wrenching to just think about the hole that the character dug himself into and now hes literally pleading with himself to get out. i fucking love the weeknd.
I swear, Abel just can't f*cking stop making priceless, classy music. He is like the Mercedes in the game. This is art at its finest, people. Glad we are alive in these times to see it for ourselves in person.
There’s something about Abel’s music that makes it so addicting. like, you give it a listen and then you just can’t stop listening to it. His music is honestly so amazing. There’s never been one bad song in any of his albums. Thats what I love about his music!
I love how this video incorporates references from Thursday, House of balloons, Echoes of silence and Kissland. The balloons itself represent the HOB, the colours of the balloons represent Thursday and the colour of Abels suit represent EOS. The video itself is set in the house of balloons while a number of things take place. Each of the females represented in the video (Glass table girls, valarie, the zone, Thursday and Kissland girl) show the struggles Abel has faced prior to his years to stardom. In which, it highlights his past sex crazed drug and alcohol life. The irony is now that the focus is shifted onto Abel instead of the girl in the ‘The Zone’ with him being the centre of it all. The visuals on a whole, are both theatrical and symbolical with great references of his past work. My king has done it once again❤️. X’O If anyone wants to check out my analysis I just did not the ‘twenty eight’ mv and add to it u can.
This is definately one of the most underrated songs of the album. Personally I think it’s one of the best, makes me shiver every time, and he brings more emotion to his voice and his lyrics than in songs like blinding lights and in your eyes. I aint saying They are bad, i love those songs as well, They can just not stand up to the slow, haunting and emotional Tracks like this and some others, like After Hours, Repeat after me and Escape from LA. I also really like Faith as well, because it’s very Unique in a good way. (This is my opinion, and I don’t claim that everybody should think like me. I really love this album, and almost Every song on it is a masterpiece)
This song all but confirms we're never getting "Trilogy" Abel again. It was his masterpiece, but it was also the worst part of his life, and it's clear he's on the verge of relapsing back to his old habits. We'd all want to get that Trilogy vibe, but clearly it's best for Abel to continue doing what he's doing right now. The darkness isn't worth it.
if i could hug one person on the planet it would be Abel. He’s gone through so much and the whole album just illustrates his pain and his journey. i hope he finds peace :,)
In case you missed it:- Glass table girl statue, multiple balloons - Trilogy/House of Balloons Asian girls, rainbows - Kissland He is trying to escape: his past, musically and literally.
My granddad told me he got to see Elvis in his prime My dad told me he saw MJ in his prime My older brother told me he saw Timberlake in his prime I'll tell my kids I saw The Weeknd in his prime
No Kevin McAvoy's elaborate portrayal of multiple personalities in split is insane acting ability. There's absolutely nothing special about his acting in this music video. He's just moving around like he's drunk and that's it. He's doing the absolute bare minimum in terms of acting skill.
Ersim716 no, sadly that’s not it. It’s about love being a drug and him not needing Bella Hadid. That’s the entire album, hope you’re in a better place now that you know.
This has to be the most "Trilogy" song on this album. The mix of druggy, reverberating vocals, ripping synths and deep basses creates this grand, operatic wall of sound searing with pain and melancholy. Exactly the vibe of his greatest hits.
I just relate to the pain i've been through...everytime i listen to this.... what a beautiful pleasure of Sadness the song gives....I'm too addicted to this
I feel like it would have felt longer if the music's intensity was turned down a notch so the vocals were more clear. It felt a bit too chaotic for me, personally.
wow the messages and symbolism in this song is mindfucking. basically he cant escape his path back into the house of balloons where he was at his lowest
Not necessarily, it’s the fact that if he leaves his life becomes empty, meaningless, stranded in the snow/desert. He is alone again. It’s unclear which one he chose from the music video but he shows that both sides is not a good resolution to his story, either being torn apart by your own antic addictions, or have to live a life without love, party or even happiness, it’s pretty dramatic
The plot of After Hours: In Alone Again, he was struggling to draw the line between being in a relationship and living the nightlife. Too Late talks about how he can't be saved from himself. Hardest To Love and Scared To Live, he reminisces on hurting this lover so many times that she's hesitant to love anyone else. She ultimately leaves him, and he's kind of reflecting on that. Escape LA and Snowchild, he's reflecting on material things and women, but they all feel the same now. In Faith he parties so hard he OD's. Heartless and Blinding Lights, he's embracing the nightlife, and at the end of the songs he harkens back to a specific lover for comfort. In Your Eyes, The Weeknd suspects his lover of seeing someone else. In Save Your Tears, he tries to go back to this lover again, but this time she won't accept him. In Repeat After Me, it's confirmed that his lover finds someone else. The Weeknd is put off by this, and suggests that she doesn't love the new guy, and doing this to spite him. In After Hours, he misses this lover and the only way he can get close to his lover again is in his dreams. And the only way he can forget, is by getting high. But now, the high isn't working (after the OD scare, he realized the high he wants is unobtainable). And he's feeling lonely in those crowded rooms with all of those women that look the same. In Until I Bleed Out, he's sick of getting high, and he's sick of thinking about this lover, and the only way to stop it is by cutting himself, and bleeding out (killing himself). Final Lullaby was coming to terms with dying, and putting himself and his fantasies about his lover to sleep.
I just want to thank The Weeknd for releasing this album during the first lockdown which helped me create very fun moments and his music made my life good.
Everyone saying he’s back to house of balloons era couldn’t be further from the truth. I see two meanings here. He’s trying to escape his past but his memories and fans keep dragging him back to his trilogy days (as seen with all the references (balloons, the characters from old videos etc)). He’s trying to cut out his past and move on. This could also be a message to his fans: trilogy Abel is dead and we keep demanding he make music like that again (represented by the crowd pulling him to the ground) but it won’t happen. He’s showing us he’s trying to escape that aspect of his life. The way he looks at the camera at the end makes me believe that’s the case - he’s looking right at us. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 fire tho
Interesting point---I also want more music like Trilogy, but have realized that the guy that made those songs is gone and he can't come back. You can't re-create the type of hunger he had at that time, his life is completely different now. That music is so powerful because at that moment it was honest, if he made that same music today he would be forcing it. Trilogy is so special because it was the raw unfiltered beginning to an incredible artist. As a fan I have let go of expecting another Trilogy, but I will never stop enjoying the original.
