Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 199… Read Full Bio ↴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 widespread critical acclaim for his three mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which he later compiled to make a remastered, three-disc album titled Trilogy after signing his record deal with Republic. In 2013, he released Kiss Land, which was considered to be his debut studio album.

In 2014, he dropped “Often,” a remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love,” and “King of the Fall.” The Weeknd released two songs in collaboration with the film Fifty Shades of Grey, with Earned It becoming his solo breakout hit.

His second studio album became highly-anticipated, with riveting singles like The Hills and Can’t Feel My Face leaving fans hungry for more. Beauty Behind the Madness was released on August 28, 2015.

His third studio album, Starboy, was released on November 25, 2016. The Daft Punk-assisted title track led the project as its first official single, released on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, before becoming his third number one track in the United States, as also his home country, Canada. The effort was a commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 albums chart with over 348,000 copies sold in its first week, all eighteen tracks debuting on the Billboard Hot 100, receiving a GRAMMY Award for the Best Urban Contemporary Album, category at the 60th annual ceremony, overall for the second time in his music career and being ranked as the third most popular album of 2017 in the U.S.

Next came the My Dear Melancholy EP, released on March 30, 2018 and revolving around his breakups with Bella Hadid during summer of 2016 and Selena Gomez in October 2017. With the lead single, Call Out My Name, the Canadian singer earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018 at that time and his eighth Top 10 entry on Hot 100.

Tesfaye’s fourth studio album (and his first in three years), After Hours was officially released on March 20, 2020, and is named after a 1985 movie directed by his idol, Martin Scorsese. It was primarily supported by November 2019-released singles Heartless and Blinding Lights, with the pair becoming his fourth and fifth #1 singles in the US and the latter his first #1 single in the UK. The title track and In Your Eyes were also released as singles.

Although widely expected to receive multiple nominations for After Hours, Tesfaye failed to receive any nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (2021). Tesfaye took to his social media to criticize the Recording Academy, claiming corruption. Speculation arose that the announcement of his then-upcoming Super Bowl performance as well as the discrepancy of being nominated as pop music versus R&B contributed to the snubs. On February 5, 2021 The Highlights was released, as his second greatest hits album. Tesfaye performed at the Super Bowl LV halftime show on February 7, 2021 after announcing he would perform in November 2020. He reportedly spent $7 million on his performance at the show. Despite having a mixed response, the show resulted in a surge in streaming and downloads for Tesfaye's After Hours album as well as for the seven other songs he performed.

His fifth album, Dawn FM was released on January 7, 2022, continuing the writing and production work with Swedish pop svengalis Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The album was preceded by the single Take My Breath in August 2021, with Sacrifice announced as the second single.

53. Can't Feel My Face
The Weeknd Lyrics

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And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb
And she'll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come
But at least we'll both be beautiful and stay forever young
This I know, yeah, this I know

She told me, don't worry about it
She told me, don't worry no more
We both know we can't go without it

She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh, woo

I can't feel my face when I'm with you
But I love it, but I love it, oh
I can't feel my face when I'm with you
But I love it, but I love it, oh

And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb
And she'll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come
All the misery was necessary when we're deep in love
This I know (this I know, yeah), girl, I know

She told me, don't worry about it
She told me, don't worry no more
We both know we can't go without it
She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh, woo (yeah, yeah, yeah)

I can't feel my face when I'm with you
But I love it, but I love it, oh
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face)
But I love it (but I love it), but I love it, oh
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face when I'm with you)
But I love it (but I love it, yeah), but I love it (but I love it, yeah), oh
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face when I'm with you)
But I love it (but I love it), but I love it (girl, I love it), oh

Ooh, ooh
She told me, don't worry about it
She told me, don't worry no more
We both know we can't go without it (can't go)
She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh

Woo
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face, but)
But I love it (but I love it, yeah), but I love it (oh, I love it, yeah), oh
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (said, I can't feel my face, but)
But I love it (but I love it), but, I love it (girl, I love it), oh

(Hey) I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face when I'm with you)
But I love it (know I love it, yeah), but I love it (don't you think I, yeah)
I can't feel my face when I'm with you (I can't feel my face when I'm with you)
(I can't feel my face but)
But I love it (when I'm with you, baby), but I love it (said when I'm with you, baby)

I can't feel my fa-
Hey

Overall Meaning

The Weeknd’s 2015 hit “Can’t Feel My Face” is an upbeat, pop and disco-inspired track with lyrics that seem to suggest a tumultuous, drug-fueled relationship that the singer both loves and fears. The song’s opening lyrics, “And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb” appear to be about a woman who is bad for him, but whom he has become addicted to. He may be aware that this relationship will end badly but continues to indulge in it anyway, as the lyrics "But at least we'll both be beautiful and stay forever young" suggest.

The song’s chorus, “I can’t feel my face when I’m with you, but I love it” seems to indicate that the singer is under the influence of drugs while with this woman. The sensation of not feeling your face is often associated with drug use, which would explain the contradiction of feeling love and danger at the same time. The line “All the misery was necessary when we’re deep in love” further emphasizes the idea that the intense feelings of love are worth the pain and danger that come with it.

The second verse repeats the first verse, with slight variations, suggesting a cyclical nature to this tumultuous relationship. The woman continues to tell the singer not to worry about the consequences of their actions, and that they both need to continue to indulge in their vices. The final repetition of the chorus is slightly different, with the addition of a spoken “face” before the final “but I love it.”

Line by Line Meaning

And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb
I am aware that being with her will lead to my downfall, but I am willing to go through it as long as we both are emotionally desensitized.

And she'll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come
She will always have control over me and the difficult times are still ahead.

But at least we'll both be beautiful and stay forever young
While we may suffer, we will remain aesthetically pleasing and never grow old emotionally.

This I know, yeah, this I know
I am certain of this fact.

She told me, don't worry about it
She assured me not to have any concerns over our situation.

We both know we can't go without it
We both acknowledge that we cannot live without our toxic relationship.

She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh, woo
She informed me that I will never experience true love in this relationship.

I can't feel my face when I'm with you
Being in her presence leaves me numb and desensitized.

But I love it, but I love it, oh
Despite the numbness, I still enjoy being with her.

All the misery was necessary when we're deep in love
We believe that experiencing pain and misery is a necessary part of being in a deep, passionate love.

This I know, girl, I know
Again, I am certain of this fact.

I can't feel my face (I can't feel nothing) when I'm with you
My emotions are so deadened that I cannot feel anything when I am with you.

But I love it, (but I love it) but I love it, oh
Despite the lack of feeling, I still love being in this relationship.

But I love it,(but I love it) but I love it (oh I love it) oh
Again, my love for being in this relationship remains despite the numbness.

But I love it, (but I love it) but I love it, (but I love it) oh
My love for being with her is unrelenting.

But I love it, (when I'm with you baby) but I love it, (when I'm with you baby)
My love for being with her remains even when we are together.

I can't feel my fa-(I can't feel my face)
Continuing with the fact that I am emotionally numb with her.

But I love it, (but I love it) but I love it oh
Despite the numbness, my love remains.

I can't feel my face when I'm with you (face, when I'm with you)
Reiterating the fact that being with her leaves me numb.

But I love it (but I love it) but I love it, don't you think I can't
I am determined to continue loving being with her despite the lack of feeling.

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