The “Lonely Star” is a girl Abel only sees on Thursday. While she’ll be his “star” he describes in verse one that pain and regret are “Thursday girl’s,” best friends he goes on to describe that although they are her best friends he could be her best friend. Even though she can be his star, she will still be lonely, because even though Abel is with her physically, he won’t be there to actually love her.
In the hook he explains that life could be luxurious and special if she is with Abel. Although in the the Interlude “Thursday girl,” describes that if all Abel can promise her is no regret then she will continue to only be present on Thursday and that is the only time she will be available to Abel.
01 Lonely Star
The Weeknd Lyrics
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Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
Like the wrong pill
Promise me when they all love you that you'll remember me
When you fuck them, you'll see my face
My body is yours
Every Thursday
Ooh, oh yeah
'Cause everything you do leads to them, why?
Run, run
But baby, I could be your best friend (Ooh)
And baby, I could fuck you right (Ooh whoa)
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh yeah)
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh yeah)
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star (Ooh yeah)
Baby, you could have it all
Baby, you could have it all
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star
Woah, you're blaming all your sins on your best friends
And nothing's ever, ever your fault
Nothing's your fault baby, no
Well baby, you don't need your best friends (Woah, oh woah)
'Cause I got everything you want (Ooh ooh, yeah)
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh baby)
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh yeah)
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star, baby you could be a star
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh)
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh yeah)
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star (Ooh yeah)
Yes, all I could say is yes
Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
Like the wrong pill
Promise me when they all love you that you will remember me
When you fuck them, you'll see my face
My body is yours
Give them any other day but Thursday
You belong to me
Every Thursday
I'll wait for you
I'll be beautiful for you
Every Thursday
I exist
Only on Thursday
Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
But on Thursday, Thursday
Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Sunday)
But on Thursday
I love the guitars
The Weeknd's "Lonely Star" is a song about a relationship that is built on a foundation of sex, ownership, and promises. The track is a part of his "Thursday" series of songs that were released for free on his official website, and was later included in his mixtape "Trilogy". The artist sings about a woman whom he desires to possess, and he asks her to promise not to forget him when she becomes famous, even when she sleeps with other people. He claims her body as his own and reminds her that she belongs to him every Thursday, the day of the week when they meet.
In the song, The Weeknd's lyrics reveal a character who is struggling with the idea of commitment and the fear of being left behind. He wishes to be remembered, even when his partner finds success or pleasure with other people. The song embraces themes of ownership, obsession, and the struggle of wanting someone who belongs to someone else. The reference to Thursday, in particular, indicates that the meeting between the two is a ritualistic and almost religious ceremony.
Line by Line Meaning
Yes, all I could say is yes
The singer expresses agreement and willingness.
Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
The singer is asking for a promise that the person will not regret them like they regret tattoos on their skin.
Like the wrong pill
The comparison to taking the wrong pill suggests that regretting the singer would result in negative consequences.
Promise me when they all love you that you'll remember me
The artist is requesting that the person remember them when they become popular and beloved by others.
When you fuck them, you'll see my face
The artist wants the person to remember them even during intimate moments with other people.
My body is yours
The singer is indicating that their body belongs to the person they are addressing.
Give them any other day but Thursday
Thursdays are significant to the singer and they do not want the person they are addressing to spend intimate time with others on that day.
You belong to me
The artist wants the person they are addressing to belong to them exclusively.
Every Thursday
Thursdays are significant to the artist and they want to spend intimate time with the person they are addressing on that day.
It seems like pain and regret are your best friends
The artist perceives that the person they are addressing has a tendency to experience pain and regret often.
Ooh, oh yeah
The singer interjects a sound of agreement or understanding.
'Cause everything you do leads to them, why?
The artist questions why the person they are addressing continues to engage in behaviors that lead to pain and regret.
Run, run
The singer is encouraging the person they are addressing to escape from their negative patterns and behaviors.