If you noticed it whenever Weeknd wears his shaders (drugs) he acts crazy not knowing what's happened but when he removes them he's sad completely aware of what he's doing and crying out for help desperately this shows that the music industry in the west is completely filled with darkness thank you Abel for trying to convey your message through your MV and albums XO
The Weeknd is truly one of the most versatile artists of this generation. He has touched upon almost every genre. Like this guy can make a trap song with Future or sing a cinematic song with Lana Del Rey and still sound amazing. True talent XOTWOD
Xxxtentacion was probably the most versatile in my eyes. I've been a fan of weeknd way longer than I've been an X fan but I have to say that abel isnt versatile much when it comes to touching on genres imo.
Lyrics I can't move, I'm so paralyzed I'm so paralyzed I can't explain why I'm terrified I'm so terrified Well, I don't wanna touch the sky no more I just wanna feel the ground when I'm coming down It's been way too long And I don't even wanna get high no more Just want it out of my life Out of my life, out I wanna cut you outta my dreams 'Til I'm bleeding out 'Til I'm bleeding I wanna cut you outta my mind 'Til I'm bleeding out 'Til I'm bleeding I wanna cut you outta my dreams Whoa, I'm bleeding out Girl, I'm bleeding I wanna cut you outta my mind 'Cause I'm bleeding out Oh, I'm bleeding Girl, I'm bleeding I keep telling myself I don't need it I keep telling myself I don't need it anymore I keep telling myself I don't need it anymore Need it anymore
This man is actually such a cinematic actor, he played this album perfectly.
Hopefully every song will have a video and it’ll be a complete cinematic adventure
Hamza Mohamed this man is not acting
LMAO NO 😐😐😐
No. I think you are right🐏
Jhonnio Tkrs he really isn’t acting and it’s beautiful
It's so painful. This whole album is so painful.
It's so vulnerable, everything hurts. The 3 bonus tracks just opens the wound again. It's like the whole album is about the absolute hollow feeling of yearning for a partner, a companion, a friend to share the pain with and be at peace.
PAIN
Damn I wasn't expecting that attack
@@arkohasan2537 Dawn is coming
@@riptidev10 Ready asf for that
Just to be at peace, it’s almost is like he understands my pain
Let's take a moment and realize that this man made us live his project not only as an audio experience but visual too... the best project this year hands down.
When was the last time an era was this perfectly thought out? I‘d say Lemonade.
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@@ceecue5367 bruh it's only the first year of the decade 😂😂 wake up!! 😂😂
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This song really hits hard in the contrast to "After Hours" song. Makes me emotional everytime. This album is *classic.*
oh yeah. my favourite youtuber on my favourite singer.
The King Of Big Smoke Sfm Memes
He got resurrected from the aftermath of In Your Eyes like he survived the Warzone Gulag
“Welcome to the Gulag. if you survive, you earn your freedom”
the sound at the beginning of "after hours" is the same sound this song ends with! xoxo
yes master this album is so cool
When a song makes you cry about something you didn’t experience, that’s when you know it’s a masterpiece.
Agreed!
Same feels! ♥
Many of his songs can sneak up on you and get you right there
Yesssss!
I’m not crying you’re crying 😭
Be glad you didn’t experience it, shit sucks
Honestly, it's really sad Abel's darker songs are less popular than his radio friendly bops but OG xo fans know this is why we got on the ride with him in the first place
Radio is overrated
1 like per week lmao
Actually its mostly the ear bleeding advertisements
All i hear on the radio from the weekend is starboy(rarely), save your tears, and blinding lights. I wanna hear the hills and too late and all of the good stuff.
@@eevilmann30285 in my county its the hills, starboy, blinding lights, and save your tears, thatz all idk why
@@eevilmann30285 that stuff played a lot back when they first dropped. The Hills used to get played back in 2016 - 2018, but then Starboy happened.
He made this for his og xo fans. He doesn’t forget us
I genuinely feel like The Weeknd is the best living artist out there. He is the only artist I have all of his songs on a playlist and I've never skipped ever. What an amazing artist
he’s the goat
Facts his music voice videos albums and visionary ideas make him my favorite artist tbh
His good but Kanye is the greatest ever artist
He's is good but Linkin Park is the greatest artist ever
He's the first artist, whose every song I add to my playlist, from any years and yeah, I can't even skip it 💙
i genuinely want this man to be happy.
It's just acting don't take it seriously
PS: im a huge og fan
he'll never be, too late for that.
I've seen a video where it says the Weeknd and Abel tesfaye are different people, ones a character embodying the drugs, pain everyone wants to see from the weeknd and Abel is the one who's fixing himself
@@Chowy_Xo yes!
@@masterpiecend9835 Bruh you can hear the pain on his voice
Abel took us back in time to reexperience “The Zone” music video vibes/nostalgia, loved that. The way I interpreted this music video is that the people at the party all dressed in black pulling at him and holding onto him represent the drugs, lust, sex, -the life that he’s trying so hard to break away from. The bright lights in the distance represent the clean life he wants for himself, that he is trying to escape to before it’s too late and he’s consumed by his toxic lifestyle.
Reptiliatus haha 😂😂😂
Reptiliatus isnt the song itself about killing himself because he cant get his girl back?
@@jordandenney4753 it's so much deeper than that, he's not only singing about her
Reptiliatus thanks captain obvious
Jordan denney this one went over ur head bro...smh
Director: how many times do you want to fall in this music video?
Abel: yes.
Matthen _ ua-cam.com/video/cJim4MugRTI/v-deo.html wow
He's the King of the Fall
I've mcfallen and I can't get up
This video is filled with references from Abels past. Glass Table Girls, The Zone, the girl from Wicked Games, Twenty Eight, Asian girls from Adaptation, Kissland, the deer from Call out my name. Abel is telling us of the struggles from the past life of drugs, alcohol, sex and stardom. He references many of his old songs like love in the sky, coming down, the fall and high for this and how his old life keeps dragging him back but he continues to reinvent himself. What a ride.
Haider you mean tears in the rain?
Plus House of Ballons
D Jaj that’s not nice I think this guy has a good point PS only kindergarteners say mom jokes anymore
real XO
@D Jaj wtf are u even talkinbout
I still dont know why mainstream dont like this kind of songs. This is straight up r&b. This is The Weeknd's style and genre. This should be up there at the top.
They like clout, the Lil Nas type of R&B, unfortunately not this astronomical song
Since when the mainstream likes real talent?
