Phantom Regret by Jim
The Weeknd Lyrics

You're tuned to Dawn FM
You are currently listening to Dawn FM radio station

The middle of nowhere on your dial
You are in a remote location where no other radio stations can be accessed

So sit back and unpack
Relax and take some time to reflect on your life

You may be here awhile
You might spend a considerable amount of time reflecting

Now that all future plans have been postponed
Your future goals have been disrupted or postponed due to circumstances beyond your control

And it's time to look back on the things you thought you owned
Reflect on things you previously thought were important to you

Do you remember them well?
Can you recall them vividly?

Were you high or just stoned?
Were you under the influence of drugs or not?

And how many grudges did you take to your grave?
Did you hold on to resentment until death?

When you weren't liked or followed, how did you behave?
Did you react negatively when people did not like or follow you?

Was it often a dissonant chord you were strumming?
Did you lead a life full of disharmony?

Were you ever in tune with the song life was humming?
Did you ever truly align yourself with the rhythm of life?

If pain's living on when your body's long gone
If the pain from your past is still haunting you even in death

And your phantom regret hasn't let it go yet
If you are still carrying an unrealized regret

You may not have died in the way that you must
Your death may not have happened under the ideal circumstances

All specters are haunted by their own lack of trust
All souls carry the burden of their own inability to trust themselves or others

When you're all out of time, there's nothing but space
When you have run out of time, there is only an empty void

No hunting, no gathering, No nations, no race
In death, no activities or distinctions of civilizations exist

And Heaven is closer than those tears on your face
The idea of heaven is closer to your reality than your emotional pain

When the purple rain falls
When you are facing difficult times

We're all bathed in its grace
We all can find comfort and hope in these painful moments

Heaven's for those who let go of regret
Heaven is reserved for people who can release their regrets

And you have to wait here when you're not all there yet
You have to wait to enter heaven until your soul is fully prepared

But you could be there by the end of this song
By fully embracing the messages of the song, you could get closer to heaven

Where The Weeknd's so good and he plays all week long
The song and its messages can be your guide all week

Bang a gong, get it on
Take action and live fully

And if your broken heart's heavy when you step on the scale
If you are weighed down by emotional pain when taking stock of your life

You'll be lighter than air when they pull back the veil
You will be free from that weight once you release that pain

Consider the flowers, they don't try to look right
Flowers grow without worrying about whether or not they are perfect

They just open their petals and turn to the light
They face toward the sun, the source of light and life

Are you listening real close?
Are you paying attention to these insights?

Heaven's not that, it's this
Heaven is not a physical place, it's a state of mind and being

It's the depth of this moment
It's the awareness and profundity of the present

You don't reach for bliss
You don't need to strive or search for happiness

God knows life is chaos
God understands that life is unpredictable and full of disorder

But He made one thing true
But the one truth is that we all have the ability to align ourselves with God and find peace

You gotta unwind your mind
You have to let go of your stress and worries

Train your soul to align
Meditate and focus on nurturing your spirit

And dance 'til you find that divine boogaloo
Move and celebrate as you feel the peaceful alignment of your whole being

In other words
To sum it up

You gotta be Heaven to see Heaven
You must cultivate peace and harmony within yourself to understand heaven fully

May peace be with you
A prayerful hope for tranquility in your life