But baby, I could be your best friend (Ooh)
The singer is proposing the idea of being the person's best friend and potentially having a deeper connection than they currently do.
And baby, I could fuck you right (Ooh whoa)
The singer suggests that they would be a good sexual partner for the person they are speaking to.
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh yeah)
The artist is offering the person they are addressing everything they desire.
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
The artist lists material possessions that the person they are addressing could have access to.
Baby, you could be a star (Ooh yeah)
The singer believes that the person they are addressing has the potential to be successful and well-known.
Woah, you're blaming all your sins on your best friends
The singer believes that the person they are addressing does not take responsibility for their own actions and instead blames others.
And nothing's ever, ever your fault
The artist further emphasizes that the person they are addressing does not take responsibility for their own actions.
Nothing's your fault baby, no
The artist reiterates that the person they are addressing is not at fault for anything.
Well baby, you don't need your best friends (Woah, oh woah)
The artist believes that the person they are addressing would benefit from distancing themselves from their current friends.
'Cause I got everything you want (Ooh ooh, yeah)
The singer again emphasizes that they can provide everything that the person they are addressing desires.
Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
The artist is specifying that Thursdays are the only day that matter to them.
But on Thursday, Thursday
The singer emphasizes the significance of Thursdays.
Baby, you could have it all (Ooh baby)
The singer reiterates that the person they are addressing can have everything they desire.
Baby, you could be a star, baby you could be a star
The singer encourages the person they are addressing to pursue their dreams and achieve success.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Carlo Montagnese, Martin McKinney
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MrAk474life
Lyrics
If, all I could say is if
Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
Like the wrong kind
Promise me you’ll all love me one day
You’ll still remember me
When you fuck them you’ll see my face.
My body is yours…
Happy Thursday
It seems like pain and regret are your best friends
Cause everything you do leads to them, right, right, right,
But, baby, I could be your best friend
Baby, I could fuck you right
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star, oh yeah
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star, oh yeah
You're blaming all your sins on your best friends
And nothing's ever ever your fault
Nothing's your fault, baby, no
Baby, you don't need your best friends
Cause I got everything you want
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star, oh yeah
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have it all
Baby, you can have the cars, the clothes, the jewels, the sex, the house
Baby, you could be a star, oh yeah
If, all I could say is if
Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
Let the wrong doing come to me
One day I'm hoping that you will remember me
When you fuck them you'll see my face
My body is yours
Give them any other day but Thursday
You belong to me every Thursday
I wait for you
I'll be beautiful for you
Every Thursday
I exist only on Thursday
Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
But on Thursday
Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
But on Thursday
I love the guitars
@PodliciI
Isn't that the right intro?
[Intro]
If, all I could say is if
Promise me you won't regret me like the tattoos on my skin
Like the wrong pill
Promise me when they all love you that you’ll remember me
When you fuck them, you'll see my face
My body is yours
Every Thursday
@mW-lx9qo
Ok this what I hear after listen to every song at least 120180+ times its more of a reach then anything else :he:
CHARACTERS
The Weeknd:
He's The Weeknd he parties every weekend he is in love with a girl named Valerie and another girl named Drugs, Alcohol and Sex.
Valerie:
Valerie is a innocent perfect girl at the starting of the story she turns to drugs that The Weeknd introduced her to and honestly regrets ever meeting The Weeknd by the end of the whole tale. Valerie is always a metaphor for the fans.
Dirty Diana:
Dirty Diana is any stripper, coke addict, ****, or groupie that The Weeknd meets. He meets the first one in The Morning.
HOUSE OF BALLOONS
Intro: The story starts of with House Of Balloons a story about a girl named Valerie that falls for The Weeknd a guy that isn't really isn't her kinda guy but this tape like all the others with foreshadow the future to come.