They only like trash, honestly... And when an artist like him pops up, they just turn their heads other way.
Uhhh this is pretty mainstream lmao
@@ayeyobro3748 Bro, if this was mainstream it would already have atleast 400mil views.
@@lorenzcastillo6484 The Weeknd is a mainstream artist….
"and I'm back to my ways cause I'm heartless"
he's back in the house of balloons
mind blown
Aaryamonvikram Singh bro 😳
exactly what i was thinking 😳
Aaryamonvikram Singh wOw tHaTs sO dEEp
This is, a happy house, we're happy here ..
I'm 50 years old. I have bought and own albums by legendary artists in my time. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, Whitney Houston, etc. I'm telling you , "The Weeknd" is very special. He makes art, not just music. He's exposing his soul to us with these songs. The level of honesty and commitment here is off the charts and you get emotionally invested as a fan. He's different in a way that you only see once in an awhile. I pray that the toll of his stardom and passion doesn't consume him like it has so many of the greatest of all time.
He's so raw with his emotions than any artist i've known
I’m 36 so remember many of the greats you mentioned, very well and I agree. I think Abel is getting so much appreciation but I don’t think everyone realizes just how close he is to reaching their status. He’s very special and I see him continuing to wow us for many years to come.
Abel did a good job here, I can't stop listening his album and i can't stop thinking about I saw this concept in other groups in the kpop industry, for example bts, they based on a psychologist book of Carl Jung, in that book he talks about all our personalities and "personas" we have, bts made an hole trilogy about this since 2016 talking about school system in Korea and love yourself.
I hope he can do more of this, I followed him about 4 years but I dislike his 3rd album but this is art, I like it!
it's really awesome seeing western musicians doing concepts and having theories bc this remind me to kpop lmao.
@@noe1572 KPOP ? for kids ...
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I hope we never lose Abel like we lost Mac Miller. Please find happiness Abel, same for you whoever reads this. (PS. Thank you Abel, I know you won't see this but your music has helped me get through extremely rough times)
@Itachi Lowkey why u gotta be rude for?
Dawg same. His music has literally helped me through one of my most toxic stages in life
@@brianmcclendon6241 🥺 thanks a lot
@Itachi Lowkey found the toxic
I hope you're alright now Keep strong LONG LIVE THE WEEKND
there is so much pain in this song. I love how he has taken a concept that is inspired from his own life and turned it into a beautiful and electrifying masterpiece. I don't know whether the album was therapeutic or destructive for me which is a sign of a GREAT friggin' album. It tells a story and all of relate to it in our own different ways because most of us have faced this sort of a turmoil in varying intensities.
He really took my heart away with this album, it is probably the most orchestral and conceptual albums of all time!
Imagine this full album song in a physcopatic movie series ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think the weeknds music is only beneficial to society ..never destructive even if he's singing about doing coke like his song faith..hes singing about the negative aspects of addiction not glorifying it
Rare indian xo fan girl can we talk about more of his music 😭
@@pranav288 lmao sure
@@asmitasen8603 is this is the right place tho 🙄
this song deserves more credit.
like u dude.
Duh
Fire
@@lukkaku like all of us dude
@@lukkaku gute
"I wanna cut you out of my dreams" hits different. 😭
That line was a home run
For real
IKR
It breaks my heart everytime 💔
Dem wiffdrawls
Director: How many times do you wanna fall down?
King of the Fall:
Yes
D Jaj on god these arent even funny
He ain't scared of the fall.
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He fell the ground before
Lol
People always talks about The Weeknd but never Abel, Abel the human being. I genuinely can’t believe that that man is happy with himself mentally, due to every song is filled with doubt and indifference. I just hope the best for you, Abel.
He really turned his nightmares into big dreams and now he just wants a new dawn, which is the next phase of music after this.
Just woke up and "Nothing compares" kicked in my head, grabbed my earphones and listened to the 3 bonus tracks then this. It's like he's yearning for the love of someone, crying it out loud
“ and I can’t explain why I’m terrified , I’m so terrified “ gets me every time 🥺🥺🥺
Jaqueline Gomez yo that shi is lowkey creepy to me
Yeah, I interpret it as my anxiety
Something tells me he’s going to “bleed out” until he’s finished expressing his emotions. But let me tell you, when he’s finished he’s going to be reborn & that’s when he’s gonna make another bomb a** album.
My first song, I hope u guys like it 😙
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@@diordo4109 its lit 💥
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@@diordo4109 soundcloud.com/essikes/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-essikes-remix Blinding Lights Trap Remix
There's no artist like Weeknd
He is different
He is dark
He is king of the fall
He is the 🐐
King of the fall? Yeah... the fall is soon. I can agree.
These might be his emotions he’s expressing through sound and video, his trauma, but it relates all too well to the trauma we’re all experiencing, and about to experience.
Though to be honest, we kinda need a reset. It’ll be better in the end. Especially because I have plans to create an Eden for humanity and beyond... it just won’t happen until all our conflicts are resolved.
@@commanderfoxtrot there is no eden.
@@waterpoloboy24 not yet. We have to make it ourselves. But I can promise you this: if people believe in making change that’ll set us off down the correct path, we can literally do anything we want.
frank ocean
2 years later and still my most played song. This guy's a genius man
I concur
This guy is on a whole different level. The entire album is fantastic.
This song hits different when you’re going through something.
M Y no thanks
Tony14Stark man he’s trying to check on you
yah
karam I appreciate it, y’all. It’s just being taken advantage of y’know? More than once. It’s catching up to me. I don’t know if I want it or not
Tony14Stark im going through something like that too don’t worry bro you ain’t the only one 😔
This is the *After Hours* storyline: In Alone Again, he was struggling to draw the line between being in a relationship and living the nightlife. Too Late talks about how he can't be saved from himself. Hardest To Love and Scared To Live, he reminisces on hurting this lover so many times that she's hesitant to love anyone else. She ultimately leaves him, and he's kind of reflecting on that. Escape LA and Snowchild, he's reflecting on material things and women, but they all feel the same now. In Faith he parties so hard he OD's. Heartless and Blinding Lights, he's embracing the nightlife, and at the end of the songs he harkens back to a specific lover for comfort. In Your Eyes, The Weeknd suspects his lover of seeing someone else. In Save Your Tears, he tries to go back to this lover again, but this time she won't accept him. In Repeat After Me, it's confirmed that his lover finds someone else. The Weeknd is put off by this, and suggests that she doesn't love the new guy, and doing this to spite him. In After Hours, he misses this lover and the only way he can get close to his lover again is in his dreams. And the only way he can forget, is by getting high. But now, the high isn't working (after the OD scare, he realized the high he wants is unobtainable). And he's feeling lonely in those crowded rooms with all of those women that look the same. In Until I Bleed Out, he's sick of getting high, and he's sick of thinking about this lover, and the only way to stop it is by cutting himself, and bleeding out (killing himself). Final Lullaby was coming to terms with dying, and putting himself and his fantasies about his lover to sleep.
