Initiation
TheWeeknd Lyrics

Got you drinking out them white cups, sodas
I have you drinking from the signature white cups of our crew, filled with undisclosed liquid, that you are not familiar with

All this shit sounds foreign to you, thick smoke, choking
The atmosphere, including the heavy smoke, is so unfamiliar to you that it's making you uncomfortable

Baby get familiar with the order
You need to learn the sequence of procedures for enjoying this party and fitting into our crew

Just crack it, then pour it, then sip slow, then tip low
Simply open the drink, pour it, drink it slowly, and bow your head in respect when finished

My eyes red but my brim low, that XO, she climbing
My eyes are red from indulging, but I'm still keeping it low-key. The girl is getting high and enjoying herself

Straight to the top, forget why she there in the first place
She's quickly getting high and enjoying herself so much that she has forgotten why she came to the party

No more crying, heart rate slow, put that rum down you don't wanna die tonight
You don't have to cry anymore, relax your heart rate and don't drink too much rum or you might OD

I promise, when you’re finished we’ll head to where I’m living
After the party is over, we will go back to my place

The party won’t finish it’s a fucking celebration, oh yeah
The party is not going to end, it's a wild celebration

For my niggas out tonight
This party is for my close friends who are out tonight

Ah, and they high off Shakespeare lines
My friends are getting high off good-quality weed that is similar to taking lines of cocaine

There's enough to pass around, you don't gotta wait in line
There's plenty of drugs to go around, you don't have to wait for your turn

And the clocks don't work, you don't gotta check the time
We're having so much fun that we don't need to watch the time

And the blinds don't work, you don't gotta check the sky
We're having so much fun that we don't need to worry about the time of the day

We be going all night, til light
We will party all night until sunrise

I got a test for you
I have a task for you to prove yourself to me

You say you want my heart
You claim to want my love and commitment

Well baby you can have it all
I'm willing to give you all of my heart, but you need to earn it

There's just something that I need from you
I need you to meet my close friends to see if you fit with us

Is to meet my boys
I want you to meet my close guy friends who are like family to me

You've been going hard baby
You've been partying hard and enjoying yourself

Now you rolling with some big boys baby
You're hanging out with some influential and successful men

Got a lot you wanna show off baby
You have a lot of accomplishments, and you want to show them off to my crew

Close that door before you take your fucking clothes off baby
Before getting undressed, make sure to close the door and keep the environment private

All my writings on the wall
All of the messages and rules of our crew are clearly displayed on the walls of this party space

I thought I passed my peak, and I'm experiencing fall
I thought I had reached the pinnacle in my career and life, but now I feel like I'm experiencing failure

And all I wanna do is leave 'cause I've been zoning for a week
I want to leave because I've been working so hard and need a break from reality

And I ain't left this little room, trying to concentrate to breathe
I haven't left this room and am struggling to concentrate and breathe due to the smoke and drugs

'Cause this piff so potent, killing serotonin
The quality of the weed is so high that it's causing my serotonin levels to drop, which can lead to depression and anxiety

In that two floor loft in the middle we be choking
We're staying in a two-story apartment, and it's filled with so much smoke that we're coughing and choking on it

On that all black voodoo, heavy gum chewing
We're smoking some potent, dark and mysterious weed, while chewing gum to ease dry mouth

Go on if you testing, baby if you dancing
Continue testing the limits of your body, and dance if you're feeling it

Grab a cup of that XO, baby I been leaning
Take a cup of the mysterious XO drink, because I've been heavily indulging in it

Back from the come down, girl I been fiending
I'm coming down from my high, and I'm craving more of it

For another round, don't you blame it on me
Don't blame me if you can't handle another round of indulgence

When you're grinding up them teeth, And it's fucking hard to sleep
When you're clenching your teeth and finding it hard to sleep due to the effects of the drugs

I got a lot of boys, and we can make you right
I have a lot of male friends, and they can mold you into the perfect fit for our crew

And if you get too high, Baby come over here and ride it out, ride it out
If you get too high, come over to me and let's ride it out together and recover from the intense high feeling

Work that back til I tire out
Dance and make love to me until we're both exhausted

Roll that weed, bring that fire out
Roll some more weed, light it up and inhale deeply

Taste that lean when you kiss my mouth
Taste the codeine syrup (lean) in my mouth when we kiss

Bed so wet when I eat you out
The bed is wet from your excitement when I perform oral sex

Girl's friend screaming that I'm creeping out
Your girlfriend's friend is screaming that I'm cheating on you

If they're not down, better keep 'em out
Make sure to keep people who are not fully committed to our lifestyle out of our group

Ex-man hollering, keep him out
Your ex-boyfriend is calling out to you, but don't let him into this party or our lives

Hard to let go, I could teach you how
I know it's hard to let go of your past, but I'm willing to teach you how to move on

Take a puff of this motherfucking weed for now
In the meantime, take a puff of this dank weed

Take a shot of this cognac, ease you out
Drink a shot of cognac to help you relax

Just one night, trying to fucking leave you out
This is just one night of indulgence, and I'm trying to forget about the past and not leave you behind

Come over here and ride it out
Come and stay with me, and we'll ride this high out together

(That north north, that up top, that OVO and that XO)
These lyrics are designed to hype up the crowd and emphasize the fact that the party is being hosted by a combination of Drake's OVO crew and The Weeknd's XO crew