1) High For This:
Ok so the story begins on a Friday in The Weeknd's loft and he is telling this innocent girl named Valerie that she should hold him tight and don't let anything get in the way of there night. The Weeknd moves on from there and tells Valerie that she should be high with him for this night and that she should roll X with him even though she's never done it. She decides to drop the X he gives her and she starts getting high and she takes off her clothes from the high feeling. Now The Weeknd is telling Valerie to take deep breaths and calm down, there is nothing to worry about he has done this before and he is watching over her.
2) What You Need:
Now they are still high from the X and The Weeknd is telling Valerie that she should ** him. The Weeknd says that her boyfriend is who she wants and loves but she is high right now and she is horny so she needs The Weeknd. They start having sex and she is doing freaky stuff she could never imagine doing because she is high on X.
3) House Of Balloons:
This song starts off with The Weeknd saying that he has been on a whole new level of happiness since she has gotten here and they need to party now. They go to a party and everyone is doing all kinds of drugs. Valerie is starting to get lost in the music and the atmosphere and she does some drugs and drinks. Now she is getting anxiety from all the drugs she has never done, and she is tweaking badly. Her mind just wants to leave this place but she can't because The Weeknd has her under his spell and keeps telling her that this is a happy house and she is having fun. He also makes a warning that nothing she is doing is his fault and it is not his issue if her parents find out.
4) Glass Table Girls
The Party is cooling off and Valerie is still tweaking and she is really trashed. The Weeknd tells her that it is time to roll back to his crib and it's time to bring out the glass tables. She is so gone that she decides to do coke for the first time.. She starts ****in him again and the time hits half past 6 in the morning and then they crash...
5) The Morning
It is now the next morning it is Saturday and The Weeknd is explaining that they ****ed like crazy last nite and made the walls shake like they were 6 months pregnant. The both of them are super hung over so they are drinking alcohol with there cereal to try and calm the hangover. Now Valerie calls a cab and leaves back to her boyfriend to spend the weekend with him because the weekend is a time to spend with your loved ones for The Weeknd thats coke, sex and other drugs.. for her its her boyfriend. He now is angry and sad that Valerie left his ass so he goes to a strip club at 4 a clock in the afternoon. He is kinda drunk from the alcohol he drank in the morning and he is drinking more. He begins to throw money at strippers to drowned his pain and he starts to say that he is getting drunker and higher and that the fall will hurt but he needs this downtown lovin. He takes home a Dirty Diana at the end of her shift later that night and..
6) Wicked Games
The Weeknd tells her that he left his thoughts about Valerie back home and he doesn't love her anymore (Which is a joke rofl). He wants to sleep with Dirty Diana and he needs her body and the drugs she has to erase the shame and pain because the girl he fell in love with last night just ****in left his ass. They start ****ing and getting trashed and says he can offer her fame and his love if she just lies and says she loves him for this night because he needs this for his confidence.
7) The Party
It is the next morning and it is Sunday The Weeknd wakes up to the sound of Dirty Diana sniffing coke in the bathroom. He tells her that he understands that she needs coke and he is fine with it and she should come outside and put that ** on the table because he loves coke to. He even says they should snort together. Hell she can even call some friends up to join and he can can even supply.
8) The After Party
The Weeknd keeps doing lines with her and he feels amazing, everything he touches feels amazing. They head to her place to get more coke and The Weeknd is shocked they made it to her place. He says that all these girls are talking about how she has no love for him and she just wants him from his fame but he just says that none of these girls have ever had a blow job from her (lol). At this point his mother is calling worried about him and he wants her to stop calling because he won't pick up because he is coked up.
9) Coming Down (Letters To Valerie [Part: 1])
He is now coming down off the coke and he is back home... He tells Valerie that he sleept with Dirty Diana but its okay he was fadded and coked up and he forgot about his love for her. He goes on to say that he always wanted her and he is coming down he is off the drugs and all he wants is her. He keeps leaving voicemails on her phone saying that and saying that he just wants to talk he is all alone :(
10) Loft Music (Letters To Valerie [Part: 2])
Now it is late Sunday it the end of the weekend and The Weeknd is telling Valerie that she should roll through the city with him tonight to end the weekend and that it doesn't matter if her going back to him looks like she has lost her morals because in his loft that doesn't matter. He end the voicemail by saying that she is ed for not wanting to go to his loft and he wants to know if she is even thinking about him because he can't get his mind off her.