I look at this album like his Rolling Stone song. He's talking about a lover, life, drugs, and fans as a multi-entendre.
And also, this theme reminds me of Tears In The Rain. Who knew that song would reflect an album 7 years later.
this deserves more likes he put effort
My English teacher will give this a A plus in criteria A B C and D👏🏾
Frankie Russell Ok boomer
@@n0obz740 A for effort. I have a habit of going comma crazy. There's probably a couple of run-ons too.
Spanish pls
“I keep telling myself I don’t need it anymore” as a addict that line hits hard
This song is so dark but so beautiful at the same time, you could legit hear him cry for help throughout it.
YoungWeeknd AH 2:04 has to be my fav part, that extension and emphasis on the part where he says “whoaaaa im bleeding out, girl im bleeding” just too deep...
Guys the whole song is just too epic to handle ..
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Pretty reckless
the birds part 2 is the darkest song ever sang by the weeknd
@@h4nt346 could be.. but this is not a competition :) .. just here to listen to this masterpiece
We have to protect Abel at all costs we cannot lose this man.
🥺
Private Panda how are you gonna protect him?
There's only one man that can protect him well actually he's not a man he was at one time he came here in the flesh and died on the cross for our sins he needs God and if he think he strapped to a contract that he signed so he might as well Live It Up they have tricked you and lied to you you have a way out all you have to do is get on your knees and how the Lord you are a sinner and you cannot do this on your own and ask for forgiveness and ask him to come into your heart and be Lord of your life that you need him and without him you cannot be saved that you want the free gift of salvation and whatever contract he thinks he's bound to oh no longer had no chains on him he will be set free he must turn his back on the industry or we will lose Abel because we are already slowly losing him he has the voice of an Angel the words of the devil but he can use that beautiful god-given gift to glorify God and not to be afraid to call out God by his name Yahweh the Alpha and the Omega the beginning the end Jesus Christ yahshua what we can do is pray for his salvation claim him for the kingdom playing him for the King of Kings the Lord of lords claim him for Jesus Christ because without him you cannot get to the father Jesus came here to save us! To give us away to repent for our sins to confess we are sinners to escape the wrath of God for the punishment of our sins thin can you get not go unpunished and God does not send you to hell you send yourself there by denying you are a sinner by denying Jesus Christ is Lord denying that you are a sinner by saying the Lord needs to catch up with today's world do you not think he did not already know that this world was going to be this way in the Bible it says there will be a great falling away it's called the Great apostasy where are the churches that's what's going to happen yep the church the church is first going to be judged for a wolf's in sheep's clothing if a pastor at your church says you need to be healthy and you need to be rich stand up and walk right out do not give that man one penny you may give him some advice by telling him that he needs to get down from that pulpit and stand in front of one instead of behind it these prosperity preachers that teach nothing about wealth and health yeah who doesn't want to be rich who doesn't want to be healthy but those are things of this world the lord said separate yourself from this world for if you don't you will die like this world it's coming to an end we don't know when but the Lord does not keep his faithful in the dark he says my people will die for lack of knowledge my people will begin to not need me or seek me so I will remind them before the end I will get them on their knees to remember that they need me or they will spend the rest of their days in Hell , our Lord has given us such mercy and Grace on This Nation how we behave anything goes now you can be whatever you want I go buy this pronoun I think I'm a boy trapped in a girl's body you have been programmed because 10 years ago this crap was not going on people think Sodom and Gomorrah was burned down by a hail of brimstone because it's homosexuality that was just a part of it's a small part of it it was because the people forced their way of living their beliefs on them and if you resisted they would torture you to death rape your daughters and sons in front of you sodomize them they weren't you human trafficking male and female prostitution you name it it was going on in Sodom and Gomorrah Abraham I asked the Lord if I can find 30 people will you save the city yes if I can only find 15 people will you save the city the Lord said yes this went on back and forth he said what if there is only 3 people the Lord said yes the Lord said I only want one man that will stand up against that a battery that's going on why Abraham is begging him 30 15-20 the Lord only wanted one man 2 to speak to the people just one and you would have stayed the entire city La was Noah's cousin I believe so the Lord gave Mercy on them and lock was also a Believer and did not partake in their lifestyle even though he was surrounded by every day so that's why him and his family were saved because the hearts of all those people were nothing but of evil and the Lord knew it there was no changing them they wanted you to change when the Angels Came In to get lock and his family out of the city the men gathered around locks home and said hand over those two men so we can have our way with them or we will come in and have our way with all of you they were so caught up in their sin they didn't even realize that they were angels God's holy angels sent down they wanted to sodomized them that's how far away those people got from God that they couldn't even recognize angelic beings right in front and in Genesis when the Lord said my spirit shall not resign with man forever for a hundred and twenty years the church has run off for that thinking that we get to live for a hundred and twenty years no my friends that's not what that means it was a timeline from the old age to the new age the Lord was saying 120 years I am giving man which took Noah 120 years to build the ark he gave man a hundred twenty years to get their act together but they still didn't the only reason why 8 people were saved because they were only 8 people the other Bloodlines were tainted with bestiality the Fallen ones Noah's family was the only pure bloodline see Satan was trying to destroy the bloodline of the human race because the Lord said it shall come by a woman and it will bruise you on its head so he knew whatever was coming was coming by a female and it would not be your average birth it would be a virgin birth that's why you have so many counterfeit stories of all these virgin verse like nimrod who died unexpectedly who is married to his mother that was his wife who had an affair and was pregnant and made the astonish claimed that she got pregnant by Nimrod he miraculously came alive and then inseminate in her and then died again and that this how we got Sun worshipping oh I could go on and on with so many facts the Bible open it read it it's amazing Let It Come Alive to you let it feed your inner soul it is starving God bless you all Jesus Christ is the only way to the father everyday you get a new day to make it up by repenting for your sins but don't make a game out of this cuz the Lord knows your heart he knows if you are truly struggling with something and you are truly sorry because eventually after you keep repenting it will get easier and easier and eventually you will start to hate that thing that is separating you from God I love you all the devil is a liar and deceiver and he wants you all in hell with him for he was the Lord's favorite angel but we was a lord prized possession he loves us more than anything he made us in His image and likeness and the devil hates us for that he hates that we have salvation he can't believe that God came here in the flash to be slaughtered like a lamb for us he just cannot comprehend that he hates it so he hates you just remember that and the lord loves you God bless you all
It's always that one comment
Richard Edwards aLWAys.
abel really does pour his heart and soul into everything he does! MANS A GENIUS
Really love that despite his fame he is still in touch with the original sound that made us love him in the first place. Nostalgia. Dude is a true artist. The video mimics dreams while sleeping that are connected somewhere in the subconscious to reality.
