On “I Was Never There,” The Weeknd waxes lyrically about the end of a meaningful relationship. Abel describes a recurring tale of his attempts to remedy his happiless life, while spinning it as if it's of someone elses, which does repeatedly with the line "it was like he was never there", despite the title being "I Was Never There" He's unable to deal with the break-up in a healthy way, resorting to drugs, alcohol, and casual sex to numb the pain. While he recognizes that this is self-destructive, he pins the blame on the other party. As with the rest o… read more
On “I Was Never There,” The Weeknd waxes lyrically about the end of a meaningful relationship. Abel describes a recurring tale of his attempts to rem… read more
On “I Was Never There,” The Weeknd waxes lyrically about the end of a meaningful relationship. Abel describes a recurring tale of his attempts to remedy his happiless life, while spinnin… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home". However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. The Weeknd gained wid… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He … read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was… read more