Introduction
The Weeknd’s new record, After Hours, portrays the climax of his quest throughout the song “Until I Bleed Out,” with the album’s conclusion portraying Abel’s physique without critical components. He has put in every ounce of effort and emotion into the efforts he has made to complete the circuit of the album’s track listing. This makes him unable to resist and draws him closer to his affair, which he often mentions.
Until I Bleed Out Lyrics
Let’s take a look at the lyrics before we get into the meaning of the song.
[Intro]
I can’t move, I’m so paralyzed
I’m so paralyzed
I can’t explain why I’m terrified
I’m so terrified
[Pre-Chorus]
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
I just want it out of my life
Out of my life, out
[Chorus]
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
Woah, 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
[Outro]
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
Until I Bleed Out Lyrics Meaning
Intro Meaning
I can't move, I'm so paralyzed
I'm so paralyzed
I can't explain why I'm terrified
I'm so terrified
The bizarre sound of “I’m so paralysed” is laid out in the intro of “Until I Bleed Out.” Abel is bemoaning the fact that he is at this critical juncture. Ironically, he brags about surviving to deal with drugs with ease in his entire discography. Our Starboy is perplexed as to why he is shocked when this is the first time he believes he is taking drugs on the verge of death.
At the moment, what he wants is to be free of the memories of his lovers. The line “I keep telling myself I don’t need it anymore” comes at the end of “Until I Bleed Out,” which may imply that The Weeknd can avoid returning to drugs and his old ways of being Heartless while enjoying the Blinding Lights of Las Vegas.
Pre Chorus / Chorus Meanning
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
I 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
Woah, 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
The Weeknd expresses his need to be free of all drugs and former lovers in these parts of “Until I Bleed Out.” Instead of searching for the dangerous euphorias of drugs, he wants to be knocked down. But, as Abel explicitly states in the song “Initiation,” the personification of drugs to his partners has been a long-standing philosophy of his. As a result, he hints at the possibility of not being loyal, as he aspires to be self-sufficient.
Outro Meaning
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
The Weeknd struggles to convince himself that he doesn’t need the drugs or love in the outro of “Until I Bleed Out,” but finally realises that he can’t breathe pleasing energy without them. When the record is automatically replayed later, it is clear that there is a series. Abel can try to distance himself from his routines, but as he realises how alone he is, he reverts to his old habits of narcotics, pleasure, and yearning for something more.
Conclusion
He hasn’t craved, caught up with, or had the stomach for several genuine meanings. When The Weeknd’s pain gets the best of him on “Until I Bleed Out,” he can’t help but search out divine pleasures under a mask of love and drugs. With or without drugs or empathy, his life would be vacant, as much as he would like to freshen up. Behind the luminous glow and synths, there’s an unhappy progression.
Some Fun Facts About The Song
- A snippet of “Until I Bleed Out” was posted by The Weeknd on his Twitter account on the 18th of March 2020.
About The Artist
The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his falsetto and eccentric music style, Tesfaye is recognized for heavily influencing contemporary R&B and inspiring multiple artists. He began his recording career in 2010, anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube. A year later, the Weeknd released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, and quickly earned a following and critical recognition from several mainstream publications due to his dark style of R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity.
In 2012, the Weeknd signed with Republic Records, and re-released the mixtapes as part of the compilation album Trilogy (2012). His debut studio album, Kiss Land, was released in 2013. He followed the album with Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which was among the best-selling albums of 2015. Containing the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills”, Beauty Behind the Madness won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards. The Weeknd’s third album Starboy (2016) was a similar commercial success and included the number-one single of the same name, while it also won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. His fourth album, After Hours (2020), featured the number-one singles “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights”.
The Weeknd has won three Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. He holds several chart records, being the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart with “Can’t Feel My Face”, “Earned It”, and “The Hills”. The Weeknd was awarded the Allan Slaight Award by Canada’s Walk of Fame. He is one of the most successful Canadian recording artists of all time, with more than 75 million records sold globally.
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Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd