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And he's singing like he's asleep or dreaming in this song ..every time I listen to this song I love and respect it more the weeknd( abel ) is a genius
Nice
Okay but his songs are on a WHOLE nother LEVELLLL, they be hitting DIFFERENT
yeah cuz we've been getting fed by trash rappers.
Nother*
@@gebsmith2663 my bad I'll fix it.
agree
Yeah, SINCE THEY CAME NO MORE PAIN.
This man reminds me that he's going through a lot of shit but still has a smile on his face..
He definitely is going through a lot and a lot of his songs on the album is a cry for help.
Metro said the same when I heard Faith
Brian Jinks and the after hours short film. He’s literally crying and getting pulled to hell by demons. Obviously he regrets selling his soul.
But why? He got everything
Marco Vallesi ur stupid if you think money and all that makes you happy in the long run.
I hate how people think this song is about a lover. It's clearly about his lifestyle and how he wants out, he doesn't want to live the life he's living anymore
edit: the music video also confirms this
The songs about addiction he doesn't want to be addicted anymore he definitely needs to get sober but then again he's afraid because he'll lose his creativity or he think so what do you need to know is he will become more creative
This song is about how this breakup is affecting his life, and how he is trying to forget about her by leaning into drugs. We see the negative effects of that in this video, he wishes he could forget about her so that he doesnt have to hurt himself to fill the hole in his heart with drugs
@@stormstudios6734 no dude he mentions how he doesn't want to live the life he's living multiple times, " I don't wanna touch the sky no more" "I just wanna feel the ground while I'm coming down it's been way too long" "I want it out of my life" then he proceeds with the chorus that says "I wanna cut you out of my dreams" it just doesn't work if you're thinking of it as a lover point of view
It's not clearly if its not clear
Wtf you talking about
I'm honestly worried about him. He doesn't seem to handle fame well and is still dealing with a lot of personal problems. I've been binging his videos and they're cinematic master pieces but he's just so full of pain. He's a very obviously broken human being and I kinda feel selfish that I enjoy having someone to relate to in that way. I want him to be happy more than I want someone to relate to, I hope he finds that and the healing he needs
You mean him irl? I haven't really seen much of that. This is literally just a made up character.
@@WalnutAir do u even pay attention to the meaning of his lyrics...
@@WalnutAir His songs are all about his struggle with drugs and being alone. And the way he writes them seems way too personal to just be a story he made up for a character. They're too in depth
Well said. I've always wondered that since the trilogy days. Hes gotten sadder overtime it feels like.
@@jorgerosario7525 Right. All his songs and especially the music videos lately have seemed like cries for help and everyone is just ignoring it because it's artistic. It's exactly like the mv for save your tears. He's tearing himself apart and coping really really badly and the people are still applauding
This is a beautiful song. This whole album is so personal. The lyrics hit deeply.
Kinda has me worried about how he's holding up as a person though not just an artist... There is a lot of pain here.
I said the same thing, just have to pray for him 🙏🏽
I know right like you legit feel his pain when listening to him... like we’ve all lived similar realities 🥺❤️❤️ guess this just reminds us that he’s just human like us, withstanding all the money and fame
if you’ve heard Save Your Tears and Call Out My Name, you could tell he’s not over his break up with Selena (for instance, the girl in Save Your Tears is kinda like a reference to Selena, (the song was Dance Again), the girl had the same hair and earrings.
@@robloxyay2440 lol it was a 4 month relationship. he’s talking about drugs
@@robloxyay2440 bro abel not tripping over a girl this is clearly about the drugs. i myself feel the same way, i understand how abel feels in this track.
Omg, until I bleed out is the most underrated song on the album, and it’s my favorite one
👋
Mine is faith
That line and delivery: "I wanna cut you outta my dreams. Until I bleed it out."
So relatable. We've all been there. Wishing we can dissect our mind and just remove the memory.
In my opinion, the only song on the album that gave me them trilogy vibes
Blur Moon escape from la is underrated lol
I still can't stop listening to this, it hits different at 1am in the dark...what a masterpiece
Xdsqq❤😊
I really want him to be okay because he’s one of the only few artists whose music is something I’m emotionally attached to and I’d be devastated to wake up one day to find out he’s no longer with us.
SAME!!!
Tu es une algérienne ?
AJ 77 you must be fun at parties
AJ 77 😳 go to church sir
AJ 77 ok boomer
I can't believe this song is already a year old, no body isn't hearing this side of him :(
Im here, after a year.
Man this is one of my favourite songs I will always be listening to this it’s so good 😊
Im still listening to this song hahs
✋
Even after “Dawn FM” I still go to this song or the entire album More than Dawn FM
Anyone else notice he’s literally in the “house of balloons” this album is the closest thing to trilogy so far. It’s amazing. The transitions on this album reminds me of kissland too
JayProductionsNPT kiss land closer, but this up there
I thought so too !
@Bieleve Me! Exactly!
He looks like he's having a hard time to breathe. Maybe he should open a window.
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His music, his mentality, the picture he paints, it's perfect. You don't see art like this too often.
Its like we’re in his head and he’s calling to us for help
Then what are we doing let's go help
@@chrisbreezy4496 we gotta stay home remember 😭😂
Here’s my advice the Weeknd: Stop doing coke😤
@@lilcoke4069 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
His help is on the way!
hits different when you’re depressed after a breakup. that’s why i feel in love with this mans music from the beginning. i found trilogy after a breakup. the weeknd’s music helps me in my darkest times. XO
Same I found love after a woman tore my heart I found this song after feeling emotionally stressed but this song is a reminder to say that toxicity is not love and you can change your life thank yourself but also thank god for helping you trilogy came to my mix a week later
I found this album right after my breakup..felt like a knife poked at my heart
same thing, break ups and drug addiction, I keep telling myself I dont need it anymore.
