Initiation
The Weeknd Lyrics

Got you drinking out them white cups, sodas
You're drinking from the iconic white cups, but what's inside is foreign to you and heavy smoke is making it difficult to breathe.

Baby get familiar with the order
Learn the routine: crack open the drink, pour it, drink slowly, and tip the cup when done.

My eyes red but my brim low, that XO, she climbing
My eyes are bloodshot and my hat is low, but my girl from XO is still trying to get to the top.

Straight to the top, forgettin' why she there in the first place
My girl is determined to reach the pinnacle, without realizing she forgot why she even started climbing in the first place.

No more crying, heart rate slow, put that rum down you don't wanna die tonight
Stop feeling emotional and slow down before you get too drunk and put yourself in danger. Trust me, we'll have a great time.

I promise, when you're finished we'll head to where I'm living
I promise to take you to my place once you finish your drink.

The party won't finish, it's a fucking celebration, oh yeah
The celebration will continue all night, so let's keep the party going.

For my niggas out tonight
This is for my guys who are out tonight and ready to have a good time.

Ah, and they high off Shakespeare lines
My guys are high off Shakespeare references and metaphors, and feeling the vibe.

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

And the clocks don't work, you don't gotta check the time
Time doesn't matter here, so don't worry about checking the clock.

And the blinds don't work, you don't gotta check the sky
The outside world doesn't exist here, so don't bother checking the sky.

We be going all night, 'til light
We'll party all night, until the sun comes up.

I got a test for you
I have a challenge for you.

You say you want my heart
You claim you want my affection.

Well, baby you can have it all
You can have my heart, but there's one thing you must do first.

There's just something that I need from you
There's a specific request I need from you in order to move forward.

Is to meet my boys
You need to meet my friends first.

You've been going hard, baby
You've been trying your best.

Now you rolling with some big boys, baby
Now you're hanging out with sophisticated and influential men.

Got a lot you wanna show off, baby
You have a lot you want to flaunt and prove to these guys.

Close that door before you take your fucking clothes off, baby
But before you get naked, make sure to shut the door.

Don't mind
Don't worry.

All my writings on the wall
Everything I've written is out in the open.

I thought I passed my peak, and I'm experiencing fall
I thought I had already reached my peak, but now I'm falling and experiencing a decline.

And all I wanna do is leave 'cause I've been zoning for a week
I want to leave because I've been in this space, in my head, for a week and it's making me feel disconnected.

And I ain't left this little room, trying to concentrate to breathe
I've been stuck in this small room, trying to focus on my breathing.

'Cause this piff so potent, killing serotonin
The weed is so strong that it's killing my brain's serotonin levels.

In that two floor loft in the middle we be choking
We're smoking so much that we're suffocating in this two-story loft.

On that all black voodoo, heavy gum chewin'
We're smoking strong weed and chewing gum to avoid being overwhelmed.

Go on if you testing, baby if you dancin'
Go ahead and test the limits if you want to, or dance if you're feeling it.

Grab a cup of that XO, baby I been leanin'
Take a sip of that XO drink, I'm already feeling tipsy.

Back from the come down, girl I been fiendin'
I'm coming off my high, but I want another drink.

For another round, don't you blame it on me
I want another drink, but don't blame me for any consequences that follow.

When you're grinding up them teeth
If you start grinding your teeth, it's a sign that you're getting too high.

And it's fucking hard to sleep
It's difficult to fall asleep when your mind is racing and your senses are heightened.

We can make you right
We can show you a good time and elevate your mood.

Baby come over here and ride it out
Come over and spend time with me to ride out the high.

Work that back till I tire out
Dance until you're exhausted.

Roll that weed, bring that fire out
Roll a joint and light it up.

Taste that lean when you kiss my mouth
Taste the codeine cough syrup when we kiss.

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

Girl's friend screaming that I'm creeping out
Your friend thinks I'm up to no good.

If they're not down, better keep 'em out
If they're not cool with it, better not let them be a part of it.

Ex-man hollering, keep him out
Your ex-boyfriend is trying to interfere, so I need to keep him out.

Hard to let go, I could teach you how
It's difficult to move on, but I could help you learn how to.

Just one night, trying to fuckin' leave you out
I want to spend just one night with you and then forget about you.

Come over here and ride it out
Come over and spend time with me to ride out the high.

(That north north, that up top, that OVO and that XO)
Referring to the record labels North, OVO, and XO.