11) The Knowing
Valerie calls The Weeknd back and tells him that she just wants to stay with her boyfriend. He tells her that he knows all about how she doesn't care for him anymore and she should look at what she has done and how she has made him feel. Also the weekend is now over, they both are drunk because they both are hurt from what has happened and he just keeps telling her this is her fault.
12) Twenty Eight
This is months after Echoes Of Silence and this is his over view of how it all started House Of Balloons.
The Weeknd is looking at the fame and the women and he comes back to Valerie. He says that she isn't truly welcome in his home but when he says that he means in his mind. He continues to say that she isn't welcomed but thoughts of her still stay on his mind. Next he sees that its not her fault she's not even there the thoughts of her are all his own doing. And that he should have never welcomed her into his world. The next verse is about all the DDs one in particular that he gave his number that keeps giving it away to other people. These girls are clearly flooding his mind though and there controlling him like Dirty Diana. (This verse also is talking about how the fans told everyone to listen to his music and now he has more fans then he is personally wanted at first, he is saying why did you guys share all my music I'm becoming to big and I can't get out of the spot light. He also goes onto say that he would never made this music if he knew he couldn't go back to the way it was). Now he goes onto say that he wishes he never picked up these love less groupies. The song is also a double entendre for Coke he is pretty much saying that he should have just left the Coke in the club but it keeps following him into his everyday life because he is so addicted to it.
(Video analyzation: He is doing a interview and its show the media and how he doesn't enjoy the media and how it bores him.. All the imagery out side of the media is what going threw his head. The girl on the bed is suppose to be Valerie (she is dressed like she was back in the House Of Balloons days) that can only see him from the outside (the tv) but she is in his mind always haunting him even durning the interview. Know the visuals for the next two verse are simply all the women that he's have *ed and he doesn't really care about them he still only cares about Valerie. He knows all these women are fake and just want him for his status which is why he sits back and just enjoys them for there looks in return but he is still haunted by Valerie. The final scene shows him leaving the studio and walking back to where Valerie is because he wants her back. On a music level this shows that he is leaving behind all the bull * again and he just wants to put out music for the fans. And like always Valerie represents the OG fans. So when he is being haunted by her he is actually being haunted by the OG fans that want quality music and he knows he would be no where without them.. So he is coming back to us with and he just wanted to make this video to close the chapter and all the media and money that came with it. With a single music video and he is saying that he is going back to the art, the music :D)
@valeriewells2694
Everybody's complaining about The Weeknd changing his sound, didn't he warn us though? Listen to Rolling Stone... "I'll be different. I think I'll be different. I hope I'm not different and I hope you'll still listen." Yes it's sad we won't get this type of sound anymore but he had to switch things up. A lot of people aren't like us, they didn't care for this Weeknd. Now he's living it up and getting the recognition he deserved years ago. This music is still here to repeat whenever, just continue to love and support him. xo
@TheJordan97971
+kaos izm and you're name is Valerie 😂😂
@abelvilanova487
My name is Abel
@abelvilanova487
Lol
@BxAxSxTxA
Valerie Wells what made me lose respect for him is that he knowingly did that. I don't think he even likes his new shit, he just wants to be on top of billboards and shit. His new stuff is too upbeat and weak and happy to have any impact
@Y0urdreamBB
I'm pretty sure he was talking to his girl in that part lol
@movio1289
The “Lonely Star” is a girl Abel only sees on Thursday. While she’ll be his “star” for that day, every other day of the week she’s lonely, wallowing in pain and regret. That's the message being conveyed here
@dannyp8539
You were 5 years late pal
@namz333z
Omg rip
@drok4060
Thanks for your insight lol... Are you sure about that now... Why would he care about her loneliness every other day of the week