XO until i bleed out
@@dongambino5308 I’m dealing with both 😔
He deserves everything he wants. He better get that Grammy too. This is a MASTERPIECE
My first song, I hope u guys like it 😙
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@@diordo4109 Its nice I really like it keep it up
U commented 25 times bro
Sad that we consider this Grammy worthy music .
@@andrewzavala9633 LOL my dude doesn't wanna be alone man
"I don't wanna touch the sky no more, I just want to feel the ground when I'm coming it's been way too long" hits hard
Abel: I think I'm really losing blood
Director: Keep the camera rolling
LOL
TheAtm12345 this killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
My first song, I hope u guys like it 😙
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Other way around 😂
The weekend was called the n word at McDonald’s terrible ua-cam.com/video/nY-n2My69iU/v-deo.html even sadder he cried
They really dragged him down and pulled him away from trying to be sober and escape the life of party and drugs and unhealthy relationships.
Hes trying to Escape LA, his addiction and this lifestyle.
This song is more important than most might think. This is an evolution. Where The Weeknd normally talks about his nice experiences with drugs, and the fame (Starboy), i feel like this album really tells his story and leaded to this song. He cant take it anymore. Not just The Weeknd, but also Abel has beena affected...... This makes me very curious to his future projects, and i hope hes going to feel better.
Beautiful video
Believe man this is not only for the drugs, is way darker than that
The Abuse wym?
@@theabuse291 it has to to with more but it all is related to his addiction. The drugs that he 'wants to cut out of his mind' it sounds like it is about a woman but I think it's about the drugs.
Abel ended a relationship, for the better yet there is consequences. Tried to go back to his old ways because it’s a escape from reality, yet going to far ruining him even more. This is House of Balloons, the colorful escape yet dark reality.
LeeRock 27 leave bruh you ain’t about it 😂
LeBeast lol
fake deep corny shit ngl
This song explains your darkest demons which are part of you and you can't get rid of them. You just have to accept them for what they are provided what you experienced in the past or whatever you facing in the present. This song is the true definition of your subconscious mind and lyrics are what your soul is trying to say which you can't explain.
The Weeknd is the only artist that takes you to your darker dimensions only to accept what you have instead of running away from it.
When nothing goes right, go weeknd.
XO Till We Overdose.
Yup. This song helped me quit marijuana. It’s about addiction
Do I have to accept this inner demons or run from it because I cant escape myself.
@@edxeljohnapongan6767 you gonna have to learn to face your demons.
Yes this song captures the feeling of struggling with your inner demons do beautifully. I'm always struggling...
@@abrahamgonzalez8270it's actually about suicide 😊
I don't think anybody has their own cinematic universe in music as abel does, his albums, characters and story ark is just on whole another level 🔥🔥
I agree
It's like he changes every era
Check out NF
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it’s so crazy to me that some people think he’s “glorifying” drugs and alcohol and that his face is beat up. Here i am at 3 am thinking about all of his other music too and how he’s just telling his life stories through his music. That’s what got him to the top, i believe. It’s because he’s showing us how he feels through music. He’s not trying to glorify it, he’s just telling his story. XOTWOD
@Orlando Alfaro more like some people only know about Pop....rather art
XOTWOD
Some people don’t even know that his mixtape Thursday actually tells a story . It’s just sad . He really puts so much effort and simple minded folks don’t catch on :(
Stephanie facfs
Stephanie 1000% facts❤
Who else is getting major ‘the zone’ vibes?
Zack holy shit man you’re right, it’s like he’s finally trying to leave the zone but his addictions keep pulling him back!
Yes!! I checked before commenting myself this! Glad to find yours >
Zack now that i read this yes 😂
House of balloons all the way
Zack
Straight up Trilogy vibes..house of balloons/the zone vibes 💯
its heart breaking when you realize that he doesnt even want to party or do anything in (i THINK) LA. in it he says "i just wanna feel the ground when im coming down" which basically implies that he doesnt want this lifestyle anymore. he just wants to be with the one that he (again GUESSING) hurt. its absolutely gut wrenching to just think about the hole that the character dug himself into and now hes literally pleading with himself to get out.
i fucking love the weeknd.
So far, After Hours really is the best album of 2020....
LuccMonn frfr
Yessir
YES
For REALZZZ
PERIODT
I swear, Abel just can't f*cking stop making priceless, classy music. He is like the Mercedes in the game. This is art at its finest, people. Glad we are alive in these times to see it for ourselves in person.
So true buddy....His music is truly spectacular and his voice divine😃May god bless him with peace and love♥️
Plus his deals with Mercedes
There’s something about Abel’s music that makes it so addicting. like, you give it a listen and then you just can’t stop listening to it. His music is honestly so amazing. There’s never been one bad song in any of his albums. Thats what I love about his music!
I most definitely agree
False Alarm
I read about it yesterday!!! It's called falsetto or falsetting
Jesteban 1911 false alarm slapped idk wym
Danny DeVitoe you trippin
This song hits so deep within me it just sounds so melancholic and depressing and raw
I‘m gonna tell my kids that this man carried good music for a whole generation.
My first song, I hope u guys like it 😙
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@@diordo4109 its nice
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I love how this video incorporates references from Thursday, House of balloons, Echoes of silence and Kissland. The balloons itself represent the HOB, the colours of the balloons represent Thursday and the colour of Abels suit represent EOS. The video itself is set in the house of balloons while a number of things take place. Each of the females represented in the video (Glass table girls, valarie, the zone, Thursday and Kissland girl) show the struggles Abel has faced prior to his years to stardom. In which, it highlights his past sex crazed drug and alcohol life. The irony is now that the focus is shifted onto Abel instead of the girl in the ‘The Zone’ with him being the centre of it all. The visuals on a whole, are both theatrical and symbolical with great references of his past work. My king has done it once again❤️.
X’O
If anyone wants to check out my analysis I just did not the ‘twenty eight’ mv and add to it u can.
Exactly, you put this so perfectly. I totally missed Valerie tho, where is she?
ani.xvi _ Perfectly stated
I was thinking same the trilogy IS so him . This albulm IS more 90's sonority
You missed bbtm and mdm... The chandelier frome the hills video and the deer from call out my name...
You went full force with this comment, respect
This is definately one of the most underrated songs of the album. Personally I think it’s one of the best, makes me shiver every time, and he brings more emotion to his voice and his lyrics than in songs like blinding lights and in your eyes. I aint saying They are bad, i love those songs as well, They can just not stand up to the slow, haunting and emotional Tracks like this and some others, like After Hours, Repeat after me and Escape from LA. I also really like Faith as well, because it’s very Unique in a good way.
(This is my opinion, and I don’t claim that everybody should think like me. I really love this album, and almost Every song on it is a masterpiece)
SnappyDough TV we share the same exact opinion. So strange. We just have taste I guess
Escape from La and faith are the bests songs on the album. Only elite taste will agree
Those are literally of my my favs on the album. Will the deeply damaged please stand up
I like how he sounds like he's finish singing then he comes back again. That gets me everytime
SnappyDough TV I am so glad that I’ve found people that agree on these specific songs being the most emotionally evoking ones
This song is actually so deep the pain on his voice give me chills every time
This song all but confirms we're never getting "Trilogy" Abel again. It was his masterpiece, but it was also the worst part of his life, and it's clear he's on the verge of relapsing back to his old habits.
We'd all want to get that Trilogy vibe, but clearly it's best for Abel to continue doing what he's doing right now. The darkness isn't worth it.
Exactly, your right.
I feel like those people bringing him down represent his fans who want the trilogy abel again..
I agree. I love songs on Trilogy, BBTD, & After Hours the most, but as long as he is happy
Agreed
I seriously had no idea trilogy was that dope until i read your comment and listened -it truly is a masterpiece
I said it before and I'll say it again, this man is a pure genius. The lyrics explains so much and the video provides a visual of his pain.
This is literally the worst song you could have picked to say that
storm breaker this is literally the best song he could have picked to say that but okay
No one:
Literally no one:
The weeknd: make the start of this music video the trippiest shit you've ever seen
If you think thats the trippiest shit, you havent seen the party monster video
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Brasil?!
Ok...? What was the point of the “no one: literally no one:” that shit is so old and corny
@@sofiacnunez05 hi baby
if i could hug one person on the planet it would be Abel. He’s gone through so much and the whole album just illustrates his pain and his journey. i hope he finds peace :,)
Who else thought this song was waaay too short
cause the beat started late
Shakespear Myth
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Yess wow! Strange! ♥
Dudddddddee!
Gang me
The Only Man keeping me sane in this lockdown period
He gave his sanity so we can keep ours
Such a haunting, otherworldly, magical, mysterious and beautiful closing track to a fantastic album
It's been more than a year and I still can't get over this song 😭
After hours is legendary, change my mind.
Cant bro because you're right
No doubt about that 👌💯
That supra tho...
Have you tried listening to Beauty behind the madness, Kissland, trilogy?????
Every album is legendary frfr 😩😩💯
I love how he always transforms into a new character. It shows how different he is from other artists. In love with this man.
In case you missed it:-
Glass table girl statue, multiple balloons - Trilogy/House of Balloons
Asian girls, rainbows - Kissland
He is trying to escape: his past, musically and literally.
Sachindra Bhattacharya i think it also alludes to how people are always like I miss the old abel and his old music style 🙄
I agree with you because I was thinking about the house of balloons when I seen the video.. some people would never get it
Did the end remind you of the tell your friends music video too?
Thanks
This man doesn't have a single bad song.
My granddad told me he got to see Elvis in his prime
My dad told me he saw MJ in his prime
My older brother told me he saw Timberlake in his prime
I'll tell my kids I saw The Weeknd in his prime
Luca Dorsay
This comment.
Justin Timberlake what lol
@@papi9207 timberlake goated bru
@@papi9207 JT is 🐐
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This man’s acting ability is insane. You can tell how much effort he puts into his music career.
he isnt acting
God gave him everything but he feels still empty trust me I know how it feels
@@sameermuhammad9335 Trust me too 😞.. Got the money got the cars
Got the ceiling with the stars
...but It's nothing,without........
I think it's because he felt all of that before he turned it into art.
No Kevin McAvoy's elaborate portrayal of multiple personalities in split is insane acting ability. There's absolutely nothing special about his acting in this music video. He's just moving around like he's drunk and that's it. He's doing the absolute bare minimum in terms of acting skill.
THIS SONG IS FINALLY GETTING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES
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Don’t get me wrong but I think “Faith” is criminally underrated
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This song pulls me to trilogy album, so nostalgic love it...& NGL It feels spectacular when ur high💯♥️
I wish Weeknd never runs out of stories to tell us through his songs
I can't believe how good this album actually is.
He realizes the drugs aren’t helping him cope, the come down is a nightmare. Hope you’re in a better place legend.
Ersim716 no, sadly that’s not it. It’s about love being a drug and him not needing Bella Hadid. That’s the entire album, hope you’re in a better place now that you know.
The fact all 3 of us have the pink default profile pic is gold. Watch somebody ruin it.
robert Landono did you call me?
Trey Wilson wait he died????
Kira sj jk that’s uncalled for lol
Most underrated song of the album
this song is so deep and emotional, perhaps the most underrated on the album.
Very underrated song
So is Escape From LA. Hope that’s the next music video.
@@glizz5579 I think that one and faith are the one I hear people like the most. Repeat after is another underrated
Elmer Castro fr? I feel like hardest to love, scared to live and alone again are the songs people like the most.
That Faith song at the end he sounds like he is dying
Grammys: Exist
The Weeknd: Allow me to introduce myself
Nieth Thielen *again
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I think he’s gonna get album of the year
Maybe in another life
@scooter you better watch your mouth
This has to be the most "Trilogy" song on this album. The mix of druggy, reverberating vocals, ripping synths and deep basses creates this grand, operatic wall of sound searing with pain and melancholy. Exactly the vibe of his greatest hits.
Yes and also Nothing Compares
5000 Subs 3 videos please help ong i was thinking that this is the most trilogy song in the album
5000 Subs 3 videos please help escape from la
I just relate to the pain i've been through...everytime i listen to this....
what a beautiful pleasure of Sadness the song gives....I'm too addicted to this
This song didn't feel like 3 minutes
yeah it feels so short..
Facts
Literally feels like 45 -60 sec
i guess we all used to theweeknd songs being like 5-7 minutes long.
I feel like it would have felt longer if the music's intensity was turned down a notch so the vocals were more clear. It felt a bit too chaotic for me, personally.
wow the messages and symbolism in this song is mindfucking. basically he cant escape his path back into the house of balloons where he was at his lowest
And, still dealing with the same problem, the nukes hit. Yet it's a relief
Yes😔🖤
right?
Not necessarily, it’s the fact that if he leaves his life becomes empty, meaningless, stranded in the snow/desert. He is alone again. It’s unclear which one he chose from the music video but he shows that both sides is not a good resolution to his story, either being torn apart by your own antic addictions, or have to live a life without love, party or even happiness, it’s pretty dramatic
The plot of After Hours: In Alone Again, he was struggling to draw the line between being in a relationship and living the nightlife. Too Late talks about how he can't be saved from himself. Hardest To Love and Scared To Live, he reminisces on hurting this lover so many times that she's hesitant to love anyone else. She ultimately leaves him, and he's kind of reflecting on that. Escape LA and Snowchild, he's reflecting on material things and women, but they all feel the same now. In Faith he parties so hard he OD's. Heartless and Blinding Lights, he's embracing the nightlife, and at the end of the songs he harkens back to a specific lover for comfort. In Your Eyes, The Weeknd suspects his lover of seeing someone else. In Save Your Tears, he tries to go back to this lover again, but this time she won't accept him. In Repeat After Me, it's confirmed that his lover finds someone else. The Weeknd is put off by this, and suggests that she doesn't love the new guy, and doing this to spite him. In After Hours, he misses this lover and the only way he can get close to his lover again is in his dreams. And the only way he can forget, is by getting high. But now, the high isn't working (after the OD scare, he realized the high he wants is unobtainable). And he's feeling lonely in those crowded rooms with all of those women that look the same. In Until I Bleed Out, he's sick of getting high, and he's sick of thinking about this lover, and the only way to stop it is by cutting himself, and bleeding out (killing himself). Final Lullaby was coming to terms with dying, and putting himself and his fantasies about his lover to sleep.
AIN'T NOBODY FEEL THE WAY THAT HE FEELS WHEN HE'S ALONE
Annie Acharya
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Montreal a 10/10😤
And don’t forget he can’t feel his face when he’s with you
I can somewhat relate
I just want to thank The Weeknd for releasing this album during the first lockdown which helped me create very fun moments and his music made my life good.
Everyone saying he’s back to house of balloons era couldn’t be further from the truth. I see two meanings here. He’s trying to escape his past but his memories and fans keep dragging him back to his trilogy days (as seen with all the references (balloons, the characters from old videos etc)). He’s trying to cut out his past and move on. This could also be a message to his fans: trilogy Abel is dead and we keep demanding he make music like that again (represented by the crowd pulling him to the ground) but it won’t happen. He’s showing us he’s trying to escape that aspect of his life. The way he looks at the camera at the end makes me believe that’s the case - he’s looking right at us. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 fire tho
LOVE THIS COMMENT thx for ur contribution
Interesting point---I also want more music like Trilogy, but have realized that the guy that made those songs is gone and he can't come back. You can't re-create the type of hunger he had at that time, his life is completely different now. That music is so powerful because at that moment it was honest, if he made that same music today he would be forcing it. Trilogy is so special because it was the raw unfiltered beginning to an incredible artist. As a fan I have let go of expecting another Trilogy, but I will never stop enjoying the original.
Will James 100% agreed
Will James If every fan could see this one comment, he’d finally escape.
That House of Balloons wasn't a home to him anymore.
Thew weeknd is being dragged in his House Of Ballons ways. Hes even in the place
Lowkey UA-camr this is the greatest comment ever
“It’s always been in me. I just had to be confident enough to let it out.” - The Weeknd
Im speechless ur insane. Ur vibes are immaculate, u dont need to win anything,uve won our hearts.
This hits different when you're alone with headphones laying in bed staring at the ceiling
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Crying your eyeballs out
Go cry somewhere else dweeb
literally me the night he released the album
Literally everybody and they momma
If you noticed it whenever Weeknd wears his shaders (drugs) he acts crazy not knowing what's happened but when he removes them he's sad completely aware of what he's doing and crying out for help desperately this shows that the music industry in the west is completely filled with darkness thank you Abel for trying to convey your message through your MV and albums XO
I don’t think it’s about the music industry Imao
@@abrahammendoza3426 bruh have you even watched the mv for too late? It’s clearly NOT related to his life!! 😶
@@yashbrar1831 you think I didn’t know that?😐
@@abrahammendoza3426 😐
@@xonihad what?😑
The Weeknd is truly one of the most versatile artists of this generation. He has touched upon almost every genre. Like this guy can make a trap song with Future or sing a cinematic song with Lana Del Rey and still sound amazing. True talent XOTWOD
How is he vesatile lol
@@Sebastian-lg5mv because he can hop on any beat, regardless of what genre it is, and murder it
Xxxtentacion was probably the most versatile in my eyes.
I've been a fan of weeknd way longer than I've been an X fan but I have to say that abel isnt versatile much when it comes to touching on genres imo.
I N V E R T E D Bruh...
XO TILL WE OVER DOSE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lyrics
I can't move, I'm so paralyzed
I'm so paralyzed
I can't explain why I'm terrified
I'm so terrified
Well, I don't wanna touch the sky no more
I just wanna feel the ground when I'm coming down
It's been way too long
And I don't even wanna get high no more
Just want it out of my life
Out of my life, out
I wanna cut you outta my dreams
'Til I'm bleeding out
'Til I'm bleeding
I wanna cut you outta my mind
'Til I'm bleeding out
'Til I'm bleeding
I wanna cut you outta my dreams
Whoa, I'm bleeding out
Girl, I'm bleeding
I wanna cut you outta my mind
'Cause I'm bleeding out
Oh, I'm bleeding
Girl, I'm bleeding
I keep telling myself I don't need it
I keep telling myself I don't need it anymore
I keep telling myself I don't need it anymore
Need it anymore
Life’s too short to pretend you don’t like The Weeknd.
Pranav Mehta lmaoooo right
I was thinking about life is too short🤣🤣
Agreed. This album came out just when we all needed it
that's deep.
@LeeRock 27 ????? Is it possible that you just can't understand them? Cuz I can't even put into words how amazing and deep his music videos are